Morning Report

Businesses left out of pocket because of Cyclone Gabrielle have been promised $50 million in government support.

The Government says more support is still to come, but with a staggering number of… Read more Audio

Flood-stricken areas are receiving donations from around the country.

Krystal Gibbens has been talking to people wanting to help. Read more Audio

The government will spend a further $74 million to tackle poor school attendance.

Some of the money will pay for 82 attendance officers to make sure children with low or falling attendance go to… Read more Audio

Overnight President Biden has made a surprise visit to Kyiv to announce half a billion dollars of additional assistance to Ukraine.

The US will deliver critical equipment, including weapons and… Read more Audio

The national state of emergency has been extended for another seven days, so government agencies can provide additional resources as they are needed. The declaration applies to Northland, Auckland… Read more Audio

Exactly one week ago, Hannah climbed with her nine-month-old baby, three other children, six other adults, two dogs and a cat onto the roof of a Puketapu house, trying to escape rising flood water.

A… Read more Audio

It's been seven days since Cyclone Gabrielle struck and residents of some of Napier's most deprived areas say they are still being left in the dark - literally.

As of yesterday afternoon, about ten… Read more Audio

The Prime Minister is promising rolling support for households and businesses wrecked by Cyclone Gabrielle.

Chris Hipkins is adamant his new 50 million dollar support package is an interim measure… Read more Audio

A 50 million dollar support package for businesses struck down by Cyclone Gabrielle will provide some immediate cash relief, while the Government considers more long-term support.

Another 250 million… Read more Audio

A Tairawhiti business leader says the government's initial fifty-million dollar support package is "brilliant." The money is to tide over businesses and the primary sector while a recovery taskforce… Read more Audio