Morning Report

Accomodation remains a big issue for Nelson residents who've been displaced from their homes.

Over 120 homes have been red-stickered, and many people are staying with families or in temporary… Read more Audio

Some Marlborough residents remain almost completely isolated a week after the region declared a state of emergency.

Many properties in the Sounds can only be accessed by helicopter or boat while… Read more Audio

A former soldier Tenby Powell, says an awful lot of work, through diplomacy and operational channels, will be needed to return the body of slain soldier Dominic Abelen back to New Zealand.

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Minister for Emergency Management Kieran McAnulty was in Marlborough again on Thursday.

He was travelling around the region in a civil defence ute and visiting communities that were cut off by last… Read more Audio

An expert in international relations says the death of Corporal Dominic Abelen in Ukraine is tragic, but that the country must be supported.

Thirty-year-old Corporal Abelen was on leave without pay… Read more Audio

The body of a New Zealand soldier killed in Ukraine is thought to be in the hands of Russian soldiers, according to a number of sources.

Corporal Dominic Abelen died fighting Russian forces while on… Read more Audio