Morning Report

A massive cleanup is ahead for parts of Otago and Canterbury after a storm flooded homes and farms, ripped up roads, cut off towns and sliced a bridge in half.

Many roads are still closed and as… Read more Audio

Waitaki District Council says it's prioritising repairing the washed out bridge on Lake Ōhau Road. 

The road is the only access point to the Lake Ōhau village, trapping residents and holiday-makers. 

The government has set aside a $44 million dollars to help councils set up the controversial new Three Waters system.

Every council in New Zealand will receive at least $350,000 dollars of additional… Read more Audio

Many roads in the South Island remained closed overnight due to snow, flooding and slips.

Waka Kotahi closed the Lindis and Haast passes, State Highway 8 between Omarama and Twizel, and the Aoraki Mt… Read more Audio

The finalists in this year's Publishers Association of New Zealand Book Design Awards were announced on Tuesday.

Convenor of the judging panel, book seller Jenna Todd, told she judges books by their… Read more Audio

Kākāpō conservation efforts are paying off.

Latest figures show a population of 216 birds, the highest since records began.

Kākāpō recovery programme science advisor Dr Andrew Digby tells us what… Read more Audio

People are returning to homes and businesses in Northern Otago this morning, after severe weather led to flooding, forcing them to evacuate overnight.

Locals say roads are more like streams this… Read more Audio