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West Coast businesses use tree sale funds to buy predator traps
West Coast businesses are turning tree sales into traps in a bid to preserve native flora and fauna near Hokitika.
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ChristchurchNZ head defends cost of city rebranding exercise
The head of Christchurch City Council's economic development agency is defending the cost of a new branding campaign saying that the Garden City tag may be past its use by date.
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Pacific news in brief for April 6
News round-up from New Caledonia, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Northern Marianas, and Vanuatu
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Australian couple cut NZ holiday short due to ferry trouble
An Australian couple have had to cut short their bucket-list New Zealand tour because they can't get on a ferry.
On a campervan tour, twice they've had crossings from the South Island to the North… Audio
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Tourism operators facing disrupted Easter
Tourism operators are facing a disrupted Easter with staff shortages, ferry cancellations and travel uncertainty causing more pain after a difficult few years.
Some businesses are turning away… Audio
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Northland business desperate for tourists this Easter
Businesses in Northland say this Easter Weekend could be make or break for them, after a run of disasterous weather that kept visitors at bay over summer. Cyclone Hale battered the North in early… Audio
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Oral Questions for 5 April 2023
Audio 5 Apr 2023Questions to Ministers ANGIE WARREN-CLARK to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: What reports has she seen on material wellbeing? CHRISTOPHER LUXON to the Prime Minister: Does he stand… Audio
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Pacific news in brief for April 5
News round-up from Papua New Guinea, New Caledonia, Palau, Fiji and Samoa
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Ni-Vanuatu people living with impacts of cyclones Judy and Kevin a month on
Communities in Vanuatu continue to rely on government for basic necessities and still lack access to clean water sources a month after severe tropical cyclones Judy and Kevin made landfall.
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'We're really keen to see visitors' - Hawke's Bay Tourism chief exec
Hawke's Bay businesses say despite a trail of destruction left by Cyclone Gabrielle, their doors are open - and they desperately need support. Audio
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Hawke's Bay businesses want holidaymakers back
Images and videos of homes, roads and businesses destroyed by Cyclone Gabrielle are being broadcast to the country daily - leaving potential visitors second guessing a Hawke's Bay holiday.
But the… Audio
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Coromandel keen for visitors over Easter weekend
Easter would normally be boom times on the Coromandel Peninsula, a playground for Auckland escapees.
But the indefinite closure of State Highway 25A - a main route to a number of holiday hotspots -… Audio
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More Queenstown businesses look to buy worker accommodation
More Queenstown businesses are looking to buy accommodation for their staff, with the rental shortage causing some employees to leave before their first day.
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Queenstown Lakes visitors invited to help fund region's climate and conservation goals
Destination Queenstown and Lake Wānaka Tourism have launched community funding platforms.
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$5k a month to clear streets of abandoned trolleys
Ratepayers are paying $5000 a month for abandoned trolleys to be collected from Rotorua's streets - and the council wants business owners to shoulder some of the cost.
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Queenstown and Wakatipu to get power system upgrades
Work on a multi-million dollar power upgrade is expected to improve resilience and secure future electricity supply for Queenstown and the Wakatipu Basin.
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Pacific news in brief for April 3
News round-up from Northern Marianas, Vanuatu, Fiji, New Caledonia, French Polynesia, Tonga, Samoa
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Hundreds of passengers affected by Air Vanuatu's flight cancellations
Air Vanuatu customers are facing major disruptions to their travel plans following mechanical issues with an aircraft at the weekend.
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The botanical phenomenon where money doesn't grow on trees
When Cyclone Gabrielle tore through Eastwood Hill, a special collection of trees was destroyed. Now it faces a cash-strapped rebuild.
Audio, Gallery
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'It's artists that often shine the way forward' - Why arts funding matters
Auckland Council's proposed $35.6 million cut to local arts funding has been protested by many groups, and one of Aotearoa's leading arts organisation's leaders says cuts would be a huge step… Video
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Easter tramping: Plan ahead and keep an eye on weather
News 2 Apr 2023With the long weekend coming up, outdoors author and photographer Shaun Barnett is encouraging people to get out tramping this Easter, but be mindful of preparation. Audio
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Three British men are being held by Taliban in Afghanistan
Two of the men being held include a paramedic who works for a charity and a 23-year-old who travels to dangerous locations and posts about it online.
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Whakaari eruption: WorkSafe to cover NEMA's $40,000 court action charge
The National Emergency Management Agency will be paid $40,000 after court action over the Whakaari / White Island eruption was dropped.
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Tourists encouraged to come back to Hawke's Bay
Hawke's Bay was one of the most affected areas when Cyclone Gabrielle arrived in February. Hawke's Bay Tourism Chief Executive Hamish Saxton talks to Jesse about how visitors can help the region… Audio
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Pacific news in brief for March 31
News round-up from Vanuatu, New Caledonia, French Polynesia, PNG, Solomon Islands, Samoa, Tonga, Fiji
