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  • 'Timing's everything': From bush to boutique

    News
    Business Country
    26 Jul 2025
    Woodland's Organic Honey beekeepers in the field

    Country Life: A honey shed on a hill is buzzing with the sound of honey flowing into jars as the bees take a hard-earned rest from honey-making.

    Country Life: Sweet success for Coromandel couple's organic honey
  • Few showers remain, but the worst of the bad weather is over - for now

    News
    New Zealand weather
    5 Apr 2025
    Heavy rain and wind hit Auckland on 12 April 2024.

    The last of the bad weather is over, MetService says, after two days of severe weather alerts - but the rain will linger in some places.

    Weather: Few showers remain, but the worst of it is over - for now
  • Kiwifruit rebound post-cyclone drives Seeka's $8m annual profit

    News
    Country
    27 Feb 2025
    Kiwi fruit.

    Seeka says kiwifruit crop yields have rebounded in 2024.

    Fruit company Seeka hits gold with record revenue in post-cyclone kiwifruit rebound
  • Government unit moves focus from natural disasters to cyber security

    News
    Politics infrastructure
    13 Feb 2025
    A scene of flooding damage. A stationary car is covered with tufts of muddy grass leftover from high flood waters. It has a large log sitting on top. There is pink spray paint over its number plate, indicating it has been written off. Behind the car is a field of trampled, muddy long grass slicked back and flattened by floodwaters. In the middle of the field is a small white and green house. The windows and doors have been destroyed, and the walls are dirty with mud. There is pink spray paint on the walls, indicating it has been written off.

    After two years of major damage from storms, a key government unit has made an abrupt change to focus on cyber security over and above natural disasters.

    Government unit moves focus from natural disasters to cyber security
  • Good News: Stories that cheered us up this week

    News
    New Zealand
    8 Dec 2024
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    Moana 2's bilingual debut, a 20-day record-breaking mountain climbing morathon, and a mission to try every kebab in Auckland are among this week's feel-good stories from RNZ.

    Good News: Stories that cheered us up for the week 1-8 December
  • Cathedral Cove track reopens after almost two years

    News
    New Zealand conservation
    1 Dec 2024
    Regional Spotlight - Coromandel Cathedral Cove.

    The beach - a popular tourist spot - has been accessible only by boat since storms caused extensive damage.

    Cathedral Cove walking track reopens after almost two years of repairs
  • Coastal shipping plans get underway in Coromandel

    Audio 24 Oct 2024
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    The Thames-Coromandel District Council is moving to shore up shipping as a viable transport alternative into and around the region should future severe weather events cut off communities' road access.

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  • 'Entitled' Cathedral Cove visitors slowing track repairs - mayor

    News
    New Zealand recreation
    21 Oct 2024
    View of the Cathedral Cove from the ocean.

    The track to the popular attraction has been closed since February 2023, and DOC workers keep having to down tools to deal with "absolutely idiotic" tourists, says Deli Connell. Audio

    Unwelcome visitors disrupting repairs to Cathedral Cove track
  • Visitors on closed Cathedral Cove track slowing repairs

    Audio 21 Oct 2024

    Wayward visitors wombling onto the closed Cathedral Cove track are getting in the way of contractors and slowing down repairs. The track to the popular tourist attraction on the Coromandel Peninsula… Audio

  • Red rain warning for Otago, homes lose power in Coromandel

    News
    New Zealand weather
    3 Oct 2024
    Severe weather is hitting New Zealand on 3 October 2024.

    Heavy downpours to red warning level are in store for parts of the South Island after a wet and windy night caused power outages and road disruptions in Coromandel.

    Weather: Heavy rain warnings, snow, wind forecast
  • Budget 2024: $17 million to support councils recover from Cyclone Gabrielle

    News
    Politics local council
    20 Aug 2024
    National MP Mark Mitchell

    Emergency Management and Recovery Minister Mark Mitchell says local councils need extra support to get a move on with progress in their areas.

    Budget 2024: $17 million to support councils recover from Cyclone Gabrielle
  • Severe rain warnings for North Island

    News
    New Zealand weather
    15 Jul 2024
    MetService map of rain warnings and watches across the upper North Island on 15 July, 2024.

    Heavy rain is predicted for the Bay of Plenty and Coromandel - but a local councillor is pleading visitors not to cancel their holiday plans. Audio

    Weather: Severe warnings ahead of heavy rain around country
  • Funding to reinstate walking access to Cathedral Cove announced

    News
    New Zealand Politics
    10 Jul 2024
    View of the Cathedral Cove from the ocean.

    The Conservation Minister announced a $25 million boost for conservation projects, including $5m to plan, build and maintain a track at the favourite tourist attraction.

    Funding announced to restore walking access to Cathedral Cove after Cyclone Gabrielle damage
  • What are Mayoral Relief Funds and do they actually help?

    News
    New Zealand What you need to know
    5 Jul 2024
    Flooding signs out to warn drivers in Tai Rāwhiti.

    We often see mayoral relief funds set up after a natural disaster. But the amount of financial assistance they provide pales in comparison to clean-up costs. What is the role of these funds, and are…

    What are mayoral relief funds, how do they work, and are they fit for purpose?
  • Mayor calls for government help after SH1 closure

    News
    New Zealand transport
    16 May 2024
    Excavators at work on the ridgeline above Kauri Tree Corner, where two fresh slips stymied plans to reopen State Highway 1 over the Brynderwyns this week.

    A Northland leader is calling on the government to provide financial support to businesses hard hit by the closure of State Highway 1 over the Brynderwyn Hills.

    SH1 Brynderwyns closure: Mayor calls for government financial support for businesses
  • Flow of info blown off course by Gabrielle 

    Audio
    media politics
    31 Mar 2024
    Mike Bush

    A review of the Cyclone Gabrielle response found the emergency management response was not fit for purpose - and not good for media providing critical 'real time' coverage of the disaster. But one…

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  • Flow of info blown off course by Gabrielle 

    News
    Mediawatch media
    31 Mar 2024
    Mike Bush

    A review of the Cyclone Gabrielle response found the emergency management response was not fit for purpose - and not good for media providing critical 'real time' coverage of the disaster. But one…

    Audio

    Flow of info blown off course by Gabrielle 
  • 'The orchard's just collapsed'- Kiwifruit growers quit

    News
    Country
    22 Feb 2024
    The effects of Cyclone Gabrielle are still hammering Te Tairāwhiti kiwifruit growers a year after the event. as vines which looked health in summer are collapsing.

    Vines that looked healthy in early summer are either collapsing, leaves are going yellow, or fruit is shrivelling on the vine.

    Cyclone Gabrielle aftermath hits kiwifruit growers - 'The orchard's just collapsed'
  • Good News: The stories that cheered us up this week

    News
    New Zealand life and society
    18 Feb 2024
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    A cat that plays a big role in its community and a team of Kiwi scientists investigating the world's least explored Bounty Trough system are among this week's feel-good stories.

    Good News: The stories that cheered us up this week
  • In pictures: Looking back at cyclone devastation one year on

    News
    New Zealand weather
    14 Feb 2024
    Flooding after the Ngaruroro River in Hawke's Bay burst its banks during Cyclone Gabrielle.

    From 12 February last year and several days after, scenes of destruction were witnessed across upper and east of the North Island.

    Cyclone Gabrielle anniversary: Looking back at the devastation caused
  • Water woes flood silly season as news runs dry

    Audio
    media life and society
    28 Jan 2024
    TVNZ's Breakfast show gives Wellingtonians the bad news about their water.

    Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water, predictable reports of shark sightings signalled the start of the summer silly season. And with water running out in the capital, and a… Audio

  • Water woes flood silly season as news runs dry

    News
    Mediawatch media
    28 Jan 2024
    TVNZ's Breakfast show gives Wellingtonians the bad news about their water.

    Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water, predictable reports of shark sightings signalled the start of the summer silly season. And with water running out in the capital, and a…

    Audio

    Water woes flood silly season as news runs dry
  • No guarantee for Cathedral Cove walkway - DOC

    Audio
    conservation
    24 Jan 2024
    Coromandel, New Zealand

    The Department of Conservation has conceded there's no guarantee a walk way to Catheral Cove will ever re-open but expects to know what may be possible by the middle of the year. The walking track to… Video, Audio

  • More tests needed before DOC decides on fate of Cathedral Cove track

    News
    New Zealand economy
    24 Jan 2024
    Regional Spotlight - Coromandel Cathedral Cove.

    DOC says a clear picture of whether a new track is feasible and safe should be known within a few months.

    More land stability tests needed before DOC decides on re-opening Cathedral Cove track
  • 'Best summer ever' - Visitors return to holiday camps hit by Cyclone Gabrielle

    News
    New Zealand leisure
    6 Jan 2024
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    Regions hit by Cyclone Gabrielle last summer are getting a boost with holiday camps recording strong visitor numbers.

    'Best summer ever' - Visitors return to holiday camps hit by Cyclone Gabrielle
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