Guyon Espiner

One Tairāwhiti local who nearly needed plucking from floodwaters was four legged.

Ruatōria resident Tarsh Koia almost had to jump into an engorged stream to rescue her dog Tiki when he was slightly… Audio

Groups are springing up all over the country promoting neighbourhood connections made because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Lockdowns cleared social calendars, giving people the opportunity to get… Audio

The ACT party is calling for a referendum on co-governance saying the country is abandoning liberal democracy and replacing it with an "ethno state" where there are two types or people.

Tangata… Audio

A backdown from the Australian government that will see hundreds of refugees allowed to resettle here.

New Zealand will take 150 a year for three years under a deal that's been nine years in the… Audio

The heavy rain that hit the Tairāwhiti region over the past two days is moving south towards Hawke's Bay and Wairarapa. 

There are no reports of the rain causing any major problems or damage at this… Audio

An Auckland councillor says her community is anxious and on-edge after a shooting injured six people on Thursday.

Five of the victims are hospitalised, with two seriously injured.

Police are still… Audio

The ACT party is calling for a referendum on co-governance.

It says the country is abandoning liberal democracy and replacing it with an "ethno state" where there are two types of people: Tangata… Audio

Gisborne and smaller settlements up the coast are still cut off with major damage to roads and bridges after this weeks deluge.

Firefighters and St John personnel remain on standby in Tolaga Bay, in… Audio

Contractors in Tairāwhiti are facing a myriad of roadblocks as they try to fix the region's roads.

Repair works are being hampered by the closure of State Highway 35 from Potaka to Tolaga Bay, as… Audio

An extraordinary backdown by the Australian government will allow hundreds of refugees to resettle in New Zealand.

But the near-decade delay means the breakthrough brings little comfort to those… Audio

Surf lifesavers are revving up their boat engines for another day of rescuing people stranded in floodwaters across Tairāwhiti. 

About a dozen people had to be plucked to safety yesterday.

Gisborne… Audio

The Covid-19 Response Minister is assuring parents only a small number of unvaccinated teachers will return to the job when mandates are lifted on April the 5th.

The Education Ministry says schools… Audio

On Wednesday we heard from John Logan, who had to scoop up his family in a tractor as flood waters rose rapidly into their house.

The whānau live in Makarika Valley in Ruatoria near the Mata river… Audio

When a Waipiro Bay resident who uses a nebuliser to help them breathe had their power cut off by yesterday's violent storm, locals came to the rescue.

With roads across the Gisborne region swamped, a… Audio

Severe weather warnings are still in place for Gisborne and Hawke's Bay this morning.

Metservice warns rain is expected to cause dangerous river conditions and significant flooding. 

Communications… Audio

Further evacuations have been ordered in Gisborne district in the past couple of hours, as heavy rain continues to fall in already-soaked Tairāwhiti.

Houses in low-lying areas on Waingake Road, near… Audio