Lisa Owen
Ruapehu Alpine Lifts selling 2023 passes despite voluntary administration
The company that operates Mt Ruapehu's ski slopes has announced it will sell season passes for 2023 - despite being in voluntary administration.
Ruapehu Alpine Lifts made the call during a period of… Audio
Climate change: Managed retreat talk needs to happen soon - expert
It is not to early to talk about retreating instead of rebuilding after Cyclone Gabrielle, according an environmental engineer who helped move an entire Australian town to higher ground after… Video, Audio
Ousted Te Whatu Ora boss says organisation needs trimming
Ousted health boss Rob Campbell says plans to trim waste and bureacracy in Te Whatu Ora will need to be sped up - and it will involve re-allocating or cutting hundreds of jobs.
Campbell was sacked as… Audio
Weather: Vanuatu lashed by second cyclone in two days
Vanuatu is currently being lashed by its second cyclone in the space of two days.
Cyclone Kevin is currently a Category 3 system with winds gusting up to 185km/h.
It's on a path to hit Vanuatu's… Audio
Evening business for 3 March 2023
News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6321600423112 Video, Audio
PM pledges $301m boost for rebuild of Christchurch schools
The Prime Minister Chris Hipkins today announced an additional three hundred and one million dollar boost for the rebuild of earthquake damaged Christchurch schools, and said the programme in… Video, Audio
NZ Breakers three wins away from fifth Australia National Basketball League title
The New Zealand Breakers are three wins away from their fifth Australian National Basketball League title.
We're joined by sports reporter Felicity Reid. Video, Audio
Karekare possibly inaccessible to public for more than a year
More than 30 Auckland roads are still closed following back to back to extreme weather events including the anniversary weekend floods and Cyclone Gabrielle.
That's down from a peak of 120 roads… Video, Audio
Muriwai homeowners still waiting for answers after meeting
But we begin on Auckland's West Coast where tonight Muriwai residents are still waiting for answers after a community meeting left them with very few.
There are now 128 red-stickered properties with… Video, Audio
Transport Minister details plan to build back broken roads
Some flood isolated communites could be weeks away from being reconnected with temporary bridges still in the design phase.
The government has anounced three bailey bridges have already been built… Video, Audio
Going sea lion spotting with Ōtepoti's intrepid scout
Now to Dunedin, where an octogenarian spends her days, documenting one of the rarest sea lion species in the world - and even has one named after her.
Janet Ledingham wanders the shores and dunes… Video, Audio
Violent end to Parliament protest remembered a year on
A year ago today the 23 day occupation of Parliament by anti-mandate protestors came to its shocking and violent end.
RNZ video journalist Angus Dreaver captured the dramatic moments for Checkpoint… Video, Audio
Muriwai residents meet officials for answer on returning to hom
Muriwai residents - who have been out of their homes for two weeks - are desperate to hear about progress.
Nearly 200 homes were evacuated after Cyclone Gabrielle brought down landslides, residents… Video, Audio
Lake Waikaremoana great walk closed indefinitely after flooding
Cyclone Gabrielle has stopped Waikaremoana hikers in their tracks. The Great Walk is closed completely due to damage from flooding.
Te Urewera and its roads took a hammering during the recent foul… Video, Audio
Evening business for 2 March 2023
News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6321525041112 Video, Audio
More trucks on fragile Northland roads after slip hits rail line
More than 40 extra freight trucks per day will be on the already fragile roads of Northland after a major slip on the region's main rail network.
The North Auckland Line, between Swanson and… Audio
NZ Golf Open returns with record prize money on offer
After a three year absence the New Zealand Golf Open is back with record prize money up for grabs.
The tournament at Millbrook Resort in Arrowtown has a field of 156 professionals and 156 amateurs -… Video, Audio
Housing Minister in Hawke's Bay, temporary villages considered
Temporary villages could go up in Hawke's Bay to help house up to 1000 people displaced by Cyclone Gabrielle.
Housing minister Megan Woods was on the ground today - to get a feel for how desperate… Audio
At least $10m given to Red Cross to support cyclone-hit regions
The destruction brought by Cyclone Gabrielle has destroyed homes, businesses and infrastructure across the North Island.
The recovery is set to cost billions and in some cases the damage caused will… Video, Audio
In-N-Out Burger pops up in Wellington
Hundreds of people queued to get a taste of California in Wellington today.
American chain In-N-Out burger has set up a pop up site in the city.
Our reporter Samuel Rillstone and cameraman Angus… Video, Audio