Matthew Theunissen

Meatball is more than just a cat - he's an icon in the RNZ Auckland office. Corey and Ellie get to the bottom of it. Audio

Zambia's coach has touched down in New Zealand denying claims of sexual misconduct against his players. According to an article in the Guardian, Bruce Mwape was investigated late last year following… Audio

A woman who bought a wooden tray from Kmart in Northland got more than she bargained for when she discovered it contained wood-eating beetle.

The $20 Acacia Serving Tray is now being recalled after… Video, Audio

More than 100 homes were damaged by tornados in just 16 hours over the long weekend, with those in the firing line saying it's lucky no-one lost their life. At least 50 properties were damaged when a… Audio

The National Party's plan to overhaul the way primary and intermediate-aged students are taught has brought our country's declining numeracy and literacy testing numbers into focus. The plan, called… Audio

Waka Kotahi is closely monitoring an underslip on State Highway 25 between Waihi and Whangamata, which has locals concerned about losing their last practical way in or out. One of the major routes to… Audio

Coromandel residents are anxious that the state of the peninsula's roads means they'll have trouble getting the health treatment they need. Some locals are already reported to have moved from the… Audio

Heavy rain is forcast to hit Coromandel Peninsula again today 

Businesses say what seen like never ending storms means they're doing 50 to 90 percent less business than they were last year due to the… Audio

Coromandel businesses say they're doing 50 to 90 per cent less business than they were last year due to the fragility of road access to the region.. State Highway 25A between Kopu and Hikuai is closed… Audio

Around 150 residents from the isolated Hawke's Bay region around Tutira and Putorino met last night to put their heads together and figure out how on earth they're going to reunite with the rest of… Audio

The rural area around Tutira north of Napier remains extremely isolated outside more than two weeks after Cyclone Gabrielle. The farming community has been doing what it can to help those in need and… Audio

Some Tai Rawhiti locals are wondering what the future is going to look like given how many times they've been flooded in recent months, Cyclone Gabrielle being the latest and most severe. Our producer… Audio

Farmers in Tolaga Bay north of Gisborne are facing an almost unfathomable cleanup job after Cyclone Gabriel. One of them is Ray Phillips who lives on an isolated property on Wharekaka Rd Despite being… Audio

Wairoa's rural community faces a huge cleanup after Cyclone Gabrielle sent water and silt raging through their properties and across their paddocks.

The Army was out yesterday helping some of the… Audio

Wairoa's rural community faces a huge cleanup after Cyclone Gabrielle sent water and silt raging through their properties and across their paddocks. The Army was out yesterday helping some of the… Audio

Many of Tairawhiti's forestry workers are in limbo after Cyclone Gabrielle wiped out the roads to their plantations. As money runs out, they're hoping to find out today whether they can be redeployed… Audio

A Tolaga Bay kiwifruit farmer says both the government and forestry companies need to compensate home owners, business owners and the forestry workers themselves in the aftermath of Cyclone Gabrielle… Audio

Animals have also been left homeless and shaken during Cyclone Gabrielle. To find out how they're being helped we visited HUHA at their temporary base at the Dog Exhibition Centre in South Auckland… Audio

For some west Auckland residents, last month's catastrophic floods weren't the first time their homes had been affected by an extreme weather event.

In August 2021, several properties in Swanson were… Audio