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A new beginning for Covid management and Tairawhiti communities are cut off by flooding. Audio

The helicopter pilot who flew the chopper that pulled five people out of the water off North Cape says they were the most challenging rescues of his 30-year career. 

Five people of the 10 on board… Audio

There have been evacuations and rescues in the East Cape which has been hit by a deluge overnight - and there is more rain to come.

Hamish Cardwell spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

Investigators are scouring the waters of the Far North for evidence in the fishing boat tragedy which resulted in five deaths.

Ten people were on board the Enchanter when it capsized off North Cape… Audio

A man in Ruatoria had to scoop up his family in a tractor as flood waters rose rapidly into their house.

The whānau from Makarika Valley in Ruatoria near the Mata river had water up to their thighs… Audio

Health authorities are ramping up efforts to boost the country's faltering childhood immunisation programme.

Rates have been on the decline since 2017 and have taken a further hit during the… Audio

Locals living near Mt Ruapehu appear unfazed by the signs of elevated volcanic unrest, despite the recent strong tremors and the lake heating up.

Mt Ruapehu's Volcanic Alert Level has been raised to… Audio

The skipper of the fishing charter which sank off Northland's coast is said to be in complete shock over the incident, which has so far claimed four lives.

Search and rescue teams are still scouring… Video, Audio

"A true legend." That's how a Waikato man is being described by his family, after he died in the Enchanter sinking off North Cape.

Mark Sanders was one of four men who died. His three children told C… Video, Audio

Panellists Simon Pound and Julia Hartley Moore discuss kids failing to meet literacy standards, the possibility of a post-Covid 'brain drain' and an upgrade to the popular Dance-O-Mat in… Audio

Panellists Simon Pound and Julia Hartley Moore discuss the effects of the pandemic on our mental health, how nurse practitioners can assist in a GP shortage and the perfect alarm to wake up to.  Audio

Panellists Simon Pound and Julia Hartley Moore talk E-bikes and share what they've been thinking. Audio

Master of Political Science student Nicole Geluk-Le Gros tells Jesse about her research into voter expectations. Audio

Tuatapere farmer Nathan Parris tells Jesse about getting injured and how the local rugby team turned up to help with the farm. Audio

The search continues today for the last person still missing after the Enchanter fishing charter vessel sank off Otou North Cape on Sunday.

Four died, and five were rescued.

Far North Iwi have… Audio

The search continues for a man missing after a fishing tragedy and fixing the crisis in mental health care. Audio

A new report by the Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission calls for stronger action to "transform" key areas of the mental health and addiction system.

In the last year for which we have data nearly… Audio

The search for the last person missing after a fishing charter boat capsized off North Cape on Sunday night will resume this morning.

Four people died and and five were rescued when the "Enchanter"… Audio

Mt Ruapehu is on a raised volcanic alert level because of strong tremors in the area.

The crater lake - Te Wai a-moe - is also heating up and has reached 31 degrees Celsius.

There is a possibility… Audio

Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency says private motorists have been carrying the commercial sector for too long and it plans to even the playing field by upping operators' fees at the end of next year.

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