Rachel Reese
Covid complacency is setting in
Covid-19 complacency is setting in everywhere except Auckland, just as Air NZ sells 70 thousand tickets for domestic travel. The Panel speaks to psychologist Jacqui Maguire and Nelson Mayor Rachel… Audio
Covid-19: South Island mayors want restrictions eased
Getting visitors into Queenstown and Nelson has been identified as critical for both South Island cities, where tourism and hospitality is a lifeblood.
Local leaders want restrictions around seating… Audio
Coronavirus: Holiday hotspots on the lookout for travellers
Holiday hotspots around the country will be on high alert this weekend for people coming to spend Easter at their holiday homes, despite the government and police saying its against the lockdown… Audio
Rachel Reese talks about last nights covid-19 meeting in Nelson
The owner of a Nelson tourism company says homeowners who rely on foreign students to supplement their mortgage can expect to be affected by concerns of a looming pandemic. The region is bracing… Audio
Nelson boast country's longest median lifespan
It bills itself as large on life, but Nelson is also long on life.
Residents of Nelson have the longest median lifespan in the country - 86 for women and 81 for men.
To share some of the secrets of… Audio
Nelson City Council declares climate emergency
Nelson has declared a climate emergency, the second council in New Zealand to do so, following Canterbury. They join other local governments in Australia, Canada and the US adopting the same tactic… Audio
Nelson fire: 'We're starting to get on top of this' - mayor
The next media briefing on the fires will be at Tasman District Council at 8.30am and two community meetings are scheduled for Monday. Nelson City Mayor Rachel Reese tells Susie Ferguson there is a… Audio
Wind is the Concern
Wind is the enemy... and there are timebombs sitting there if the wind does change... that's the message from those fighting the fires raging in the Tasman-Nelson area. In the last hour Emergency… Audio
Don't be complacent, Nelson mayor urges
Nelson Mayor Rachel Reese urges locals and visitors to be incredibly cautious and listen to warnings and have an evacuation pack ready - just in case. Video, Audio
Campaign on the cards for public to buy Pepin Island
The mayor of Nelson wants the public to buy back Pepin Island, in the same way it bought a beach in Abel Tasman National Park. Audio
Weather: Nelson braces for sting in Gita's tail
Nelson's mayor is warning residents to prepare as cyclone Gita heads towards the city. Just a few weeks ago homes were flooded and debris scattered up and down the coastline when cyclone Fehi hit… Audio
One year, thousands of dollars to build Nelson rock wall
A Nelson home-owner says it's taken more than a year and thousands of dollars to get a consent hearing to build a small rock wall outside his waterfront home. The city council's processing of resource… Audio
Santy Maria launch a watershed moment for Maori fisheries
A large new fishing vessel launched in Nelson today is a watershed moment in Maori fisheries, Ngati Porou Seafoods CEO Mark Ngata says. Video, Audio
Jetstar expansion - boon for provinces?
The Qantas-owned budget airline plans to fly to at least four new regional centres, using 50-seater planes. But some regional leaders are sounding a note of caution. Mayor of Napier Bill Dalton, and… Audio