Susie Ferguson

It's now more than a week since Cyclone Gabrielle tore through the country - and still the stories and the scale of the devastation continue to unfold. There are still communities across Tairawhiti… Audio

RNZ Sports reporter, Joe Porter with the latest on the White Ferns, Black Caps, the ongoing saga surrounding the naming of the next All Blacks coach and analysis of the Halberg Awards. Audio

Luke Sergent had been working as an arborist when injury forced him to rethink his career.  His online company, SouthernLite Packs based in Kingston, near Queenstown is flourishing. Audio

Rebecca Stevenson talks about the difficult task of assessing the economic damage of Cyclone Gabrielle.  Also, she talks to Susie about whether talk about an AirBnB Bust is overdone. Audio

Whangarei District Mayor Vince Cocurullo confirms some people have been 10 days without power, and parts of the roading network have taken a heavy hit, in particular the road through the Brynderwyns.

Around the motu - we're now checking in with reporter Tim Brown in Hawkes Bay - he's been talking to two Esk Valley residents about their ordeal in rising flood waters Audio

Cynthia Morahan reviews What Women Want by Maxine Mei-Fung Chung, published by Penguin Random House Audio

As the managing director of our biggest insurance company, Naomi Ballantyne believes that she does good for New Zealanders even though many of us think insurance policies are a "major ripoff" we don't… Audio

RNZ reporter Jamie Tahana from Wairoa where the big clean up after Cyclone Gabrielle is underway. About 250 homes were inundated, and around one hundred remain without power. Audio

Ron talks to Susie about President Joe Biden's visit to Ukraine, the US focus on China's surveillance and Russia's push in Ukraine, and the declining health of US former President Jimmy Carter who is… Audio

A multi-lingual team of Pasifika medics is heading to Hawke's Bay this week, the Pasifika Medical Association has decided to deploy a Medical Assistance team. PMA Chief Executive, Debbie Sorensen… Audio

Health staff at the small hospital in the remote east coast settlement of Te Puia Springs are set to get a well-deserved break today - with medical teams arriving later this morning. Susie checks in… Audio

Part of the government's rescue package announced yesterday was a relaxation of lending rules to allow those affected by extreme weather to borrow ten thousand dollars. It's a move that some budgeting… Audio

The Government has announced a $50 million support package to provide immediate relief for businesses hit by Cyclone Gabrielle. Paul Paynter from Yummy Fruit and Federated Farmers President Andrew… Audio

Kennedy joins the show from Urupukapuka in the Bay of Islands. He talks to Susie Ferguson about the overwhelming sense of Maori history in the area and also about how the popular understanding of the… Audio, Gallery

Glenn Yeatmann was working for a Honiara cocoa company back in 2002 when he had the idea of turning the high-quality local cacao beans into chocolate. His Mount Maunganui factory has been… Audio

Neale, Tim and Susie discuss the Government's reprioritisation and refocus in light of Cyclone Gabrielle's widespread devastation, and how the relief effort will be funded and crumbling infrastructure… Audio

Diane talks to Susie about local efforts to help the Cyclone Gabrielle relief effort in neighbouring areas hard hit. Eastern Bay of Plenty Local Democracy Reporter, Diane McCarthy is with the… Audio