Tessa Guest

Metservice forecasts that the rain will ease over Christchurch today, as residents asses the extent of flood damage, and start to clean up.

Slips, school closures, and widespread surface flooding hit… Audio

Council staff are out near Ashburton this morning as river levels continue to rise with warnings vulnerable areas could flood.

Environment Canterbury says rivers and streams will peak this afternoon… Audio

Māori organisations across the country are working to get whānau into their own homes. 

The latest census data shows just 31 percent of Māori own homes, compared to 58 percent of Pākehā. 

Hundreds… Audio

A group of 60 survivors of the Christchurch mosque attack are leaving on Wednesday for the annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca.

The Saudi Arabia king originally invited the group in 2019 after the… Audio

The young Timaru driver who killed five teenage boys when he crashed into a power pole last year is starting a two and half year prison sentence the grieving families say is not enough.

Tyreese… Audio

A 37 year-old Christchurch man will appear in court on Monday charged with the murder of a woman in a random stabbing on Saturday afternoon.

RNZ reporter Tessa Guest has been to the suburb of… Audio

Korora, or little blue penguins, are at increasing risk as weather patterns change and sea temperatures rise. In recent months, masses of the birds have washed up on North Island beaches… Audio

June is International Pride month and the chance to celebrate the Rainbow community.

But a new group is also coming together to fight the discrimination and other systemic issues they face.

Research… Audio

Student side-hustles are on the rise, with markets to sell handmade products being held in backyards, unused warehouses and on university campuses.

Students are also taking to social media to attract… Audio

Christchurch has a big bill to contend with, if it still wants the multi-use stadium that's been in the works since the earthquakes 11 years ago.

The problem-plagued project has blown out another… Video, Audio

Locals living in the stench in Christchurch's Bromley feel a bit ripped off by the council's financial aid.

Christchurch City council is promising to spend a million dollars to give some relief to… Audio

Christchurch City Council has approved a million-dollar support package for residents living directly around a damaged wastewater treatment plant.

A fire in November last year has left rotting… Audio

Victims of online scams are turning to online communities for help because they are embarrassed to go to the police. Cyber security company CERT New Zealand's latest figures show more than 500 scam… Audio

A review into the New Zealand Broadcasting School has uncovered a culture of bullying and harassment, prompted by media reports of a toxic learning environment last year.

Allegations about sexual… Audio

Pressure to investigate safety at New Zealand ports is mounting after the second death of a port worker in a week.

A man was killed at Lyttleton Port yesterday while coal was loaded onto a ship.

… Audio

The government's given a cash injection to the country's largest medicinal cannabis grower - saying it could become as successful as the wine industry.

Puro is a specialist cannabis grower near… Video, Audio

'Restrictive and outdated' - that's Airbnb's assessment of new rules coming from Christchurch City Council.

Some short-term accommodation providers are being made to apply for resource consent.

The… Audio

Christchurch locals love to get on their bikes more than any other city.

In February's Aotearoa Bike Challenge, 6000 people in Canterbury recorded their rides - the most in the country - and over a… Audio

Commuters around the country are gearing up to make the most of half-price fares on public transport from Friday.

Prime Minister announced the nationwide discount on 14 March as part of a relief fund… Audio