Tom Kitchin
Worries Hawke's Bay food innovation hub won't be work for small producers
A Hawke's Bay entrepreneur says a new food innovation hub will keep small players out of the market.
The hub, Foodeast, which will be in Hastings, has been heralded by local leaders as a game changer… Audio
Central Napier businesses face challenging clean up
Some businesses in central Napier are still struggling to pick themselves up after last week's devastating floods. One business, Lift, on Emerson St, believes it was one of the worst affected. Lift is… Audio
State of Emergency lifted in Napier after major flood
A state of emergency has been lifted in the flood ravaged city of Napier.
Monday's downpour has caused huge damage throughout the city, with just over 100 homes now deemed uninhabitable.
This… Audio
Napier reporter describes the damage across the city
The clean-up is well and truly underway in Napier, where torrential rain caused extensive flooding and slips across the city.
RNZ's Napier reporter, Tom Kitchin, has been out among the most impacted… Audio
Government pledges 100-thousand dollars for Napier
Napier Mayor Kirsten Wise, local MPs, and the Minister for Emergency Management Kiri Allen have just held a press conference to discuss next steps on day two of the flooded city 's state of emergency… Audio
Big clean up about to begin in Napier
A big clean up is about to begin in Napier after massive flooding hit the city on Monday evening.
RNZ's Hawkes Bay reporter Tom Kitchin is in the city.
He speaks to Susie Ferguson. Audio
The wrath of Napier's water bomb
The clean up is underway after torrential rain and flooding yesterday, with Napier struck by a one in 250-year weather bomb. It was Napier's second-wettest day on record since 1870, with 237 mm of… Audio
Mud everywhere after Napier flooding
Napier residents have been forced to self-evacuate after heavy rain caused flooding on Monday night. A local state of emergency was declared around 10pm.
RNZ's Hawkes Bay reporter Tom Kitchin speaks… Audio
Napier Streets a mess after flooding
Napier residents have been forced to self-evacuate after heavy rain caused flooding on Monday night.
A local state of emergency was declared around 10pm.
RNZ's Hawkes Bay reporter Tom Kitchin, who… Audio
Napier teen shares story of flooding drama
Napier is in a state of emergency after being swamped by extreme and sudden heavy rain.
The torrential rain on Monday evening forced some people to evacuate their homes, and left thousands more… Audio
Highway traffic cop talks about notorious highway SH5
Police are increasing their presence on State Highway Five after a spate of serious crashes. Eight people have died on the Napier-Taupo Rd since December last year, including Samoan seasonal worker… Audio
Man's death in SH5 crash a lesson for drivers - victim's aunt
The aunty of a Samoan man who died in a crash yesterday says her nephew's death should be a lesson for other drivers on the road.
The horror accident happened yesterday on the highway between Napier… Audio
One dead in horror truck, van crash on SH5
A Samoan man in his late 30s has died in a crash between a van and a truck on State Highway 5 between Napier and Taupō.
The crash happened in Tarawera, about 70 kilometres north of Napier, just… Video, Audio
Dry spring drives fears of another serious drought
Parts of the country grappling with a dry spring fear a lack of rain will lead to another serious drought this year.
A one-in-a-hundred-year drought hit regions like Northland and Hawke's Bay… Audio
Small town learner drivers taking to the roads illegally due to lack of testing options
Learner drivers in small towns and country areas are taking to the roads illegally because the tests to get their licence have been banned outside of bigger main centres.
Teenagers often have their… Audio
Covid-19: What a 'weak positive' infection is like
Health officials are now looking at how to manage the small number of people who return a weak postive test for Covid 19, months after they have recovered from the disease.
An expert panel will now… Audio
Pepper spray use in prison rising
An explosion in the use of pepper spray is part of a big rise in the use of force to subdue unruly prisoners.
Information released to RNZ under the Official Information Act also reveals that guards… Audio
Sentencing in NZ's first human trafficking and slavery case
The first person ever to be convicted of both human trafficking and slavery in New Zealand has been sentenced in Napier.
For over twenty years, Joseph Auga Matamata promised people a better life if… Audio
Hastings human trafficker to be sentenced today
The first person ever to be convicted of both human trafficking and slavery in New Zealand will be sentenced in Napier today.
For nearly two decades, Joseph Auga Matamata brought people from Samoa… Audio
Hawke's Bay DHB ignored staff cancelling service - report
A review has found Hawke's Bay DHB ignored its own staff before accidentally cancelling home help for hundreds of elderly and disabled people.
In January, the DHB sent a letter to 600 people… Audio
