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Midday Report Essentials for Tuesday 14 October 2025
Official documents show Te Pati Maori MP Mariameno Kapa-Kingi was warned she was on track to overspend her Te Tai Tokerau budget by $133- thousand dollars; The Central Otago District Council is… Audio
Te Pati Maori ructions spill out via email
Official documents show Te Pati Maori MP Mariameno Kapa-Kingi was warned she was on track to overspend her Te Tai Tokerau budget by $133- thousand dollars. Mani Dunlop a senior political editor for Te… Audio
Farewell Māni Dunlop
After 12 years it is Māni Dunlop's last day with RNZ.
From her start as a newsroom intern in 2011, she went on to specialise in housing and social issues, with stints as a music reporter.
She later… Audio
Top Stories for Monday 27 March 2023
Top stories for Monday 27 March 2023 We have details of the return home of the body of New Zealander Kane Te tai who died fighting in Ukraine. Trans-activists say Wellington's fight-back against Posie… Audio
Fired Up Stilettos group protesting for strippers' rights
Fired Up Stilettos is a group of 19 strip dancers who were told by way of a Facebook post that their services were no longer required at the Wellington club known as Calendar Girls.
The women had… Audio
Top Stories for Thursday 9 March 2023
Top stories for 9 March 2023 Doubt is cast over Te Whatu Ora's claims of improved wait times in hospital emergency departments-- National says the numbers are either wildly optimistic, or wrong The… Audio
Civil Defence info for Tai Rāwhiti and Hawke's Bay
This week, we will be giving regular civil defence announcements at this time every day for listeners in Tai Rawhiti and Hawkes Bay rural communities many of whom remain isolated. In Tai Rawhiti Two… Audio
Civil Defence info for Tai Rāwhiti and Hawke's Bay
For the next week, there will be regular civil defence announcements around 1240 for listeners in the Tai Rāwhiti and Hawke's Bay regions, many of whom still have no or poor communications. Audio
Iwi and community volunteers work round the clock in Tairāwhiti
As Te Tai Rāwhiti enters its second week of recovery, many are still struggling.
Iwi, community organisations and myriad volunteers are working around the clock, trying to ensure they get what they… Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: The latest from Gisborne's Civil Defence centre
Water has been the pressing concern in Gisborne. Midday Report's Mani Dunlop is at the city's Civil Defence centre. Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: Emergeny alert in Gisborne as water fails
The death toll from Cyclone Gabrielle has risen to eight and is expected to climb. Gisborne residents have been told to use water only for drinking and flushing the toilet due to a failure in a water… Video, Audio
Urgent Notice - Stop Using Water in Gisborne
The main water treatment plant is inoperational, the system is overloaded. Gisborne town supply is not suitable for drinking or washing. RNZ reporter Mani Dunlop has been onboard navy vessel… Audio
Te Karaka "completely flooded"
In Te Karaka, inland from Gisborne, 500 people were evacuated at 5am on Tuesday, heading for safety on higher ground.
They were left stranded for more than a day with no communication.
It's an area… Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: Death in Gisborne linked to floodwaters
A fifth person has been confirmed dead in Cyclone Gabrielle, and police fear the huge storm may have taken even more lives.
The latest death, announced this morning, is a person in Gisborne who is… Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: Māni Dunlop in Gisborne after storm
Paramedics and rescue helicopters have been up and down the east coast today dropping off supplies and assessing the welfare of residents cut off.
SH35 from Gisborne to Hicks Bay is still closed and… Video, Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: Tairāwhiti communications out
Communications in Tairāwhiti region are effectively blacked out, knocking out the internet and other systems.
Fire and Emergency says it has lost radio and cellphone contact with its ground teams in… Audio
Top Stories for Friday 10 February 2023
ko tenei te ra o korekore te whiwhia, Friday February the 10th Anei nga kaupapa mo tenei haora.. Top stories this morning... Flood-affected Auckland is being warned to brace for more wild weather as… Audio
Hiwa - A five year old's view on the Treaty of Waitangi
Five year old Hiwa talks about the Treaty of Waitangi. Audio
Summer science: Rabbits and other pests
We continue our summer science series with an episode from RNZ's The Aotearoa History Show. In the first episode of season two, the show burrows into the story of rabbits and other pests introduced to… Audio
Summer science: Rabbits and other pests
We continue our summer science series with an episode from RNZ's The Aotearoa History Show. In the first episode of season two, the show burrows into the story of rabbits and other pests introduced to…
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