Max Towle

Donald Trump told supporters America is going to hell.

Mr Trump was speaking from his Mar-a-Lago home, after he plead not guilty at his arraignment earlier today.

He has been very much on the… Audio

World Athletics has become the latest sporting body to issue a blanket ban on transgender women competing in track and field events, despite a lack of conclusive evidence they have an advantage.

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Tropical Cyclone Judy is slamming into Vanuatu and it's bringing wind gusts well over 150 kilometres per hour.

Cyclone Judy is already damaging homes, bringing down trees, and causing widespread… Audio

With much of the North Island's landscape destroyed, as well as homes and livelihoods, one of the big questions since Cyclone Gabrielle is just how so much forestry slash was allowed to sweep through… Audio

Landslides have destroyed homes and infrastructure across the North Island in the wake of Cyclone Gabrielle; they've also killed people, including two firefighters in Muriwai.

Engineering Geologist… Audio

Allied Petroleum says all of its 12 sites in East Coast, Gisborne and Hawke's Bay are now back working.

Late last week, none were operational due to the power outages.

Its sites include the only… Audio

A lack of clean drinking water and contaminated silt from widespread flooding is sparking concern in Gisborne. 

Max Towle was joined by RNZ reporter Samantha Gee in Te Tai Rāwhiti for the latest from… Audio

Napier residents who have had no power to their homes for nearly a week are feeling frustated, with some describing it as worse than lockdown. 

The city's main substation was damaged by floodwater.

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Cyclone Gabrielle is leaving deadly hazards in its wake, as communities grapple with the cleanup.

In Central Hawke's Bay, the water supplies are critically low in Waipawa and Otane after… Audio

Marae across the motu are springing into action to help people impacted by the cyclone. Kokiri Marae in Lower Hutt is taking donations of supplies for the East Coast. General Manager Tina Olsen-Ratana… Audio

The Tararua district remains under a state of emergency. Yesterday, the Mayor Tracey Collis and Emergency Management Minister Kieran McAnulty, surveyed the damage from the air. She speaks to Max Towle… Audio

We've heard some incredible stories from Waiohiki this week, of cars and indeed entire houses sweeping right through in the flooding. One resident of Waiohiki says the only reason they're alive is… Audio

Diggers have arrived in the rural Hawke's Bay community of Eskdale to clear vast quantities of mud and debris, and help residents to view their homes. Tess Brunton has been in the Esk Valley to… Audio

With thousands of hectares of farmland coated with silt across much of the Upper North Island, there are concerns about how farmers are going to be able to feed their animals. Even before Cyclone… Audio

In the northern Hawke's Bay town of Wairoa, communication and road links have been steadily improving. But, as elsewhere, the clean-up is massive. Reporter Jonty Dine spent yesterday with residents… Audio

Napier Mayor Kirsten Wise provides an update on the city's response to Cyclone Gabrielle. Audio

The roading network remains particularly fragile across much of the upper North Island following Cyclone Gabrielle. Wayne Oldfield from Waka Kotahi's National Emergency Response team tells Max Towle… Audio

Water has been the pressing concern in Gisborne. Midday Report's Mani Dunlop is at the city's Civil Defence centre. Audio

Australian firefighters have touched down in Aotearoa to assist in recovery efforts. 25 Fire and Rescue Service specialist firefighters from Queensland arrived yesterday, and will get to work… Audio