Nick Monro

In the Hawke's Bay settlement of Puketapu, the school is operating as a general store of donated items, and the local pub is an information centre with beer on the side.

Further up the island… Video, Audio

Cyclone Gabrielle's fury forced a family to break through their ceiling and on to their roof as they waited for rescue.

They were lifted to safety and a week later are back at their Hawke's Bay home… Video, Audio

In a week of severe weather that has seen at least 5000 Auckland buildings damaged, council assessors have had their work cut out for them with 4000 building inspections in the aftermath of last… Video, Audio

Tiny streams turning into gushing rivers, trees crashing down on people's houses, and homes saturated once again.

Auckland was lashed with more severe weather, leaving motorists stranded on the… Video, Audio

Auckland's northwest is reeling for the second time in 18 months, from a major flooding event.

Businesses have long lists of damaged stock and equipment, infrastructure has been wiped out, and… Video, Audio

New Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has just filled the country's biggest situation vacant. But businesses aren't finding it as easy to get staff.

Some - particularly in hospitality - are having to… Video, Audio

With the rising cost of living and mortgage rates climbing, more and more people are calling tiny houses, home.

But it's finding land to put them on that becomes an issue. Many are turning to online… Video, Audio

A group of volunteers on Auckland's Hibiscus Coast are banding together to protect endangered birds on their beach.

Dotterels are under constant threat from dogs, hedgehogs, and the elements, but… Video, Audio

It's just in time for the Christmas shopping splurge - a facelift for one of Aucklands' busiest and most maligned retail strips.

Today saw the official opening of a long-awaited facelift for one of… Video, Audio

Petrol pain is setting in once again as temporary government tax cuts start to wear thin.

Prices are nearly back where they were before the Government slashed fuel taxes by 25c a litre.

So today we… Video, Audio

Auckland streets may be about to get a bit safer, with plans for lower speed limits on more than 1600 roads across the city.

Nearly a thousand of them are around 82 schools in the city.

It's a move… Video, Audio

A Northland big cat sanctuary which has been closed to the public for nearly eight years is preparing to roar back into life tomorrow - this time with strict safety measures in place.

Whangārei's… Video, Audio

It is just over a week until the traffic lights come on and Aotearoa moves into a new way of managing Covid in the community.

In a few days the government is set to lay out which area moves into what… Video, Audio

Along with 71 new cases in Auckland today, there are four new locations of interest in the suburb of Manurewa.

As the Covid situation worsens, south Auckland schools are looking to boost vaccination… Video, Audio

The floodgates have opened and Aucklanders have hit the streets today - with 300,000 people back at work under alert level 3.

Baristas, burger flippers, builders and bikers stepped out today after… Video, Audio

Nearly a week since their launch, Auckland's shiny new vaccination buses have given the shot to just over 400 people.

But several of the promised buses are yet to hit the road.

Checkpoint went in… Video, Audio

New Zealand has won its first boxing medal at the Olympics since David Tua way back in 1992.

David Nyika was already guaranteed to break that drought, having secured a bronze by advancing to the… Video, Audio

In an attempt to help people buy their first home, the government has eased restrictions on First Home Grants and Loans.

Both are subject to property value caps. In Auckland, that cap will increase… Video, Audio