Susie Ferguson
US plans to ramp up diplomacy with the Pacific
US officials have spelled out plans to step up diplomatic engagement with the Pacific.
Speaking at the US-New Zealand business summit, the US's Indo-Pacific coordinator Kurt Campbell invited Pacific… Audio
Top Stories for Tuesday 3 May 2022
Today on RNZ National People are being promised their homes will still be built despite construction company Armstrong Downes Commercial going into liquidation The US is stepping up its diplomatic… Audio
Top Stories for Monday 2 May 2022
Sea levels are rising faster than thought, We speak to the Prime Minister about the government's response, and our border has reopened to vaccinated visitors from 60 visa-waiver countries- we'll cross… Audio
Top Stories for Tuesday 26 April 2022
The Government is pushing forward with plans for more co-gov-ernance arrangements - we speak to Deputy Prime Minister, Grant Robertson, there are growing calls for a national inquiry into port safety… Audio
Top Stories for Wednesday 20 April 2022
Top stories this morning... The Battle of the Donbas is escalating, with Russia unleashing thousands more troops on eastern Ukraine There are calls for compensation after thousands of returnees… Audio
Top Stories for Wednesday 19 April 2022
Top stories this morning... Acting Prime Minister Grant Robertson discusses Jacinda Ardern's first international trade trip in two years Hundreds of drink drivers are getting away with never having an… Audio
Louisa Wall on Parliament exit
Outgoing Labour MP Louisa Wall will give her valedictory speech in Parliament later today.
She has been appointed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to be the Pacific Ambassador for Gender Equality.
…Covid-19: Health provider on infections Southland
The country has woken up in the orange Covid-19 setting this morning, just in time for the long Easter weekend.
A Covid-19 modeller is warning that the new setting poses a significant risk in Otago… Audio
Department of Conservation warns Easter trampers to be cautious
The long Easter weekend is upon us and many people are keen to get away.
Easter's a popular time for tramping.
Department of Conservation director of heritage and visitors Tim Bamford spoke to Susie… Audio
Wairoa update: Storm clears but damage remains
Intense downpours in Tairāwhiti overnight cleared on Thursday morning.
Two-hundred millimetres of rain was recorded in the northern part of the region in the five hours to midnight, on top of heavy… Audio
Record requests for help from non-profit lender
A non-profit organisation that lends to struggling families, Nga Tangata Microfinance, says it's is handling record requests for help.
Chief executive Natalie Vincent spoke to Susie Ferguson. Audio
Covid-19: Bar owner on orange move
After 80 days at the red Covid-19 setting, New Zealand is in Orange - giving people the freedom to gather in unlimited numbers, stand at bars, or go to school without masks.
Reactions on the streets… Audio
UK minister resigns after Boris Johnson fined for lockdown parties
UK Justice Minister David Wolfson has resigned in protest after Prime Minister Boris Johnson was fined for breaking Covid-19 restrictions in the form of a string of parties at his home.
Johnson is… Audio
Tairawhiti and Wairoa roading update
Many roads across Tairāwhiti and the Wairoa District are closed due to slips, flooding and fallen trees.
That includes State Highway 35 between Potaka down to Okitu, just east of Gisborne, and State… Audio
Top Stories for Thursday 14 April 2022
Restaurants and cafes are getting ready for a busy Easter, after the move to the orange Covid setting, the move comes as Covid infections continue to rise in Otago and Southland, Tairawhiti and Wairoa… Audio
Pacific political alliance forms against deep sea mining
A new political alliance against deep-sea mining in the Pacific kicks off today.
Members of the alliance share concerns about corporations and governments exploiting the ocean floor for minerals. The… Audio
Waiporo bay river crossing washed out
Heavy rain is falling in the ranges around Tairāwhiti this morning.
In Waipiro Bay, a temporary river crossing has washed out... it was installed after the last major storm just three weeks ago.
… Audio
Defence Force Hercules departs for Ukraine
A Hercules aircraft carrying New Zealand Defence Force personnel has departed Auckland for Europe to help distribute donated military aid to Ukraine.
The deployment - New Zealand's biggest to the… Audio
Farmers brace for fallout of Gisborne rain
Heavy rain and strong wind has struck Gisborne and the Wairoa District overnight.
Farmers on the East Coast have prepared as best they can for the storm.
A Tairāwhiti farmer says flooding three… Audio
National against subsidising 'white elephant' public transport projects - Luxon
National Party leader Christopher Luxon says he does support public transport subsidies, after making conflicting comments yesterday.
On Tuesday he told media public transport needed to stand on it's… Video, Audio
