Tess Brunton

Police are investigating the sudden death of a man whose body was found at a Dunedin property on Monday morning.

Emergency services were called to the scene on Hillary Street in Liberton in the… Audio

Police are asking the public for help after a man was found dead at a Dunedin property this morning. Emergency services were called to the scene on Hillary St in Liberton at around 9:00am. The… Video, Audio

Maritime New Zealand has launched an investigation after a tourist ship ran aground in Fiordland Wednesday night.

The Fiordland Navigator made a distress call after running aground near Crooked Arm… Audio

Tess has the latest on a cruise ship which has run aground in Doubtful Sound, and on Queenstown water woes. Audio

Advocates say people with disabilities are missing out on experiencing all the country has to offer because of poor accessiblity in the tourism industry.

One in four New Zealanders have some form of… Audio

Westland District still has a red level rain warning in place, with up to 700 millimetres expected in the ranges and 200 millimetres on the coast.

Emergency management has mobilised staff and… Audio

South Dunedin is one of New Zealand’s most densely populated areas but it is also one of the lowest lying. Coming up with ways to save it from repeated flooding is becoming urgent. Audio

Tess joins Kathryn to talk about developments in the long-running saga of the Gore District Council, the plans on how to make Te Anau-Manapouri Airport financially viable and Queenstown's treatment… Audio

Tourism operators say they don't want new technology to jeopardise the manaakitanga they offer visitors. The industry is facing a rapid rise in new technology they say offers opportunities as well as… Audio

Around the motu: Tess Brunton in Dunedin Audio

Otago university's warning a student could be killed or seriously harmed in flat initiations that can quickly lead to bullying, intimidation and harassment. And it's written to flats it knows are… Video, Audio

Travellers to and from Queenstown faced a chaotic end to the school holidays after reports of an explosive device shut down the airport, led to cancelled flights and left them travellers stranded. The… Video, Audio

Flights are cancelled, passengers are stranded and workers are standing in the rain outside Queenstown Airport as authorities deal with a bomb threat.

Police say the terminal was cleared as a safety… Audio

Tess Brunton is in Queenstown where a potential bomb threat has evacuated the airport earlier this morning. The airport said it activated its emergency security protocols shortly after 8.30am and… Audio

More than 300,000 people are being potentially supplied drinking water that doesn't have the necessary protective barriers. The country's water regulator, Taumata Arowai, has named 27 councils that… Audio

Some businesses around Queenstown finally have relief after two weeks of boiling water to keep afloat amid a cryptosporidium outbreak.

20,000 people living in Frankton, Shotover Country, Lake Hayes… Audio

The main river in Gore, the Mataura, is expected to keep rising until this evening.

RNZ reporter Tess Brunton spoke to Morning Report. Audio