Tessa Guest
Dozens of houses flooded in Auckland
Torrential rain has flooded at least 71 households in Auckland overnight, with a hundred millimetres falling in two hours. Morning Report producer Tessa Guest spoke Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio
Morning Report Essentials for Wednesday 24 April 2024
On today's episode, the Labour Party says the government's first changes to the Resource Management Act are short-sighted, leader Chris Hipkins joins us, lawyers are pushing back against the… Audio
Swipe card found in Antarctica 13 years after it was lost
You've heard of finding a needle in a haystack, but what about finding a swipe card in the vast expanse of the world's oceans? Tessa Guest reports. Audio
One in ten hospital admissions alcohol related: Study
A new study shows a spike in people aged 25 to 54 needing hospital level care for alcohol issues, rising by a third over a decade. Morning Report producer Tessa Guest reports. Audio
Seasonal input on NZ Christmas spread
Down in the southern hemisphere, we've accepted the wintry Christmas songs that don't make sense.
But when it comes to the Christmas table spread, our seasons have had some input.
While we've kept… Audio
National Action Day protest updates
Updates from reporters Taiha Molyneux in West Auckland, Emma Stanford on the North Shore, Tessa Guest in Wellington, Robin Martin in New Plymouth and Peter de Graaf in Whangārei on National Action… Audio
Rawiri Waititi on national protests
Protestors have made their way to Parliament during the National Action Day.
Te Pāti Māori co-leader Rawiri Waititi spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
National Action Day protest updates
Updates from reporters Taiha Molyneux in West Auckland, Emma Stanford on the North Shore, Tessa Guest in Wellington and Robin Martin in New Plymouth on National Action Day. Audio
Buses colliding with parked cars in capital
A Wellington woman whose parked car was smashed up by a passing bus is furious at the response she got from the bus company.
Buses collided with 88 parked cars in the city, in the first nine months… Audio
Winds whip upper North Island
Wicked winds are whipping the upper North Island this morning, bringing relentless rain to Northland, Coromandel and Te Tairāwhiti.
Orange, heavy rain warnings, are in force for those areas with 29… Audio
Christmas set to be packed at airports
Christmas is coming, and with borders open at long last, this year finally marks the return of the international holiday season.
Airports are set to be packed to the brim, with Flight Centre bookings… Audio
Canterbury campground evacuated due to fire threat
One hundred and thirty people have been evacuated from a coastal campground north of Christchurch at Pegasus Beach, after a wildfire took hold last night.
The fire started about 8 o'clock and… Audio
Aotearoa space industry wants $16m boost
Aotearoa's space industry is impatient to get its hands on a $16 million boost from the government.
The sector is already worth $1.6 billion and employs 12,000 people, but industry leaders says more… Audio
Former Gloriavale members try prove they were employees
Six former Gloriavale women are trying to prove they were employees not volunteers when they lived in the Christian community on the South Island's West Coast.
Gloriavale's leaders deny that the… Audio
Shoppers skipping supermarkets in favour of independents
Some shoppers are already turning their back on the big two supermarket chains - well before new moves aimed at reducing the hold they have.
A Commerce Commission report revealed in May that… Audio
Christchurch looking ahead after flood hit
Christchurch is still reeling in the aftermath of a two-day downpour that swamped the city. It left landslides, flooded roads and trapped residents in its wake, even after the sun came out. The… Audio
Christchurch rain set to ease as residents assess damage
Metservice forecasts that the rain will ease over Christchurch today, as residents asses the extent of flood damage, and start to clean up.
Slips, school closures, and widespread surface flooding hit… Audio
Timaru update after State of Emergency declared for area
The Timaru District Council had to declare a State of Emergency at midnight on Wednesday for the Pleasant Point-Temuka Ward, to get people to evacuate an area at risk of being flooded if a damaged… Audio
All eyes on Ashburton as ECan warns of floods
Council staff are out near Ashburton this morning as river levels continue to rise with warnings vulnerable areas could flood.
Environment Canterbury says rivers and streams will peak this afternoon… Audio
Māori organisations working to get whānau to own homes
Māori organisations across the country are working to get whānau into their own homes.
The latest census data shows just 31 percent of Māori own homes, compared to 58 percent of Pākehā.
Hundreds… Audio
