Timothy Brown

In Gore there's been a big backdown on a move to express no confidence in the mayor, Ben Bell.

The 24 year old mayor and the council's chief executive, Stephen Parry, haven't been speaking for… Video, Audio

The countdown is on for a heated 4 o'clock meeting scheduled in Gore on Tuesday. Councillors will consider a vote of no confidence in Mayor Ben Bell, among other options reflecting disapproval of… Audio

A community board chair says she's seen Gore District Council staff behave unprofessionally towards Mayor Ben Bell, and they've been less than helpful to the community board as well.

Nicky Coats is… Audio

It'll be another tense day at the Gore District Council today as the stoush between the Mayor, councillors and the chief executive heats up. 24 year old Mayor Ben Bell and long-standing chief… Audio

Gore District councillors will meet next Tuesday to begin the process of removing their Mayor.

Ben Bell, who is New Zealand's youngest ever Mayor has been asked to resign by the majority of his… Audio

When it comes to catching a wave, Hāwea Flat - just outside Wānaka, isn't the first place that springs to mind.

But that's about change with the launch of YourWave - essentially what happens when a… Video, Audio

It's now been almost a week since Dunedin climate activist and one-time Green Party candidate, Jack Brazil, was shot in Dunedin - and no arrests have been made.

Mr Brazil survived the shooting and is… Audio

The Gore District Council has been paralysed for months over the fallout of the fractured relationship between its mayor and chief executive.

That was the way chief executive Stephen Parry summed it… Audio

One of the men at the centre of the stand off at Gore District Council was given a two year contract extension just days before a new council was picked.

Chief executive Stephen Parry is no longer on… Audio

A Gore councillor has quit, saying there's "unsustainable anxiety" at the council.

The resignation of Bret Highsted has triggered a costly by election. The mayor and chief executive aren't talking to… Audio

Controversy continues to circle the Gore District Council, with the relationship between the mayor and chief executive having broken down so much, another councillor will now act as an intermediary… Audio

Recent rainfall has alleviated drought concerns in Otago and Southland, but it's still been another tough summer for southern farmers.

Hot and dry summers have been the norm in recent years - and… Video, Audio

A short, sharp storm has brought widespread disruption to the South Island.

Roads have closed due to flooding or trees being downed, power was cut to thousands of homes and businesses, and on the… Audio

Imagine being told by your landlord that the spare room is now an Airbnb. That's exactly the scenario which confronted a group of Queenstown renters last week.

A housing crisis in the area continues… Audio

Doctors and nurses worked about one million more hours than expected between April and October last year.

New data obtained under the Official Information Act has quantified for the first time the… Audio

Children around Napier have returned to school today for the first time since Cyclone Gabrielle struck just over a week ago.

Far from a return to normality, it at least provided children - and their… Video, Audio

In Hawkes Bay, the water is now mostly gone, but the dust has taken its place.

Thousands of tonnes of silt left by floodwater is being baked in the sun.

Reporter Timothy Brown visited the rural… Audio

The resilience of the people of the Hawke's Bay is shining through.

Seven days on from Cyclone Gabrielle and 10,000 - most in Napier city - are still without power.

Electricity company Unison says… Video, Audio

This time last year hundreds of cars and a few thousand people had descended on central Wellington and Parliament to protest against the government's Covid-19 vaccine mandates.

The motivations were… Audio