Kirsty Frame
Nelson update: Moderate rain continues, expected to get heavier
More than 220 homes near the Maitai River were evacuated yesterday as the river surged, and ten more in the Tahunanui Hills joined them overnight because of a slip.
The mayor, Rachel Reese, told… Audio
Anxious night in Nelson after flooding forced evacuations
Hundreds of people in Nelson have had an anxious night waiting to find out if their homes have been flooded.
The city is under state of emergency after the Maitai River burst its banks yesterday… Audio
More slips come down in Wellington
Wellingtonians woke up to more slips this morning after a run of wet weather. The slips are affecting homes and travel. Wellington reporter Kirsty Frame spoke to Mani Dunlop from the site of a large… Audio
The latest on Wellington's hills slip slidin' away
Geotechnical engineers will today assess the slip on The Terrace in central Wellington to determine if evacuated residents can return home.
RNZ reporter Kirsty Frame has the story from the site. Audio
Geotechnical engineers to assess Terrace slip
Geotechnical engineers will today assess the slip on The Terrace in central Wellington.
About a dozen households were evacuated yesterday when a retaining wall gave way.
This morning, the council is… Audio
Wellington City Council moving social housing to charity
Wellington City Council is poised to move its entire social housing portfolio into a new community housing charity.
It is also planning to use millions of dollars in three-waters sweetener funding… Audio
The Week in Detail: Brain drains, All Blacks and student finances
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
The Detail: Rite of passage or abject poverty?
Two-thirds of students struggle to afford the very basics. Why aren't we doing anything about it? Audio
Scathing review of Wellington Water's fluoridation programme
A scathing review has found flouridating water was "not a priority" for Wellington Water and was inconsistently done for six years.
Wellington Water has been told to take a "relentless" shift in… Video, Audio
Mahanga Bay covered in rubbish after occupation
A clean up is underway at the Mahanga Bay occupation site that had been home to nearly 50 protestors for several weeks.
Six of them are under arrest after the police moved in on Thursday.
Police say… Audio
Govt's Wellington light rail plan met with some scepticism on capital streets
The wheels appear to be moving on Wellington's massive transport and infrastructure overhaul - at a landmark cost of $7.2 billion.
The government's given the thumbs up for light rail across town, an… Video, Audio
Alopecia sufferers want more support for wigs
The Ministry of Health is edging closer to giving much-needed support for people who lose their hair.
Those suffering from alopecia are struggling to afford wigs and say the Government subsidy barely… Audio
Covid re-infections within 90-days don't need re-test - Health Ministry
People are getting re-infected with Covid-19, but the Ministry of Health is telling people re-infected within 90 days not to get tested again.
International cases are suggesting it's becoming more… Audio
Person injured at Tawa College in suspected stabbing
Tawa College in Wellington was put into lockdown this afternoon - after a person was injured and taken to hospital.
Our reporter Kirsty Frame joins us now from outside Tawa College.
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Wellington looking into options for new dump
Wellingtonians have until next week to decide what they want to do about the city's tip.
The Southern Landfill is due to overflow in four years, and the council is looking at three very different… Audio
Three people stabbed in Cambridge
Three people were stabbed in an attack in the Waikato town of Cambridge on Wednesday evening.
Police said emergency services were called to a commerical property on Campbell Street just before 9pm… Audio
Wellington water pipe project behind schedule again
A water pipe project in the Wellington suburb of Island Bay is behind schedule yet again after a string of delays and errors.
Work began on several streets between Island Bay and Owhiro Bay in August… Audio
Sea level rise to hit NZ sooner than thought - new data
Rising sea levels and cities that are slowly sinking. Scientists say the impacts of sea level rise will be be knocking on peoples doors sooner than expected.
New data from NZ Sea Rise has painted a… Video, Audio
Weather: Major disruptions in Wellington as fog lingers
A stubborn blanket of fog has been causing significant travel disruptions in and out of Wellington again today.
The capital has been under cover for almost three days now and it's grounded almost… Audio
Growing number of capital's cases increase GP pressure
Wellington's front line care workers are operating around the clock to help people isolate at home with Covid. At least 17-thousand people across the region are isolating and need some level of… Audio