Samantha Gee
Marlborough Sounds road repair options finally released
Almost two years after the first of two devastating storms caused widespread damage to the Marlborough Sounds - the council has released its preferred repair options. It's suggesting road access be… Audio
Fully electric bus service on its way to Nelson and Tasman
In a few months, Nelson and Tasman will have a new bus service - with more destinations, more regular buses and lower fares. The main fleet of seventeen buses will also be fully electric. Some… Audio
Around the motu : Samantha Gee in Nelson
Samantha details the lengthy fundraising efforts by Motueka locals for an indoor swimming pool. Also an update on West Coast flood protection funding, Nelson's flood recovery, Blenheim's new library's… Audio
Residents still waiting decades after Motueka pool promise
How long is too long for a fundraising effort?
Some in Motueka have an idea.
The community has been fundraising for an indoor, heated pool for at least 20 years.
And its not that there's a lack of… Audio
Stricken cargo ship MV Shiling returns to Wellington Harbour
The stricken cargo ship MV Shiling has returned to Wellington harbour, almost two weeks after it set sail for Singapore for urgent repair work. The ship was forced to make a mayday call when it lost… Video, Audio
Full extent of damage after Nelson's August floods made clear
As Nelson recovers from the devastating August floods - the full extent of slip damage across the region is becoming clearer.
Thirty three homes were damaged by landslide debris that came from… Video, Audio
Flood protection funds for Westport half what was asked for
It's a town that knows about the impacts of climate change all to well.. and today the Prime Minister chipped in money for flood protection.
Westport has had several flooding events in recent years… Audio
Long-awaited Blenheim Library opens
It's been ten years in the making, but Blenheim's new library will open its doors to the public for the first time today. The building, which cost $20 million, will also be home to the region's art… Audio
Life in Nelson, with lowest average wages in NZ
Nelson has long been known for its "Sunshine Wages" but a new report shows they have fallen to 14 percent below the national average.
At just over $60,000 dollars a year - they are the lowest average… Audio
NZers prepare to mark King Charles' Coronation
As Britain prepares for the coronation of King Charles the third, so too are those here in the Commonwealth's most far flung country. New Zealanders will mark the occassion with gun salutes, tree… Audio
Around the motu: Samantha Gee in Nelson
RNZ Nelson reporter Samantha Gee joins Kathryn to talk about how residents affected by a tornado that tore its way through Upper Moutere are coping with the clean up two weeks later. Nelsonians have… Audio
Economy: NZ inflation down from historic high to 6.7 percent
'The world war on inflation is turning'. From historical highs, the inflation figure dipped today to 6.7 percent - but is still at levels not seen since the 1990s.
Global fuel prices have come down -… Audio
Canterbury competition targets feral cats, but SAFE not happy
A North Canterbury hunting competition is encouraging kids to shoot feral cats - and whoever bags the most between now and the end of June - wins a $250 prize.
The SPCA is investigating the death of… Audio
Reactions across NZ to affordable water reforms policy relaunch
It's just 24 hours old, and already there's a legal challenge to the government's replacement for the Three Waters proposal.
The government has ditched the four mega-entities that would have… Audio
Scabies cases on rise across Canterbury
Cases of the skin infection scabies are on the rise across Canterbury and other parts of the country.
Scabies is caused by a tiny, burrowing mite, that's been described as 'lice of the flesh'.
While… Audio
Weather: Severe thunderstorm warning after tornadoes hit Kāpiti, Tasman
Large areas of the North Island and parts of the South are bracing for severe thunderstorms, after the MetService issued fresh warnings today.
The severe thunderstorms are predicted from Northland… Video, Audio
Repair progress after the tornado in Tasman
People are desperately trying to repair their tornado- hit homes after a weekend of carnage.
About 50 homes in East Auckland have been damaged, and 10 have been yellow stickered after a tornado swept… Audio
Tasman district in clean up mode after tornado
Upper Moutere in the Tasman district is in clean up mode this morning after a tornado struck yesterday.
About 50 homes were damaged, a dozen of which had roofs that had partially or completely… Audio
Around the motu: Samantha Gee in Nelson
Councils on either side of the Cook Strait are raising concerns with the government over the lack of support for vessels travelling between Wellington and Picton .Cancellations continue for those who… Audio
Nelson homeowners waiting six months for repairs after floods
Some residents in Whakatū/Nelson are still waiting for their homes to be repaired six months after they were displaced by flooding.
Prime Minister Chris Hipkins visited today to check in on its… Video, Audio