Kate Gudsell
Widespread flooding North of Porirua as Wellington rain continues
There is widespread flooding in Pāuatahanui north of Porirua where rain is still falling heavily. Audio
E5: Ralph
Almost exactly a year after the birth and death of their first daughter, Wren, Kate Gudsell and Sam Arcus welcome Ralph into their family. Audio
E4: Frida
Kate and Sam are pregnant again. Another girl. But this pregnancy comes with all the baggage from the first.
In this episode, Kate and Sam prepare for the arrival of Frida Audio
E3: How do you go on?
How do you go on after you've lost a child? Kate and Sam and three other mum's who also lost babies describe different grieving processes, the deep lows and the things that lightened the burden. Audio
E2: A Father's Grief
Kate and Sam lost their beautiful baby girl, Wren just six days after she was born. Their grief is shared, but their experiences quite different.
This episode covers the loss of a baby through a… Audio
The heartbreak of losing a baby
Every year around 600 families in New Zealand experience the unimaginable heartbreak of losing a baby at birth or shortly after. Audio
Annual baby deaths twice the road toll
Every year the number of babies that are stillborn or die within a month of birth is twice the country's road toll.
That stark number - the perinatal and neonatal mortality statistics - sits at… Audio
E1: The Thunderstorm
Kate Gudsell and Sam Arcus had a trouble-free pregnancy, but a thunderstorm was quite literally brewing as Kate went into labour. This is a very personal story of grief and loss, but most importantly… Audio
Trailer: The Unthinkable
The Unthinkable is a new podcast series by Susie Ferguson, which opens the door on an issue that affects hundreds of families every year, and yet we struggle to speak about it. Audio
Three men still on the run after escaping from police in Levin
Three men remain on the run in Levin after overpowering a police officer and carjacking a stranger's car yesterday. The men when they were being loaded into a transport vehicle at the Levin District… Audio
Baby dies with alcohol in blood, far over adult driving limit
A coroner has found a two month old baby likely died from drinking breast milk from her heavily intoxicated mother. Sapphire Williams died in January 2017.
RNZ reporter Kate Gudsell has been reading… Audio
West Coast calls for freedom from conservation mining ban
West Coast councils are lobbying the government to exclude the region from its mining ban on conservation land.
They want to wait until a category known as stewardship land has been reviewed and… Audio
Masterton planes crash: 'We saw them collide'
The Civil Aviation Authority will arrive in Masterton to investigate the scene of a fatal two-plane crash on Sunday.
Both pilots of the light aircrafts were killed - one of them had just dropped off… Audio
Secondary teachers' strike starts with no Year 9s
The president of the Secondary Principals Association, Deidre Shea, says Tuesday's strikes will be disruptive, but it understands what the teachers are trying to achieve.
Thousands of Year 9 pupils… Audio
Government's climate change bill hopeful but has its flaws
The government's plan to tackle climate change is being characterised as hopeful but flawed. The proposed Zero Carbon Ammendment Bill, sets out a framework for the country's transition to a low… Audio
Erosion on Kāpiti Coast: Councils watch managed retreat
Councils around the country will be looking to the Greater Wellington Regional Council as it begins planning a managed rereat from the Kāpiti Coast. The council is proposing putting in a 40m erosion… Audio
Thames-Coromandel council to vote on climate change pact
Pressure is piling on the Thames Coromandel to sign a declaration on climate change after figures reveal ratepayers could end up forking out millions of dollars to replace infrastructure because of… Audio
Thames-Coromandel council urged to sign climate change pact
A climate action group says sea level rise in the Thames Coromandel district will impose a huge financial burden on ratepayers and the council needs to sign up to a climate change declaration. The… Audio
Terror attacks have left 'indelible mark' on NZ
People gathered in Wellington for a vigil say the Christchurch mosque terror attacks have left an indelible mark on New Zealand. About 12,000 people gathered at the city's cricket ground, the Basin… Audio
Immigrant family says their way of life feels under threat
At least 12,000 Wellingtonians gathered in the Basin Reserve on Sunday night to pay respects to the victims and their families. Among them was Hussain Suleman who moved his family to this country from… Audio