Susie Ferguson
Te Puia Springs Hospital staff set for well-deserved break
Health staff at the small hospital in the remote east coast settlement of Te Puia Springs are set to get a well-deserved break today - with medical teams arriving later this morning. Susie checks in… Audio
Budget advisors concerned over relaxation of lending post
Part of the government's rescue package announced yesterday was a relaxation of lending rules to allow those affected by extreme weather to borrow ten thousand dollars. It's a move that some budgeting… Audio
Cyclone support package welcome but "drop in bucket"
The Government has announced a $50 million support package to provide immediate relief for businesses hit by Cyclone Gabrielle. Paul Paynter from Yummy Fruit and Federated Farmers President Andrew… Audio
CycloneGabrielle : reporter Jamie Tahana in Te Karaka
The community of Te Karaka, inland from Gisborne is among the hardest hit from the cyclone, with the entire township evacuated to a hill above the town at the height of the storm. Hundreds of people… Audio
Off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne
Kennedy joins the show from Urupukapuka in the Bay of Islands. He talks to Susie Ferguson about the overwhelming sense of Maori history in the area and also about how the popular understanding of the… Audio, Gallery
Solomons Gold: 'It's what we don't put in that makes it special'
Glenn Yeatmann was working for a Honiara cocoa company back in 2002 when he had the idea of turning the high-quality local cacao beans into chocolate. His Mount Maunganui factory has been… Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle : Wairoa Mayor Craig Little
Craig Little says so many homes are uninhabitable, volunteers are out in force clearing away people's household items that are covered in mud, and silt is everywhere. The focus is on trying to get… Audio
Political commentators Jones & Hurdle
Neale, Tim and Susie discuss the Government's reprioritisation and refocus in light of Cyclone Gabrielle's widespread devastation, and how the relief effort will be funded and crumbling infrastructure… Audio
Around the motu : Diane McCarthy in Whakatane
Diane talks to Susie about local efforts to help the Cyclone Gabrielle relief effort in neighbouring areas hard hit. Eastern Bay of Plenty Local Democracy Reporter, Diane McCarthy is with the… Audio
Book review: Letter for Oumuamua by James Norcliffe
David Hill reviews Letter for 'Oumuamua by James Norcliffe, published by Otago University Press Audio
Suli Tuitaupe: passionate about energising Pacific communities
To improve the health outcomes of Aotearoa's Pacific population, we need to bring a "village feel" to community fitness programmes, says Kiwi-Samoan public health researcher and Les Mills instructor… Video, Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle : Vineyards destroyed
Greg Miller is the restaurant owner at Linden Estate winery in Esk Valley. Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: reporter Sam Gee in Tairawhiti
RNZ reporter Sam Gee talks to Susie from the Civil Defence headquarters in Gisborne. Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: an Esk Valley survival story
There have been some incredible survival stories in the wake of Cyclone Gabrielle, some are only just emerging as communications are slowly restored in the worst affected areas. Two Hawkes Bay… Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: Land instability at West Auckland coastal settlements
In Tamaki Makarau, Waitakere Councillor, Shane Henderson is abreast of the still fragile situation at Muriwai where unstable land is causing concern, particularly on Domain Crescent and he also has an… Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: Tukituki MP Anna Lorck
Anna Lorck is the Labour Party MP for the Tukituki electorate - which covers large parts of Hawkes Bay. Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle : Agriculture Minister Damien O'Connor
The under investment in infrastructure laid bare by the ravages of Cyclone Gabrielle is top of mind for Cabinet today. The Government is refocusing and reprioritising in light of the devastation… Audio
Top Stories for Tuesday 31 January 2023
It's Ratu, Tuesday January the 31st Anei nga kaupapa mo tenei haora.. Top stories this morning... Brace for round two - red weather warnings are in place for Northland, North Auckland and Coromandel… Audio
Top Stories for Friday 27 January 2023
Top stories for 27 January 2023 Tairawhiti residents say the death of a 12-year-old at a Gisborne beach strewn with wood debris could have been prevented. Free range egg farmers are fielding hundreds… Audio
Kiwi reintroduced to Wellington hills after 100 years
Paul Ward first appeared on Nine to Noon in 2018 when he outlined an ambitious plan to reintroduce wild kiwi to Wellington within five years. Four years later, 13 North Island brown have been released… Audio