Tess Brunton

The Invercargill City Council has approved a draft plan, addressing concerns from the Department of Internal Affairs about rising tension among councillors and about the council's ability to govern

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The Invercargill City Council's plans to restore trust and confidence in its ability to govern is likely to cost ratepayers tens of thousands of dollars.

Last month, rising tensions between… Audio

Snow and rain have helped, but it could take months to fully extinguish a scrub fire in the Mackenzie District.

Property owners who were evacuated were able to return home yesterday. The blaze near… Audio

Firefighters are still battling to slow a huge scrub fire burning since Sunday in Mackenzie Country, but bad weather overnight has helped their efforts. Reporter Tess Brunton talks to Jesse about the… Audio

Damage caused by a large scrub fire in the Mackenzie Country is being assessed by the Minister of Civil Defence.

Peeni Henare has been visiting the affected area near Twizel alongside the Mackenzie… Audio

Queenstown Lakes residents have slammed Aurora Energy plan's to hike power prices, calling the power company untrustworthy, unreliable and even incompetent.

The company has applied to the Commerce… Audio

The return to Covid-19 Alert Level 2 has been described a 'kick in the guts' for South Island businesses which were just getting back on their feet.

Last night's announcement triggered a flood of… Audio

Dunedin churchgoers have begun cleaning up after a fire broke out in the roof of St Paul's Cathedral early this morning.

Firefighters were called to the Anglican Cathedral at the corner of Moray… Video, Audio

The clean up has started at St Paul's Cathedral in Dunedin where a fire broke out early this morning.

Firefighters were called to the Anglican cathedral at the corner of Moray Place and Stuart Street… Audio

The roof of St Paul Anglican Cathedral in Dunedin is on fire.

Firefighters were called at about 3:30 on Tuesday morning.

Reporter Tess Brunton speaks to Kim Hill. Audio

A fire that took hold in the roof of St Paul's Cathedral in central Dunedin appears to now be under control.

Firefighters were called at about 3:30 on Tuesday morning.

Reporter Tess Brunton speaks… Audio

The roof of St Paul Anglican Cathedral in Dunedin is on fire.

Firefighters were called at about 3:30 on Tuesday morning. Audio

Queenstown residents have been queuing to get tested for Covid-19 at a free, drive-thru testing site this morning 

The site has been set up at the Pak'n'Save carpark in Frankton and started testing… Audio

People around Queenstown are being encouraged to get tested for Covid-19 after a recent visitor tested positive in South Korea.

A free pop-up surveillance testing site has been set up today at the… Audio

Repair work on one of the country's most isolated highways - the Milford Road - is ongoing with road crews facing challenging conditions as winter takes hold.

The only road into Milford Sound was… Video, Audio

Fiordland is facing up to 40 percent unemployment with many tourism business saying they're unsure about their future.

This year the region has been hit by severe flooding that cut access to Milford… Video, Audio

Clutha-Southland MP Hamish Walker won't be seeking re-election after confessing to leaking the details of Covid-19 patients to media.

Walker admitted to the act on Tuesday, but since then has not… Audio

Shockwaves continue to ripple through National MP Hamish Walker's electorate in the wake of revelations he's behind the leak of Covid-19 patient details to media.

He won Clutha-Southland comfortably… Audio

Meanwhile residents in Hamish Walker's electorate are shocked he's behind the leak of Covid-19 patient details to media. Hamish Walker won nearly 60 percent of MP votes in the last election - but a… Audio

The Southern District Health Board has made it clear it would prefer Queenstown wasn't used for isolating and quarantining returning New Zealanders.

Last week the government announced it was looking… Audio