Tess Brunton

Expectations were high ahead of the FIFA Women's World Cup, and tourism businesses say the tournament has definitely exceeded them. Aotearoa hosted 29 games, drawing some record football crowds and… Audio

Otago correspondent Tess Brunton discusses another temporary closure of Oamaru Emergency Department, due to doctor shortages. And down in Gore, an $11,000 attempt to patch up relations between mayor… Audio

Snow is falling in Dunedin after a cold front has hit the South Island.

Air New Zealand has also cancelled or delayed half a dozen flights because of ice on the runway of Dunedin Airport.

Reporter… Audio

Disappointed but proud - that's how many Football Fern fans are feeling after last night's nail-biting nil-all draw against Switzerland.

The Dunedin game means the Ferns are out of the FIFA Women's… Audio

While they only managed one goal in the tournament, the Football Ferns also only conceded one goal.

A big part of that was due to defender Rebekah Stott, who spoke to reporter Tess Brunton after the… Audio

Dunedin football fans are fizzing ahead of hosting the Football Ferns' crucial showdown against Switzerland on Sunday. The match could make or break the home team's hopes to make the knockout round of… Audio

Maori tourism operators are welcoming more public awareness and interest in Matariki. Last year was the first time it was marked with a public holiday. This Friday Matariki events are organised across… Audio

Emergency healthcare in Christchurch is at breaking point. The hospital's emergency department this week saw a record 412 people in a 24 hour period. Some patients are waiting weeks to see their GP… Audio

Southland has unveiled a bright vision for its future regardless of whether Tiwai Point aluminium smelter closes or not.

Beyond 2025 is the long term plan for tackling the region's challenges and… Audio

Invercargill's mayor Nobby Clark has been lambasted by local iwi over his attitude towards giving civic buildings a Māori as well as an English name.

At a fiery meeting yesterday he put forward a… Audio

RNZ reporter Tess Brunton joins Kathryn to talk about the decision to cut a multi-million dollar centre that would've housed teaching and professional development from Dunedin's new health precinct… Audio

A ghost town - that's what Fox Glacier residents feared their town would become after access to their main tourist attraction was severed four years ago. In March 2019, a major landslide destroyed the… Audio

Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has faced a grilling by University of Otago students during his trip to Ōtepoti today.

Students, staff and community members have been fighting against the university's… Audio

Hopes were high that dates for booking spots on the Great Walks would be released yesterday.

But trampers and tourism businesses were disappointed, again.

The Department of Conservation has had… Audio

Hundreds of people have turned up to protest proposed job cuts at Otago University today. This is the second protest where staff, students and members of the public are marching through the campus… Audio

A small West Coast community says fully reopening the Heaphy Track will breathe new life back into the town.

Last February, storms damaged the track and destroyed a vital bridge - making it… Audio

Tourism businesses in cyclone-hit regions say the welcome mat is out, but not enough people have come in.

For many in the tourism industry, winter usually signals a time to hunker down and survive… Audio

The tourism industry says i-site visitor centres still have an important role to play, despite the ease of accessing information online. Pre-Covid, there were more than 80 centres dotted around the… Audio

Gore residents say they're sick of childish behaviour from their elected representatives - with councillors trying to oust their mayor.

The country's youngest mayor, Ben Bell, has been asked to… Audio

The much awaited return of Chinese tourists is off to a slower than expected start.

Pre-Covid, China was Aotearoa's second largest international market by arrivals.... behind Australia.

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