Tess Brunton
Some cancer patients denied access to specialist care - report
A damning report has found some cancer patients are being denied access to timely specialist care, because of where they live.
The investigation by the Health and Disability Commission detailed six… Audio
Pests making most of debris as people rebuild after cyclone
As cyclone hit communities rebuild this lives, pests have been making the most of the chaos, destruction and abandoned homes.
Tired of seeing rats have free run, residents are taking matters into… Audio
Tourism operators facing disrupted Easter
Tourism operators are facing a disrupted Easter with staff shortages, ferry cancellations and travel uncertainty causing more pain after a difficult few years.
Some businesses are turning away… Audio
Queenstown businesses look into housing staff
It's been called for, for some time and now it seems more Queenstown businesses are listening - buying up or altering properties to house the staff they need to run their businesses.
Just last week… Audio
Homeless in paradise - living in tents, cars in Queenstown
Homeless in paradise - that's how Queenstown residents describe living in the resort town during the housing crisis.
People are resorting to living in cars, tents, hostels and couch surfing as… Audio
Hastings not ruling out rezoning land after cyclone
The Hastings District Council isn't ruling out rezoning land so more houses can be built, but not at the cost of prized productive land.
Cyclone Gabrielle has damaged and destroyed homes… Audio
Volunteers helping with laundry in Hawke's Bay
For the mud-caked residents and volunteers of Hawkes Bay, cleaning clothes can make a hard day even tougher.
But a new group is hoping to spin that around by collecting, washing and drying their… Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle doesn't stop man's Puketapu store purchase
A Hawkes Bay man hasn't let Cyclone Gabrielle put him off from buying a local store in a hard hit rural area.
Jaycen Maxwell took the plunge in Puketapu taking on the business within days of the… Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: Tests for contamination at Napier industrial area
Officials are waiting to find out how contaminated an industrial area in Napier has become after floodwaters swept through three weeks ago.
The area in Awatoto is home to about 20 businesses… Audio
Hastings animal evacuation centre housing 30 dogs
The Hastings community is getting tails wagging at an animal evacuation centre.
There are about 50 animals at the temporary HUHA shelter, including roughly 30 dogs.
People are coming in droves to… Audio
Going sea lion spotting with Ōtepoti's intrepid scout
Now to Dunedin, where an octogenarian spends her days, documenting one of the rarest sea lion species in the world - and even has one named after her.
Janet Ledingham wanders the shores and dunes… Video, Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: Havelock North community mucking in
The Havelock North community is pitching in to help residents whose homes have been inundated with sewage-contaminated water and mud.
The Mangarua Stream rose quickly, as cyclone Gabrielle hit… Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: Esk Valley
Diggers have arrived in the rural Hawke's Bay community of Eskdale to clear vast quantities of mud and debris, and help residents to view their homes. Tess Brunton has been in the Esk Valley to… Audio
Eskdale residents picking through mud, silt
Eskdale remains one of the hardest-hit areas in Hawke's Bay.
RNZ reporter Tess Brunton went to Eskdale yesterday and witnessed the devastation.
She spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: Mud covers grape vines in Esk Valley - PM
Tess Brunton spent the day with the Prime Minister in the Esk Valley, where a torrent of water sent silt covering vineyards and orchards. [embed]… Video, Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: Stories of hope amongst ruin in Hawke's Bay
In Hawke's Bay there are heartbreaking stories of people who have lost everything.
But, as RNZ's Tess Brunton reports, there are stories of hope and community amongst the wreckage. Video, Audio
Dunedin Council weighs up fighting hospital cuts
Dunedin's council will consider today whether it will spend up to $130,000 dollars to fight cuts to the city's new hospital.
The cost of building the hospital ballooned by 200-million dollars and… Audio
Te Anau businesses brace for staff shortage
Te Anau businesses are bracing for more staff shortages as student workers return to their studies in the coming weeks.
Some businesses are already operating with reduced hours and menus and that's… Audio
Around the Motu: Tess Brunton in Otago
Kathryn speaks with RNZ Otago reporter Tess Brunton about the controversial changes to Dunedin Hospital, with a reduction in beds, operating theatres and space for staff to work. She'll also talk… Audio
Clean up for Otago homes after tornado rips through
A Central Otago community is in clean up mode after a tornado tore through on Saturday night, causing extensive damage to some properties. The tornado ripped through rural Alexandra and Springvale… Audio