Tess Brunton

Staffing shortages and reduced airline capacity are hampering businesses as they attempt to brush the cobwebs off their mothballed operations.

Business owners in West Coast glacier towns are working… Audio

There were more than 600 jobs on offer in Queenstown at a recruitment event last night - but only 100 prospective employees to fill the vacancies.

The resort is gearing up for a busy summer and the… Audio

Outside our bigger cities, Aotearoa's smaller centres are seeing stacked races and fraught local issues. Audio

The clock is ticking down in Rotorua towards the first summer in years with international visitors.

But with serious concerns raised about the treatment of tenants living in hotels for emergency… Audio

While Sir Tim Shadbolt, Invercargill's incumbent mayor of more than 20 years, was a no-show at last night's mayoral debate, nine challengers stepped up to share their vision for the southern city.

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RNZ reporter Tess Brunton spoke to Māni Dunlop about what she's been hearing from people in Dunedin. Audio

Residents of Glenorchy face an uncertain future after a study detailed significant natural hazards facing the small Otago settlement.

The study found that an earthquake is likely to result in severe… Audio

Hundreds of international and New Zealand athletes are raring to hit the slopes in the Queenstown Lakes at this year's Winter Games.

It's been a challenging few years for the event, but organisers… Video, Audio

Queenstown businesses want New Zealand to attract high quality tourists, but not at the expense of those on a budget. The Tourism Minister has confirmed the country won't market towards budget… Audio

It will be months before Mataura residents know the full extent of the flooding risk after discovering issues with their stop banks.

Environment Southland is undertaking more investigations after… Audio

The tourism industry is scrambling to find enough staff before the expected influx of tourists this summer.

It's estimated that one in four tourism jobs or 90,000 roles, were cut in the first 12… Audio

Dunedin is still littered with road closures, surface flooding, slips and a big clean job.

The southern city's had a major dousing - some student flats were evacuated overnight but tenants have been… Video, Audio

Dunedin is expecting 50 millimetres of rain by 10 o'clock this morning, on top of what has already fallen. Reporter Tess Brunton spoke to Susie Ferguson from near Montgomery Avenue. Audio

Dunedin Civil Defence Emergency Management is on alert this morning to assess damage to the city from flooding.

People from 35 homes in the city were evacuated last night as the Water of Leith rose.

Some of the country's iconic Great Walks may be rerouted or huts moved as the Department of Conservation prepares for more extreme weather due to climate change.

In the past few years, many of the… Audio

Māori tourism businesses say a targeted funding boost helped to keep their waka steady during turbulent times.

It's been just over a year since the government announced the $15m dollar boost over two… Audio