Māni Dunlop

In this week's Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Mark Leishman about racist abuse of journalists and the potential for more of it in a toxic election campaign. Also: an eyebrow-raising Media… Audio

A staunch reo Māori advocate and social media influencer from the East Coast is walking from Gisborne to Hicks Bay of damaged State Highway 35 to raise awareness and money for cyclone-hit areas.

Much… Audio

Three men have been charged with murder in relation to the death of an Auckland dairy worker last year.

Janak Patel was killed outside the Rose Cottage Dairy in Sandringham last November sparking… Audio

The National Party has asked Parliament's Finance and Expenditure Select Committee to have a short, sharp inquiry into the retail banking sector amid growing calls for an investigation.

According to… Audio

The emergency department crisis is resulting in paramedics caring for patients in public spaces.

Auckland Hospital's emergency department was so full on Monday night it turned away six ambulances… Audio

An Auckland man who planned a violent attack targeting non-Muslims, after becoming radicalised online, has today been sentenced to two years and five months in prison.

The 21 year old appeared today… Audio

It's almost time for the most important statistical exercise, our National Census Day - te Rā Kautetanga

March the 7th is the day, but there is an extension by up to eight weeks for areas affected by… Audio

Time now for our regular civil defence announcement at this time every day for listeners in isolated rural communities in Tai Rāwhiti and Hawkes Bay. Audio

A second severe tropical cyclone - Kevin - is lashing Vanuatu; and it's getting stronger as it heads south. 

Currently a Category 3, it's expected to be a Category 4 by tomorrow morning when it… Audio

Today many rangatahi and climate justice advocates are taking the streets to start a global climate strike calling for more urgent action to curb climate change.

There are at least 10 events taking… Audio

Severe Tropical Cylone Kevin is lashing Vanuatu, and gaining strength as it follows a similar path to Judy. 

The latest warning from Vanuatu's meteorology department says Kevin is a category three… Audio

Teams are working to restore power and communication in parts of Vanuatu badly hit by Severe Tropical Cyclone Judy.

Two southern islands are cut off, and a red tropical cyclone warning remains in… Audio

More than half-a-metre (546mm) of rain fell in Glengarry during Cyclone Gabrielle. 

That's according to Hawke's Bay Regional Council which is still verifying rain gauge data after many were knocked… Audio

An investigation into a fatal helicopter crash at Kekerengu, north of Kaikōura, found the pilot's inexperience was a key factor.

Two adults died and three children were seriously injured when the… Audio

Regular civil defence announcements for listeners in Tai Rawhiti and Hawke's Bay rural communities, many of whom remain isolated. Audio

The Agriculture Minister says the size and cost of the sector's long-term recovery from Cyclone Gabrielle remains unclear, but paying for it will take everyone involved. 

He says 1200 of the 2000… Audio

Severe Tropical Cyclone Judy has left a trail of destruction throughout many of Vanuatu's islands overnight. 

Power and communication lines are still out in the Southern Islands of Erromango and… Audio

Thousands of Auckland University students' classes are cancelled today and tomorrow morning, as tertiary education union members go on strike.

This afternoon, nearly 1200 union members will rally… Audio

The recovery from Cyclone Gabrielle's expected to cost more than ten billion dollars, but experts say it'll take more than just cash.

Insurer IAG's modelling shows one percent of homes - 20,000 -… Audio

The latest warnings regarding the Category three Severe Tropical Cyclone Judy which is currently located near Port Vila in Vanuatu.

Maximum winds close to the center are estimated at 165 kilometres… Audio