Lisa Owen

The Prime Minister Chris Hipkins today announced an additional three hundred and one million dollar boost for the rebuild of earthquake damaged Christchurch schools, and said the programme in… Video, Audio

More than 30 Auckland roads are still closed following back to back to extreme weather events including the anniversary weekend floods and Cyclone Gabrielle.

That's down from a peak of 120 roads… Video, Audio

But we begin on Auckland's West Coast where tonight Muriwai residents are still waiting for answers after a community meeting left them with very few.

There are now 128 red-stickered properties with… Video, Audio

Some flood isolated communites could be weeks away from being reconnected with temporary bridges still in the design phase.

The government has anounced three bailey bridges have already been built… Video, Audio

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

A year ago today the 23 day occupation of Parliament by anti-mandate protestors came to its shocking and violent end.

RNZ video journalist Angus Dreaver captured the dramatic moments for Checkpoint… Video, Audio

Muriwai residents - who have been out of their homes for two weeks - are desperate to hear about progress.

Nearly 200 homes were evacuated after Cyclone Gabrielle brought down landslides, residents… Video, Audio

Cyclone Gabrielle has stopped Waikaremoana hikers in their tracks. The Great Walk is closed completely due to damage from flooding.

Te Urewera and its roads took a hammering during the recent foul… Video, Audio

More than 40 extra freight trucks per day will be on the already fragile roads of Northland after a major slip on the region's main rail network.

The North Auckland Line, between Swanson and… Audio

After a three year absence the New Zealand Golf Open is back with record prize money up for grabs.

The tournament at Millbrook Resort in Arrowtown has a field of 156 professionals and 156 amateurs -… Video, Audio

Temporary villages could go up in Hawke's Bay to help house up to 1000 people displaced by Cyclone Gabrielle.

Housing minister Megan Woods was on the ground today - to get a feel for how desperate… Audio

The destruction brought by Cyclone Gabrielle has destroyed homes, businesses and infrastructure across the North Island.

The recovery is set to cost billions and in some cases the damage caused will… Video, Audio

Hundreds of people queued to get a taste of California in Wellington today.

American chain In-N-Out burger has set up a pop up site in the city.

Our reporter Samuel Rillstone and cameraman Angus… Video, Audio

Hawke's Bay locals didn't hold back when they had a chance to tell senior police and local mayors what it's like living in the flooded region, with looters prowling around.

After surviving the… Video, Audio

The Rolling Stones and Billy Joel both sing about it, and it plays a starring role in one of Humphrey Bogart's most memorable lines.

Now a New Zealand made Gin's been named a world best. Roots… Audio

Some vegetable prices have doubled since Cyclone Gabrielle hit New Zealand and decimated vast areas of crops.

Kumara and leafy vegetables are among the veges hardest hit by flooding, and supermarkets… Video, Audio

National says the government's been way too slow in bolstering police numbers in cyclone-hit Hawke's Bay.

The Prime Minister has announced more police are being sent in despite initially hosing down… Video, Audio