Timothy Brown

The Gore District Council has been paralysed for months over the fallout of the fractured relationship between its mayor and chief executive.

That was the way chief executive Stephen Parry summed it… Audio

One of the men at the centre of the stand off at Gore District Council was given a two year contract extension just days before a new council was picked.

Chief executive Stephen Parry is no longer on… Audio

A Gore councillor has quit, saying there's "unsustainable anxiety" at the council.

The resignation of Bret Highsted has triggered a costly by election. The mayor and chief executive aren't talking to… Audio

Controversy continues to circle the Gore District Council, with the relationship between the mayor and chief executive having broken down so much, another councillor will now act as an intermediary… Audio

Recent rainfall has alleviated drought concerns in Otago and Southland, but it's still been another tough summer for southern farmers.

Hot and dry summers have been the norm in recent years - and… Video, Audio

A short, sharp storm has brought widespread disruption to the South Island.

Roads have closed due to flooding or trees being downed, power was cut to thousands of homes and businesses, and on the… Audio

Imagine being told by your landlord that the spare room is now an Airbnb. That's exactly the scenario which confronted a group of Queenstown renters last week.

A housing crisis in the area continues… Audio

Doctors and nurses worked about one million more hours than expected between April and October last year.

New data obtained under the Official Information Act has quantified for the first time the… Audio

Children around Napier have returned to school today for the first time since Cyclone Gabrielle struck just over a week ago.

Far from a return to normality, it at least provided children - and their… Video, Audio

In Hawkes Bay, the water is now mostly gone, but the dust has taken its place.

Thousands of tonnes of silt left by floodwater is being baked in the sun.

Reporter Timothy Brown visited the rural… Audio

The resilience of the people of the Hawke's Bay is shining through.

Seven days on from Cyclone Gabrielle and 10,000 - most in Napier city - are still without power.

Electricity company Unison says… Video, Audio

This time last year hundreds of cars and a few thousand people had descended on central Wellington and Parliament to protest against the government's Covid-19 vaccine mandates.

The motivations were… Audio

Allegations of dirty politics during the Gore local elections have emerged, with rumours about new Mayor Ben Bell's sexuality being spread during the campaign.

At 23-years-old, Bell became the… Audio

More than one in five prisoners are now being released on the day of their sentencing due to time-served.

Statistics obtained under the Official Information Act show remand times have grown over the… Audio

Far right activists were met by anti facist protesters when they appeared in court in Christchurch today.

Counterspin Media founders Kelvyn Alp and Hannah Spierer are charged with sharing the full… Video, Audio

Two far-right activists facing charges over sharing the livestream of the Christchurch mosque attacks appeared in the Christchurch District Court today.

Kelvyn Alp and Hannah Spierer - presenters of… Audio

It's 75 years since a fire tore through the Ballantynes department store in Christchurch, killing 41 people.

A memorial service is being held at the Christchurch Transitional Cathedral this evening… Audio

As property values across the country decline, Queenstown Lakes is bucking the trend – bringing misery to the community's most vulnerable.

One mother has told RNZ she's been living apart from her… Audio

Now to Bluff, where locals have had the chance to meet a real NASA astronaut.

Dr Shannon Walker is the veteran of two space missions and was in Southland to launch a new science showcase.

Our… Video, Audio