Kiritapu Allan

The media could scarcely ignore the startling story of a minister of justice under arrest, but the circumstances of that and her sudden resignation raised many other issues. Many in the media seized… Audio

Communities up and down the East Coast remain cut off this morning with no way of knowing how they're faring in the wake of Cyclone Gabrielle. Communication is down, State Highway 35 - the main… Audio

The new justice minister has said name suppression in our courts “is not working” because it’s granted too often to people with the means to make a strong bid for it. That puts Kiri Allan on the same… Video, Audio

Two new pieces of reporting have added context and depth to the headlines blaring about a youth crime wave. Audio

A state of local emergency is still in place for Tairāwhiti, after two days of torrential rainfall flooded large areas of the district.

Families again had to evacuate in the middle of the night.

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Rapidly rising rivers and flash flooding as Gisborne was exposed to over a month's worth of rain in one day. Minister for Emergency Management Kiritapu Allan tells Karyn Hay how the situation is… Audio

Kiritapu Allan is the MP for the East Coast and was in Whakatāne on the day of the Whakaari eruption. 

She is also Minister for the National Emergency Management Agency - or Civil Defence. 

She… Audio

Nearly two dozen homes in Ahuriri Napier have been decleared uninhabitable following the torrential rain and flooding that hit the city over the past two days.

Civil Defence says 60 people are being… Audio

There were plenty of headlines after Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern revealed her new Cabinet line-up yesterday, including Nanaia Mahuta becoming the country's first female Foreign Affairs Minister, and… Audio

It wasn't just city seats going red, provincial voters were swinging left too. Labour winning back the East Coast seat for the first time in 16 years. The electorate - which includes Gisborne, Tolaga… Audio

The Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has been inundated with well wishes from around the globe since the birth of her daughter. The baby was born at quarter to five yesterday afternoon at Auckland City… Audio

A bill to introduce harsher penalties for livestock rustlers has passed its first reading in the House. Audio