Mani Dunlop

After 12 years it is Māni Dunlop's last day with RNZ.

From her start as a newsroom intern in 2011, she went on to specialise in housing and social issues, with stints as a music reporter.

She later… Audio

Fired Up Stilettos is a group of 19 strip dancers who were told by way of a Facebook post that their services were no longer required at the Wellington club known as Calendar Girls.

The women had… Audio

This week, we will be giving regular civil defence announcements at this time every day for listeners in Tai Rawhiti and Hawkes Bay rural communities many of whom remain isolated. In Tai Rawhiti Two… Audio

As Te Tai Rāwhiti enters its second week of recovery, many are still struggling.

Iwi, community organisations and myriad volunteers are working around the clock, trying to ensure they get what they… Audio

Water has been the pressing concern in Gisborne. Midday Report's Mani Dunlop is at the city's Civil Defence centre. Audio

In Te Karaka, inland from Gisborne, 500 people were evacuated at 5am on Tuesday, heading for safety on higher ground.

They were left stranded for more than a day with no communication.

It's an area… Audio

A fifth person has been confirmed dead in Cyclone Gabrielle, and police fear the huge storm may have taken even more lives.

The latest death, announced this morning, is a person in Gisborne who is… Audio

Paramedics and rescue helicopters have been up and down the east coast today dropping off supplies and assessing the welfare of residents cut off.

SH35 from Gisborne to Hicks Bay is still closed and… Video, Audio

Communications in Tairāwhiti region are effectively blacked out, knocking out the internet and other systems.

Fire and Emergency says it has lost radio and cellphone contact with its ground teams in… Audio

We continue our summer science series with an episode from RNZ's The Aotearoa History Show. In the first episode of season two, the show burrows into the story of rabbits and other pests introduced to… Audio