Tess Brunton

Fiordland is facing up to 40 percent unemployment with many tourism business saying they're unsure about their future.

This year the region has been hit by severe flooding that cut access to Milford… Video, Audio

Clutha-Southland MP Hamish Walker won't be seeking re-election after confessing to leaking the details of Covid-19 patients to media.

Walker admitted to the act on Tuesday, but since then has not… Audio

Shockwaves continue to ripple through National MP Hamish Walker's electorate in the wake of revelations he's behind the leak of Covid-19 patient details to media.

He won Clutha-Southland comfortably… Audio

Meanwhile residents in Hamish Walker's electorate are shocked he's behind the leak of Covid-19 patient details to media. Hamish Walker won nearly 60 percent of MP votes in the last election - but a… Audio

The Southern District Health Board has made it clear it would prefer Queenstown wasn't used for isolating and quarantining returning New Zealanders.

Last week the government announced it was looking… Audio

Few supporters could be found in David Clark's electorate of Dunedin today - a seat he won by more than 11,000 votes in the last election. Labour has held the seat for decades with Dr Clark at the… Audio

Tourism operators are welcoming plans to waive DOC fees so they can work on conservation land for for free for the next year.

Tourism Minister Kelvin Davis announced $25 million has been earmarked to… Video, Audio

Tourism operators are calling for a nationwide overhaul of how businesses can operate in national parks.

Each park is governed by a different set of rules - or management plans - and the majority of… Audio

A pig trotting around Dunedin sounds like a curly tale, but locals say they are telling no porkies, and they have got evidence to prove it.

And they say it is not the first time the pig has hogged… Video, Audio

The ski season kicks off from today with Canterbury's Mt Hutt the first to welcome people back to the slopes.

Ski fields are celebrating the shift to Alert Level 1, saying the past month has been a… Audio

It's the first morning of Alert Level 1 and a return to a way of life not seen in more than 11 weeks.

We've sent RNZ reporters out into the streets throughout the country as we did at the start of… Audio

Warehouse workers say they're devastated to lose their jobs as more than a thousand positions hang in the balance.

Six stores are in the firing line - The Warehouse stores in Whangaparaoa… Audio

A soon-to-be redundant Warehouse worker says there were tears when her store found out it would close. More than a 1000 jobs are in the firing line as The Warehouse Group consults on plans to close… Audio

More than 1,000 jobs could be cut at The Warehouse, Warehouse Stationery and Noel Leeming, as the Warehouse Group looks to close some of its stores.

Three closures have been confirmed, while another… Audio

Hundreds of displaced Queenstown workers may be used to help tackle a growing pest problem - wilding pines.

It's part of the $100 million the government announced in March to help redeploy workers… Video, Audio

Travel agents are among those offering migrant workers support at Queenstown's new welfare hub. The Kia Kaha Queenstown Lakes Community Hub opened its doors yesterday with information sessions booked… Audio

The first information sessions at Queenstown's new welfare hub were fully booked within hours as migrant workers and residents try to figure out their futures.

Local agencies have been grappling with… Audio

Queenstown's new welfare hub opens its doors to the community today.

Thousands of people have sought welfare in the resort town as job losses pile up.

Reporter Tess Brunton is in Queenstown and… Audio

The Chatham Islands are the closest most New Zealanders can get to international travel without packing their passport.

Located more than 800 kilometres east of the South Island, the remote territory… Audio

The stress is continuing to grow for redundant Queenstown workers as reduced rents return to normal.

Between 8000 and 10,000 jobs have been lost in the resort town and more are expected to go in the… Video, Audio