Tom Kitchen
Napier man in battle with EQC for help recovering from flood
A Napier man is in a fight with the Earthquake Commission seeking support to help recover from a flood that wreaked havoc in the city two years ago.
Paul Matthews says he had his own emergency two… Video, Audio
Building code changes upset residents along Hastings coast
A rule quietly ushered in and affecting properties across the Hastings district coastline has left residents frustrated, puzzled and out of pocket.
Hastings District Council is using new coastal… Audio
Anti vaccination mandate pressure caused Napier City main library closure
E-mails reveal the Napier City Council bowed to pressure from anti-vaxxers, closing most of its main library earlier this year over complaints they couldn't use it.
Instead the council set up a… Audio
Napier Council votes to keep community housing
The Napier City Council has decided to keep its community housing, following several days of protests outside its offices.
Many feared the council would sell its portfolio of nearly 400 homes for the… Audio
Back home for hundreds of thousands of school children under Level 4 lockdown
It's back to home for the hundreds of thousands of school children across Aotearoa today, with the return of level 4 lockdown. Tom Kitchin has more. Audio
Wandering preschooler Axle due to head home after hospital checkup
The little boy who had us all crossing our fingers he'd be found safe is due to head home today with his mother, after spending the night in Gisborne Hospital for a check up.
Three-year-old Axle… Audio
RNZ reporters deliver update on East Coast, cross to Pacific
Northland's Mangonui Waterfront Apartments Motel owner Daniel Thompson joins the programme, reporting the sea has changed. RNZ's Tom Kitchen is in Whangara, on the East Coast. He joined Nine to Noon… Audio
Hawke's Bay growers still desperate for fruit pickers
Hawke's Bay growers are still desperate for more fruit pickers, despite the government's decision to allow in 2 thousand seasonal workers.
Hasting's mayor, Sandra Hazlehurst, and the regions growers… Audio
Napier artist lucky to be alive after landslips, flooding
A Napier artist says he's lucky to be alive after almost being trapped by two separate landslips during yesterday's torrential rain.
It was second wettest day in Napier city since records began, with… Audio
