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There were around 80 flood related call outs in the Manawatu town yesterday evening. Fire and Emergency says some of the calls were quite serious and a number of homes were evacuated. It was a similar story in the South Island, parts of North Canterbury had surface flooding and some homes were impacted. Some suburbs around the Heathcote and Avon River also went underwater flooding some homes and roads. It was a more serious situation in the Banks Peninsula where homes in Le Bons Bay were evacuated after the stream burst taking out some of the side of the hill. RNZ reporter Conan Young spoke to Corin Dann from next to Avon River in Christchurch.

There were around 80 flood related call outs in the Manawatu town yesterday evening. Fire and Emergency says some of the calls were quite serious and a number of homes were evacuated. It was a similar story in the South Island, parts of North Canterbury had surface flooding and some homes were impacted. Some suburbs around the Heathcote and Avon River also went underwater flooding some homes and roads. It was a more serious situation in the Banks Peninsula where homes in Le Bons Bay were evacuated after the stream burst taking out some of the side of the hill. RNZ reporter Conan Young spoke to Corin Dann from next to Avon River in Christchurch.

Foreign nationals could be using fraudulent vaccine exemptions to get out of having a jab before entering the country. There are worries health authorities might not be alert to the problem. Conan Young reports.

Foreign nationals could be using fraudulent vaccine exemptions to get out of having a jab before entering the country. There are worries health authorities might not be alert to the problem. Conan Young reports.

A series of investigations are underway into a Kaiapoi GP who's been filmed handing out medical certificates and schooling patients in how to pass them off as official vaccine exemptions. Newshub filmed Jonie Girouard coaching clients on how to get away with using them and declaring she is unvaccinated. Our reporter Conan Young and cameraman, Nathan McKinnon have the latest.

Despite years of efforts to clean up South Canterbury's Wainono Lagoon, it has now been declared too toxic to swim in or fish. For the first time, the toxic algae, cyanobacteria has been found, giving the lake a green tinge and prompting a public health warning. Conan Young reports.

Despite years of efforts to clean up South Canterbury's Wainono Lagoon, it has now been declared too toxic to swim in or fish. For the first time, the toxic algae, cyanobacteria has been found, giving the lake a green tinge and prompting a public health warning. Conan Young reports.

A 16-year-old has been charged with the murder of another teenager in Christchurch - the third death of teen in the city this year. It follows the shooting dead of 16 year old Connor Whitehead last month, and the fatal stabbing of another 16-year-old, Zion Purukamu, at a party in Fendalton in August. Conan Young sought some expert advice for the parents of teens, anxious to know how they can keep their children and their friends safe on the weekend.

From 11:59pm Thursday, the whole country will be in the new traffic light framework. So it will be goodbye alert levels, hello red and orange - no green just yet. Councils around the country are applying the new rules differently when it comes to people using pools and libraries. Only some will be asking you to show a Covid passport before you can get in. Conan Young reports.

Marlborough Sounds killer Scott Watson has again been denied parole, 23 years after he was imprisoned for the murder of Ben Smart and Olivia Hope. The 50-year-old was sentenced to life in prison in 1998 with a minimum non parole period of 17 years. He has always protested his innocence, and his father says today's ruling is frustrating. Conan Young sat in on the hearing.

The entire South Island has been given the orange light under the new Traffic Light system so life on the mainland can almost get back to normal. From this Friday new freedoms will allow mingling with strangers in a bar and even dancing, as long as everybody has been fully vaccinated. Conan Young reports.

The entire South Island has been given the orange light under the new Traffic Light system so life on the mainland can almost get back to normal. From this Friday new freedoms will allow mingling with strangers in a bar and even dancing, as long as everybody has been fully vaccinated. Conan Young reports.

Cabinet will meet today to decide what colour each region will be in when alert levels are replaced by the new traffic light system on Friday. Some businesses are having to make tough decisions about whether they enforce the no jab, no entry policy, or welcome everybody and suffer the consequences. Conan Young reports.

Cabinet will meet today to decide what colour each region will be in when alert levels are replaced by the new traffic light system on Friday. Some businesses are having to make tough decisions about whether they enforce the no jab, no entry policy, or welcome everybody and suffer the consequences. Conan Young reports.

Yesterday's rise in the official cash rate is being described as a kick in the guts for first home buyers. After the Reserve Bank hiked its benchmark rate by 0.25 percent, commercial banks moved quickly to pass on the rise in the cost of borrowing. Conan Young reports.

Yesterday's rise in the official cash rate is being described as a kick in the guts for first home buyers. After the Reserve Bank hiked its benchmark rate by 0.25 percent, commercial banks moved quickly to pass on the rise in the cost of borrowing. Conan Young reports.

The South Island West Coast has seen a surge of interest from players large and small in gold prospecting. Spurred on by a relatively high gold price, up by nearly 20 percent on the start of last year, and the popularity of Aussie TV shows showing everyday people making it rich, gold fever has taken hold. Conan Young reports.

The South Island West Coast has seen a surge of interest from players large and small in gold prospecting. Spurred on by a relatively high gold price, up by nearly 20 percent on the start of last year, and the popularity of Aussie TV shows showing everyday people making it rich, gold fever has taken hold. Conan Young reports.

A legal victory means a group of Afghans hiding from the Taliban could soon be able to come here. The men and women helped the New Zealand defence force but were told their visa applications to help them escape Afghanistan had been put on pause due to Covid-19. A High Court ruling says Immigration New Zealand was acting unlawfully and should have made an exception on humanitarian grounds. Conan Young reports.

A legal victory means a group of Afghans hiding from the Taliban could soon be able to come here. The men and women helped the New Zealand defence force but were told their visa applications to help them escape Afghanistan had been put on pause due to Covid-19. A High Court ruling says Immigration New Zealand was acting unlawfully and should have made an exception on humanitarian grounds. Conan Young reports.

Farmers and their townie mates are determined to keep pressuring the Government to back off what they see as unnecessary expensive change. Driving tractors and utes, they clogged streets in all of the main centres yesterday, to have their say on the government's Three Waters reforms. It's the second time the Groundswell group has organised such action - calling yesterday's rally the mother of all protests. RNZ's Conan Young went along.

Farmers and their townie mates are determined to keep pressuring the Government to back off what they see as unnecessary expensive change. Driving tractors and utes, they clogged streets in all of the main centres yesterday, to have their say on the government's Three Waters reforms. It's the second time the Groundswell group has organised such action - calling yesterday's rally the mother of all protests. RNZ's Conan Young went along.

Footage showing up to three bodies inside the Pike River mine is being described as cold comfort by some of the families. Relatives of the 29 men have been waiting for more than a decade for such news but it comes with the knowledge that none of the remains will ever be recovered, now that the mine is sealed. Conan Young reports.

Footage showing up to three bodies inside the Pike River mine is being described as cold comfort by some of the families. Relatives of the 29 men have been waiting for more than a decade for such news but it comes with the knowledge that none of the remains will ever be recovered, now that the mine is sealed. Conan Young reports.

Did the country's aviation regulator do enough to prevent one of New Zealand's worst helicopter crashes from happening, and have changes been made to stop one happening again. These are some of the key questions the CAA's head of safety will face today at an inquest in Christchurch about the 2015 crash that claimed seven lives on top of Fox Glacier. Conan Young reports.

Did the country's aviation regulator do enough to prevent one of New Zealand's worst helicopter crashes from happening, and have changes been made to stop one happening again. These are some of the key questions the CAA's head of safety will face today at an inquest in Christchurch about the 2015 crash that claimed seven lives on top of Fox Glacier. Conan Young reports.

A legal expert says the Christchurch terrorist has an uphill battle in claiming his rights have been breached. The terrorist also claims his guilty plea was given under duress. He is now being advised by his new lawyer to appeal his sentence of life without parole. Conan Young reports.

The Christchurch City Council is reassuring residents there's little risk of beaches becoming contaminated with untreated waste. That's despite a huge fire at a sewage treatment plant, east of the city. A fire has sent giant plumes of thick acrid smoke in to the air yesterday, which could be seen right across the city, sparking a public health alert. Conan Young reports.

There's a massive fire at a Christchurch waste water treatment plant that has sent a huge plume of smoke into the air. It's in Bromley, about 7km east of the city, but the smoke can be seen from the CBD. Our reporter Conan Young joins me now from Bromley.  

After years of slow growth, property prices in Christchurch are all of a sudden surging ahead and fast catching up with the rest of the country. Figures from Quotable Value show the Garden City outperforming all other major centres in the three months to the end of September, with prices up nearly 8 percent. Conan Young heard how out-of-towners are helping to drive up the city's property prices.

The amount councils are spending on keeping in touch with Cantabrians has gone up by as much as 82 percent in the past six years. Figures released to RNZ show increases in the communications budgets at three of the region's four biggest councils. Conan Young looks at why.

The amount councils are spending on keeping in touch with Cantabrians has gone up by as much as 82 percent in the past six years. Figures released to RNZ show increases in the communications budgets at three of the region's four biggest councils. Conan Young looks at why.

The country is jumping in boots and all to replace high carbon coal boilers with cleaner ones powered by wood pellets. Hospitals, schools and the country's second biggest emitter, Fonterra, are all making the switch. But as Conan Young reports, some are labelling wood pellets as a backwards move in the fight against carbon emissions.

The country is jumping in boots and all to replace high carbon coal boilers with cleaner ones powered by wood pellets. Hospitals, schools and the country's second biggest emitter, Fonterra, are all making the switch. But as Conan Young reports, some are labelling wood pellets as a backwards move in the fight against carbon emissions.

As daily Covid cases continue to climb in Auckland, there are rumblings of rebellion in the South Island and a call to break away. The separatists now have some allies in high places with top epidemiologists backing the idea of a border between the mainland and Te Ika a Māui. Conan Young reports.

Experts warn it's probably just a matter of time before Covid-19 spreads its tentacles further and in to areas such as the South Island, which hasn't had widespread transmission for almost 18 months. As of yesterday there were 60 new cases, including four outside Auckland. Conan Young asked shoppers in Christchurch how worried they are about community spread in their neighbourhoods.

Experts warn it's probably just a matter of time before Covid-19 spreads its tentacles further and in to areas such as the South Island, which hasn't had widespread transmission for almost 18 months. As of yesterday there were 60 new cases, including four outside Auckland. Conan Young asked shoppers in Christchurch how worried they are about community spread in their neighbourhoods.

The West Coast is falling behind when it comes to uptake of the Covid-19 vaccine, sitting stubbornly low at 71 percent for first jabs. That compares poorly to the rest of Te Wai Pounamu where the average is sitting up at 80 percent. A rural health expert says a slow uptake is repeated in remote areas around the country and this is a reflection of poor access to rural health services. Conan Young reports.

The West Coast is falling behind when it comes to uptake of the Covid-19 vaccine, sitting stubbornly low at 71 percent for first jabs. That compares poorly to the rest of Te Wai Pounamu where the average is sitting up at 80 percent. A rural health expert says a slow uptake is repeated in remote areas around the country and this is a reflection of poor access to rural health services. Conan Young reports.

It's been four months since the Ashburton district was slammed with a one in two hundred year flood and still the clean up continues. With most of the $4 million in government help now accounted for, some farmers are pleading with Wellington to come up with more. Conan Young reports.

It's been four months since the Ashburton district was slammed with a one in two hundred year flood and still the clean up continues. With most of the $4 million in government help now accounted for, some farmers are pleading with Wellington to come up with more. Conan Young reports.

The government's plans to transfer control of water infrastructure from councils to a new agency took another blow on Monday. The proposal has already been rejected by the country's largest council, Auckland, and this morning the next largest one, Christchurch, formally registered its disapproval. Conan Young reports.

About 300 people gathered outside the Timaru home where the three South African sisters were killed a week ago yesterday. At the candlelight vigil last night, a message was read out from the father of the three young girls. Conan Young was there.  

About 300 people gathered outside the Timaru home where the three South African sisters were killed a week ago yesterday. At the candlelight vigil last night, a message was read out from the father of the three young girls. Conan Young was there.  

A study which plays down the link between cancer and nitrates in drinking water is being dismissed for failing to meet the scientific mark. The research in question was co-sponsored by Fonterra and the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment. One critic says the work is the dairy co-op's attempt to deflect criticism of its role in the rising amounts of nitrate in drinking water. The study's architect says there is unreasonable fear about nitrates and very little evidence to suggest any link to cancer. Conan Young reports.

A study which plays down the link between cancer and nitrates in drinking water is being dismissed for failing to meet the scientific mark. The research in question was co-sponsored by Fonterra and the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment. One critic says the work is the dairy co-op's attempt to deflect criticism of its role in the rising amounts of nitrate in drinking water. The study's architect says there is unreasonable fear about nitrates and very little evidence to suggest any link to cancer. Conan Young reports.

The government is being accused of caving to big business by winding back protections for wetlands. Rules, only brought in a year ago, currently stop any sort of development within 100 metres of a wetland. But as RNZ's Conan Young reports, coal mines, quarries and landfills may soon have a smoother path to being approved close to or right on top of some wetlands.

As most of the country enjoys the new freedoms allowed under alert level 2, spare a thought for the hairdressers out there. Just over three weeks of lockdown has resulted in some shaggy manes and some less than successful DIY jobs that now need fixing. Conan Young and cameraman Nathan McKinnon visited Salon E in Christchurch where the snips are flying to bring some respectability back into peoples lives.

From a life in California to finding herself homeless, a woman stuck in Westport has seen a series of misadventures the past 18 months. Covid-19 has left Pat MacLeod stranded - and has also cancelled her passion project. She spoke to Conan Young.

Phil Goff's renewed calls for Aucklanders to be given priority to the Covid-19 vaccine. The vaccine is in hot demand and the government has admitted the current supply cannot sustain that demand. The Prime Minister says an announcement is coming on how the government plans to deal with the upswing in demand. Our reporter Conan Young and cameraman Nathan McKinnon asked the good people of Christchurch how willing they would be to wait a bit longer for their vaccine, if Aucklanders became the priority.