Peter Newport
Family members of 4WD group wait on rescue
Relatives of the 38 people trapped overnight in a snowstorm are waiting for their family members to be rescued. Peter Newport reports. Audio
Update on attempts to rescue group of drivers stranded in snow
Rescuers have been struggling to reach a group of people trapped in their four wheel drives in the old man range in remote central Otago. The group of 36 people, including children from two… Audio
Ambulances on standby as mountain rescue gets underway
Back now to the people who're stuck in the snow in their four-wheel-drives on a remote Otago mountain road. Audio
36 people trapped in vehicles on snowed-in Otago mountain road
A group of 36 four-wheel-drive enthusiasts have spent the night stuck in snow on a remote Central Otago mountain road after severe weather prevented rescue attempts. Audio
Queenstown Council admits glass not being recycled
The Queenstown Lakes District Council has admitted that glass from residents' recycling bins is going to the landfill, and say a communication glitch meant residents were not told what was happening. Audio
No housing crisis, says Paula Bennett
Social Housing Minister Paula Bennett says there is no housing crisis in New Zealand, and ongoing problems have been the case for some time. Peter Newport reports. Video, Audio
Colorado visit gives Queenstown leaders future wake-up call
A visit to Aspen, Colorado has given a group of Queenstown community leaders a shocking insight into what the future might hold for the New Zealand resort town. Audio
Former state house sold in Queenstown
A two bedroom state house that had been empty for some time was sold in Queenstown this afternoon, despite attempts by social housing advocates to stop the auction from going ahead. Video, Audio
10% Queenstown ratepayers overseas
Almost 10 percent of ratepayers in the Queenstown Lakes area have supplied an overseas address as their main point of contact, information released to RNZ News has revealed. Video, Audio
Queenstown at risk of losing ability to issue building consents
Queenstown Lakes District Council is holding a special meeting today to figure out how to keep its ability to issue building consents. Audio
Queenstown at risk of losing issue of building consents
Queenstown Council meets today to find ways to hold on to its ability to issue building consents. Audio
Queenstown housing crisis on the rise
Eleven people are sharing one flat in Queenstown, in a situation that is becoming increasingly common in the South Island tourist destination. Video, Audio
Queenstown council CEO acknowledges housing issue
Queenstown Lakes District Council Mike Theelen says there's no doubt that housing affordability is a pressure point in Queenstown and they're doing what they can to increase supply, quickly. Audio
Dunedin doctors complain about food on offer for staff
Doctors working at Dunedin Hospital are fed up with the food being served in the staff kitchen, since Compass meals took over the meals contract. Audio
95 accidents involving Robinson R22 helicopters
Civil Aviation figures released to Morning Report show one of the most widely used helicopters in New Zealand, the Robinson R22, has been involved in 95 accidents which have killed nineteen people… Audio
High accident rate of Robinson R22 helicopter
One of the most widely used helicopters flown in New Zealand, the Robinson R22, has been in 95 accidents in the past 16 years killing 19 people Audio
Hundreds turn out to oppose Compass hospital food
More than 300 protestors - some from as far away as Invercargill - turned out in Dunedin to protest Compass's hospital food contract. Audio
Rally calling for new hospital meal contract in Dunedin
Dunedin residents will rally outside Dunedin Hospital tomorrow over ongoing concerns about the DHB's meal contract with the Compass Group. Peter Newport reports. Audio
New solution for unpaid tourist fines
The country's rental car companies are calling for a new type of collection agency to bring in millions of dollars of unpaid overseas driver's fines by simply charging their credit cards. Audio
Insight: Investigating our Air Investigations Part 2
Peter Newport continues his Insight exploration into some of the country's serious air accidents investigations. Audio
