Travel
The future of electric aviation
Aviation currently makes up 3.5 percent of global carbon emissions, and that number is only set to rise. Dr Grant Lumsden is partnerships manager at Wellington UniVentures, talks to Jesse about some… Audio
How the Bristol double decker bus caper ended
The double decker bus that travelled 40,000 miles around the globe and the journalist who jumped on board. Audio
The Pre-Panel with Ed Amon and Nalini Baruch
Wallace and panellists Ed Amon and Nalini Baruch talk to cartographer Jim Lewis about the dying art of map making. Plus our panellists tell us what's been on their mind this week. Audio
Working holiday win for NZers in UK, vice versa, with visa extension
Kiwis travelling to the UK on a youth mobility visa will soon be able to stay there for three years, instead of two.
The deal was reached last year - but has been brought forward to start from July.
…Travel with Liz Carlson
Travel blogger Liz Carlson joins Susie to talk about her work as a guide in Antarctica and how people can get there. Audio
Traffic problems on Southern Motorway after truck fire
There are major traffic problems in Auckland this morning with the Southern Motorway closed just north of Papakura, because of a huge truck fire in the early hours of this morning.
Nearby houses… Audio
State Highway 2 and 38 reopen in Hawkes Bay
Two major roads in northern Hawke's Bay have reopened as efforts are made to reconnect the battered region,
Waka Kotahi said two key routes into Wairoa were reopened after being assessed by… Audio
Auckland's Southern Motorway closed by huge truck fire
Auckland's Southern Motorway, north of Papakura, has been closed by a huge truck fire.
Nearby houses were evacuated.
Reporter Charlotte Cook spoke to Guyon Espiner.
Audio
Interislander vessel to resume service after navigational issue
The Interislander ferry company says its Kaitaki vessel should resume sailing today, after it was held in dock last night due to a navigational fault.
New flight service allows some to avoid damaged roads between Gisborne and Ruatoria
A new flight service has been launched on the East Coast giving vulnerable communities the ability to avoid damaged roads in the region. Audio
Heavy rain warnings in place in Napier
Heavy rain warnings have been put in place for Napier.
Reporter Lauren Crimp is at State Highway 51, on Napier's waterfront.
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Hope fades for summer tourism boost in Coromandel
The Coromandel peninsula may lose another summer's trade by the time State Highway 25A is fixed, a small business owner says.
Calling Home: Catherine Costello in Lyon, France
Catherine Costello was home in NZ over the summer showing her French partner a Kiwi Christmas. They live in Lyon, France, where she works for a company teaching English to French business people… Audio
Learning to fly before you can drive
Scottish 17 year old George Walker Jnr has just gained his pilot's license before he can drive a car. George is a pupil at Inverurie Academy and making an early start to follow his dream of becoming a… Audio
'We've got expensive planes to buy' - Air NZ boss on profits
Air New Zealand has emerged from Covid turbulence with a $214 million profit for the first half of the financial year, but it does not mean airfares will be any cheaper any time soon.
The national… Video, Audio
National seeks to sway freedom camping law with newfound power
The National Party plans to use its extra place on a select committee to strongarm the government into making a crucial change to its freedom camping legislation.
Temporary Air NZ flights between Napier and Gisborne
People in Hawkes Bay and Tai Rāwhiti can now fly between Gisborne and Napier.
Air New Zealand has added a new temporary service in response to severely damaged roads between the two cities.
The… Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: East Coast roads update
Some communities on the East Coast are still stuck as they wait for roads to be fixed.
Te Puia Springs remains isolated, with State Highway 35 closed to Tolaga Bay.
Wairoa has had access restored to… Audio
Road crews clearing mud-filled roads in Pakowhai
Work has been going on to clear mud-filled roads in rural Hawke's Bay.
RNZ reporter Phil Pennington has been out with road crews in Pakowhai - he told Māni Dunlop about the job ahead. Audio
Te Puia Springs nurses undeterred by road closures
Nurses at Te Puia Springs Hospital are taking a hair-raising farm bike ride across rugged terrain to get to their shifts.
Many staff at the hospital live in nearby Tokomaru Bay, but the road is… Audio
