Lauren Crimp

3 weeks ago | rnz.co.nz | Lauren Crimp

A passenger on a plane struck by lightning on Friday evening has described hearing an almighty bang, and says it was a terrifying experience. Air New Zealand said NZ625 from Auckland to Queenstown was turned back for engineering checks as a precaution after lightning hit the plane shortly after departure. A woman on board, who did not want to be named, told RNZ the flight got off to a rough start.

3 weeks ago | radionz.co.nz | Lauren Crimp

Some residents in the small town of Templeton on the outskirts of Christchurch are now being told not to use their private bore water after a diesel leak at the nearby prison nearly two weeks ago. Corrections said a "significant amount" of diesel leaked from a fuel tank at Christchurch Men's Prison and seeped into the ground below one of its buildings on 25 May.

3 weeks ago | rnz.co.nz | Lauren Crimp

Councils say a rise in the number of people sleeping rough has seen local authorities put their heads together to better support those people into safe, secure housing. A new group, Te Kāuru, was formed earlier this year and involves representatives from 30 councils. They are all sharing ideas to help prevent homelessness and support street sleepers and those living in cars, garages and on friends' couches.

3 weeks ago | radionz.co.nz | Lauren Crimp

Councils say a rise in the number of people sleeping rough has seen local authorities put their heads together to better support those people into safe, secure housing. A new group, Te Kāuru, was formed earlier this year and involves representatives from 30 councils. They are all sharing ideas to help prevent homelessness and support street sleepers and those living in cars, garages and on friends' couches.

3 weeks ago | rnz.co.nz | Lauren Crimp

Authorities had got it "fairly right" over a possible threat to homes near the Tauranga-Taupō River north of Tūrangi, a resident says. People living near the river that came close to bursting its banks this morning were unlikely to have to leave their homes, authorities said by mid-morning. Residents had been told to prepare to evacuate after wild weather lashed much of the North Island overnight, sending the river near the settlement of Oruatua into flood.