Samantha Gee
Regional Journalist at Radio New Zealand (RNZ)
Regional journalist at @radionz covering Te Tauihu. Opinions my own. Always keen to hear your story ideas - DM or email [email protected]
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1 week ago |
rnz.co.nz | Samantha Gee
A section of highway north of Nelson will remain at 60km/h after a strong community campaign against the government rollback of speed limit reductions. The 1.8-kilometre stretch of State Highway 6, north of Nelson, was set to increase to 80km/h from July, until Waka Kotahi / New Zealand Transport Agency agreed to publicly consult on the proposed change. The stretch of road through Marybank at Atawhai passes Clifton Terrace School and many residential properties.
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1 week ago |
rnz.co.nz | Samantha Gee
Paramedics in Nelson are in desperate need of a new station, with Hato Hone St John staff split between four sites as they work to provide life-saving services in the community. The organisation has purchased a 4000 square metre section in Richmond, but needs to raise hundreds of thousands in order to build a new station.
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1 week ago |
rnz.co.nz | Samantha Gee
Nelson's deputy mayor Rohan O'Neill-Stevens is stepping down at the next election, but says he hasn't ruled out a return to politics in the future. O'Neill-Stevens was the city's youngest councillor when he was first elected in 2019 at the age of 19 and was appointed deputy mayor in 2022. Now 24, he said the decision not to stand for council again came after careful consideration of whether he was in the most effective position he could be to drive change.
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2 weeks ago |
rnz.co.nz | Samantha Gee
Corrections said water testing near Christchurch Men's Prison after a fuel leak continues to return clear results. About 14,000 litres of diesel leached into the ground at the prison on 24 May after the hatch of a fuel tank was left open, potentially affecting the water supplies of neighbouring properties. Corrections custodial services commissioner Leigh Marsh said groundwater tests from inside and outside the prison are coming back clear.
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2 weeks ago |
rnz.co.nz | Samantha Gee
The Maritime Union says the government should not retire the Aratere despite its recent breakdown, as a three-ship fleet is needed for a resilient Cook Strait connection. A propulsion fault meant the ferry had to wait at anchor for hours in Queen Charlotte Sound overnight while a specialist electrician came to fix the problem.
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We may have been without sun for a week, but many in Te Tauihu are still being paid less than what they would be for the same job, elsewhere. I spoke to some of those surviving on the lowest average wages in the country, to hear what their lives are like. https://t.co/Qg8vimfiS7
In less than 10 years, the kākā population in our most popular national park has grown exponentially thanks to the hard work of a number of different organisations @NZMorningReport @radionz https://t.co/jMHsJaNj1c
I took @SBrettkelly on a tour around Nelson for @TheDetailNZ looking at some of the worst damaged parts of the region, three months after severe weather caused widespread damage to roads, homes and infrastructure
THE DETAIL 🎧 | Nelson was hammered by a storm back in August, causing landslides across the city and forcing people out of their homes. The Detail looks at the progress made in repairing the damage - & what the city's doing to prepare for the next one. https://t.co/WRC4oDAYQD