More woes for Wellington's infrastructure - this time a sinkhole opens up on a busy street during rush-hour.

New Zealanders will be able to have Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine as soon as it is ready to be rolled out, after it was given approval by Medsafe.

After a high profiled time in managed isolation, Pakistan is facing the Black Caps at Eden Park tonight in a 3 match T20 series. Karyn will cross to RNZ Sport's Clay Wilson for an update on the game from Eden Park.

A day after Cyclone Yasa at its category five strength reached Fiji's Vanua Levu, the impacts of it's ferious 350 km/h winds and heavy rains are being assessed. In Suva, Vani Catanasiga is the director of Fiji Social Services.

A momentous day in Christchurch as a huge steel frame was installed as part of the stabilisation work for Christ Church Cathedral. Karyn speaks with project director Keith Paterson about the plans to return the famed rose window extensively damage in the 2011 earthquake.

Cyclone Yasa packing winds of 250 to 35o kilometres an hour has made landfall on Fiji's main island of Viti Levu. A state of disaster has already been declared in the lead up to the category five cyclone's arrival, and Karyn crosses to climate activist Patricia Mallam in Suva.

In this week's Midweek Mediawatch, Colin Peacock speaks with Karyn about a documentary Newsroom has had to remove from its website after an interim injuction from the High Court. Oranga Tamariki: The new wave of trauma is part of a series of stories about 'reverse uplift' of vulnerable children. It was removed from the Newsroom website along with two related written stories over Crown concerns the children could be identified. Colin also gives an update on the BIM - Briefing to the Incoming Minister - that was prepared for the incoming Minister of Broadcasting. Plus a look at a beer ad that's been attracting news coverage.

The public in Fiji is being warned to prepare to be hit by a devastatingly severe Cyclone Yasa expected to make landfall late tomorrow night and early Friday.The category five storm is packing winds of up to 315 km/h and is forecast to track across the main islands of Viti Levu and Vanua Levu. Karyn speaks with RNZ Pacific's Jamie Tahana for the latest meteorological update.

Fireworks are now officially banned in and around Christchurch, and from midnight tonight a total fire ban will be in place across Canterbury. A large fire above Hillsborough which burnt through 25 hectares and forced residents of around 40 homes to be evacuated on Friday night, was caused by fireworks. Christchurch Area Commander Dave Stackhouse outlines how the fire ban will work and why fireworks will not be tolerated.

The Brook Waimarama Sanctuary is the largest fenced haven for endangered plants and creatures in the South Island. At nearly 700 hectares, it's described as an ecological island located six kilometres south of Nelson. The Santuary's CEO, Ru Collins, speaks with Karyn about the Santuary's recent discovery that it's home to one of New Zealand's rarest fungi, the Fischer's egg.