Amy Williams

A top judge commissioned work to see how families in custody battles could be screened for domestic violence, but officials shelved it. Audio

Shine Refuges would have had to arrange hotel accommodation for any emergency cases over the weekend.

The smart watches come with a discreet SOS button which silently connects to a monitoring team who can listen to what is happening. Audio

The Salvation Army, Auckland City Mission and Food Network are renewing a call for ongoing government funding as they look ahead to next year.

The opending day this week will "create more traffic jams", a local cafe manager says. Audio

Medical professionals have been approached to conduct the procedure and have declined, a researcher says.

Neighbouring houses have been bought up and removed but Auckland Council says Brendon and Stephanie Deacon's home isn't eligible. Audio

Health NZ says its practice is not to discharge people to homelessness, but there is no reliable data on where people with complex mental health or addiction needs are sent.

Lisa Hawkeswood said her son Jack lasted three days in the lodge before pleading to live with her because he hated his accommodation. Audio

A mother of three says it makes her sad to see her children accepting there could be no presents this year. Audio

Auckland Council has commissioned an artist to build a series of five-metre tall pillars but some in the city are saying the price tag is too high. Audio

A frontline worker at Auckland District Court says more people with complex mental health and addiction problems are coming to her for help. Audio

Te Kooti o Timatanga Hou - The Court of New Beginnings started in 2010 and has reduced reoffending rates, nights spent in prison and hospital admissions by more than 65 percent. Audio

There are currently no hospitalisations linked to the outbreak. Audio

One homeowner is renting elsewhere and paying a mortgage on a house she hasn't lived in for two years. Audio

Immunisation Advisory Centre senior adviser Mamaeroa David warns waiting times at hospitals are 3-4 weeks.

Three rescue boats were sent to help evacuate 18 passengers and six crew members.

Forty percent of the service's new clients are pensioners, whose fixed incomes can't cover rising food and power costs.

Thousands have had their benefits cut since new non-financial sanctions were introduced, and only nine offered the new alternative.

Piata Otufangavalu was inhaling 'nangs' when her car crossed the centreline into oncoming traffic.

Nathan Eketone-Mahara, 29, was a strong swimmer but got into trouble in the current, disappearing under the water.

The government had invested $1 billion in Chorus' fibre network.

The Auckland teacher had earlier pleaded guilty to abusing an 11-year-old student more than 20 years her junior.

The mother was still impaired when she went for a drive with her two children.

There remained many unanswered questions from bereaved families, the inquest into the Whakaari / White Island tragedy has heard.