Anneke Smith
Climate change a fire risk game changer - FENZ
Rising temperatures and longer fire seasons are dramatically changing the game for firefighters around the country.
As dozens of New Zealand firefighters pitch in across the Tasman - back in our own… Audio
Forestry fire burns out of control in Hawke's Bay
Residents in northern Hawke's Bay are ready to evacuate their homes as a nearby forestry fire burns out of control. New Zealand fire crews have battled three separate blazes across the country in the… Audio
Guilty verdict in Grace Millane murder trial
The man on trial over the death of British backpacker Grace Millane has been found guilty of murder. RNZ Court Reporter, Anneke Smith, joins Karyn in the studio to recap the events of the day at the… Audio
Jury to deliberate Grace Millane verdict today
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The jury will retire to deliberate its verdict in the trial of the man accused of murdering Grace Millane today.
Ms… Audio
Grace Millane defence case draws to a close
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The jury in the trial of the man accused of murdering Grace Millane will hear closing addresses… Audio
Grace Millane trial: Defence case continues
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The jury in the trial of the man accused of murdering Grace Millane will continue to hear defence evidence today.
The 27-year-old… Audio
Grace Millane Trial: Crown to close case today
The Crown will close its case against the man accused of murdering the British backpacker Grace Millane on Thursday.
The jury has now watched CCTV footage of the 27-year-old buying cleaning products… Audio
Grace Millane trial: Jury hears murder-accused's police interviews
The jury in the trial of the man accused of murdering the British backpacker Grace Millane will watch continue watching his first police interview today.
It's now the second week of the 27-year-old's… Audio
Grace Millane trial: Murder-accused's date's evidence continues
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Jurors will continue to hear this morning from a witness who says she was terrified during a date with the man accused of murdering… Audio
Grace Millane Trial: Murder-accused searches questioned
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'Rigor mortis', 'Extra large bag' and 'Time in London' are just a few things the man accused of murdering Grace Millane searched for… Audio
Court hears more Details in Grace Millane Trial
The jury in the trial of the man accused of murdering Grace Millane has heard about what he was doing on his phone the night she died. The 27-year-old man, who can't be named, is on trial in the High… Audio
Grace Millane trial: Jury to watch CCTV footage of date
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The jury in the trial of the man accused of murdering Grace Millane will watch CCTV footage of the pair on a Tinder date.
The… Audio
Grace Millane Trial gets Underway at High Court
A High Court jury will have to decide if British backpacker Grace Millane's death was deliberate or accidental. The Crown has opened it's case against the 27-year-old man accused of murdering her on… Audio
Grace Millane trial begins
The trial of the man accused of murdering British backpacker Grace Millane starts today.
Miss Millane's body was found in the Waitakere Ranges a week after she went missing from Auckland city centre.
…Fears gunshot injury may change leopard seal's behaviour
A biologist observing a seal who may have been shot at the weekend says the injury could change the cheeky mammal's behaviour forever.
Resident leopard seal Owha is a familiar face around Auckland's… Video, Audio
AHDB mental health services unchanged after death in Samoa
A New Zealand district health board has not adopted a coroner's recommendation to improve its mental health services after a psychiatric patient died in Samoa. Audio
Mum shocked ADHB services unchanged after death of son in Samoa
The mother of a psychiatric patient who died in a Samoan prison is shocked the Auckland DHB hasn't adopted a coronial recommendation to improve its services. Hans Dalton's body was found in a 200… Audio
Mother who lost son in Samoan prison calls Government for help
The mother of a psychiatric patient who died mysteriously in a Samoan prison is pleading one last time for the Government's help. Audio
Hans Dalton's mother: 'We just want the truth'
An aggrieved mother whose son died in unexplained circumstances in a Samoan prison is pleading one last time for help from the Government. It's been almost seven years since Hans Dalton's body was… Audio
Widow tells Uber driver 'I do not hate you'
The widow of an Auckland father hit and killed by an Uber driver has told the man responsible she doesn't hate him.
Daljinder Singh was driving up Hobson Street in Auckland's CBD in June 2017 when he… Video, Audio
