Katie Todd
Epiha admits he left shot police offer asking for help
The man who shot police constable Matthew Hunt admits he walked away from the dying officer as he was asking for help.
Eli Epiha has been described as "fully engaged" and intent on killing officers… Audio
Epiha tried to hide gun in Riverhead forest after shooting
It's been revealed a cop killer tried to hide his gun among pine needles in a patch of bush after fleeing from the scene.
Police have detailed how they tracked down Eli Epiha, after he shot dead one… Audio
Wounded police officer recalls shooting in Epiha trial
"This is where I die." That was the thought that ran through the mind of a police officer, shot on a suburban Auckland street last year.
David Goldfinch was fired at, while his colleague Constable… Audio
Police officer murder trial: Massey neighbours describe gunfire
Warning: this story contains some graphic details.
Massey locals have described hiding from gunfire and the horror of a police officer being gunned down in their Auckland suburb.
Eli Epiha is on… Video, Audio
Hunt murder trial: Court hears police radio before fatal shooting
Warning: Some parts of this story may be distressing.
Radio communications from a shot police officer have been played to a jury in Auckland today.
Eli Epiha has pleaded guilty to murdering… Audio
Man pleads guilty to murder of policeman Matthew Hunt
A man has pleaded guilty to the murder of Auckland police constable Matthew Hunt during a traffic stop in Massey last June.
A second officer who was shot in the leg and seriously injured can be named… Audio
Pūtiki occupation gets violent, protectors pushed in water
Officials are ramping up their presence at Pūtiki Bay on Waiheke Island, after an occupation escalated into violence.
Protesters have spent weeks planted in the way of the Kennedy Point Boat Harbour… Video, Audio
Govt spending more than $1m weekly on private security at MIQ
The government is spending more than $1 million a week on private security guards at managed isolation facilities.
That is despite announcing 11 months go it would hire its own security force.
But… Audio
Billing trouble means some MIQ guests getting free stay
Cabinet documents reveal officials have automatically given almost one in four MIQ guests a free stay because they haven't been able to track them down.
In February the Ministry of Business… Audio
Criticism from both sides for government plastic plan
Anti plastic campaigners and plastic producers are both critical of the four-year plan to phase out the harmful packaging.
The government's released details of its three-stage plan to delete… Audio
Plastics NZ surprised government not harsher on PVC packaging
Plastics NZ says it's surprised the government hasn't been harsher on PVC packaging, in its plan to rid the country of hard-to-recycle plastics.
But it says it's relieved the government has listened… Audio
Covid-19: Possible inclusion of younger teens prompts calls for rethink of vaccine rollout plan
The government's being asked to rethink its Covid-19 vaccine roll out plan, now Medsafe has given the all clear for children as young as 12 to receive a Pfizer injection.
Health leaders are pleased… Audio
Pfizer teen approval great news - Gorman
A professor of medicine believes more children will get immunised for Covid-19, if they're not put at the end of the vaccine queue. Medsafe has given a provisional all-clear for 12 to 15 year olds to… Audio
Auckland tornado: Papatoetoe begins big clean up
Contractors will be out in force again today in tornado-hit Papatoetoe removing debris including roofing iron, timber and toppled trees and restoring power to a final few houses.
Auckland Emergency… Audio
Business owners' frustrations at Auckland rail project boil over
Business owners sick of disruptions caused by the city rail project in Auckland have taken their frustrations to the Auckland Council this morning. The $4.4 billion project is now in its 5th year of… Audio
Rikki-Lee Simeon sentenced to 14 years jail for partner's murder
A judge has found it manifestly unjust to give an Auckland mother life imprisonment after she was found guilty of murdering her 21-year-old boyfriend Brendon Hamilton.
Katie Todd was in court. Audio
Climate Change Commission report underwhelming - Greenpeace
The Climate Change Commission has urged the government to get tough on the way New Zealanders live and work, in its final advice for reducing emissions, presented to Parliament.
But critics have… Audio
Jet Park quarantine managers give first interview
The managers of Auckland's Jet Park Hotel say turning their business into the country's main quarantine facility was nothing short of terrifying.
They've succeeded in keeping more than 900 Covid-19… Audio
Ashburton River bridge stress testing underway
The bridge over the Ashburton River is closed again for stress testing to find out whether it will be safe for heavy vehicles to use. Inland detours are in place. Floodwaters have damaged properties… Audio
Ashburton bridge due to close again
Ashburton's damaged bridge is due to close again for further stress testing by engineers. The crucial bridge carrying State Highway 1 through the mid-Canterbury town reopened late last night to light… Audio