Lucy Xia
Point Chevalier locals concerned over lack of services for vulnerable people
Point Chevalier locals fear major housing developments, including Kāinga Ora homes, are going ahead without community facilities and support for vulnerable people.
About a month ago a man, thought to… Audio
Auckland Anniversary floods: families still in soggy homes
A year on from the Auckland Anniversary floods, some families are still living in soggy, mouldy state houses, with holes in the floor of bedrooms. In Mangere, the stream overflowed, swamped houses… Video, Audio
Firefighters control large fire in Onehunga
About 50 firefighters have contained a large blaze at a commercial building in Auckland's Onehunga this morning.
Fire and Emergency said it was called to the fire on Neilson Street just before 6am.
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Auckland experiencing parvovirus outbreak in dogs
Auckland is facing a canine parvovirus outbreak which vets say is partly driven by a post-Covid surge in puppy numbers.
The virus, which can survive in the environment for years, leads to vomiting… Audio
Shark sighting at popular North Island beach
The spate of shark sightings this summer continued in Auckland yesteday afternoon, where beachgoers north of the city spotted one at a popular swimming destination.
Multiple sightings have made the… Audio
Rescued orca spotted in Northland
The year has got off to a great start for marine biologist Ingrid Visser, who spotted an orca in Northland she had rescued almost a decade ago.
Visser helped to free the orca she later named Diane… Audio
Red paint thrown over US consulate entrance
Red paint has been thrown over the entrance to the US consulate in Auckland, by a group protesting the war in Gaza.
Tamaki for Palestine threw the paint, and previously doused the buildings of… Audio
Labour hire company at centre of immigration investigation
An Auckland labour-hire company is at the centre of a major immigration investigation, after allegations from migrants who paid thousands for their visa but received little work.
RNZ understands… Audio
Auckland's mayor supported council keeping 15 percent of flood buyout money
Newly released documents show Auckland's mayor supported a plan to keep up to 15 percent of the money set aside for buying up flood-damaged homes. The proposal was later voted against and councillors… Audio
Ellerslie homicide: Police concerned wife may be victim of foul play
Police have grave concerns for the wife of a man killed in his Auckland home, saying she too may be the victim of foul play. Mei Han Chong is still missing in a complicated homicide investigation the… Video, Audio
Police give update on Ellerslie homicide investigation
Police have been giving an update on the homicide investigation into the death of a man at a house in the Auckland suburb of Ellerslie.
The man has been named as 66-year-old Fuk Fu Joseph Kwok.
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Man accused of stabbing dairy owner disabled electronic monitoring bracelet before attack
The man accused of stabbing a west Auckland dairy owner disabled his electronic monitoring bracelet more than 90 minutes before the attack, but Corrections did nothing.
It got an alert but didn't… Audio
Man charged with dairy stabbing dies in custody
The man who had been charged over a stabbing at a West Auckland dairy earlier this month has died while in police custody.
Two people were hospitalised following the assault at the dairy in New… Audio
Temporary fix at Auckland sinkhole stops wastewater flowing in
A bypass pipe at the site of an Auckland sinkhole is finally operating, meaning hundreds of litres of wastewater will no longer be flowing into the harbour. But that's where the good news ends… Video, Audio
Dog that killed elderly woman in Northland was a pet - Police
Police say the dog that killed an elderly woman in an attack in her Far North backyard was a household pet. The community in Moerewa is shocked and grieving after the woman, in her 70s, died - and her… Audio
Elderly woman killed after dog attack in Northland
An elderly woman has been killed and two people have been injured in a dog attack in the Northland town of Moerewa.
Northland police are investigating the horrific attack which happened at half past… Audio
Auckland harbour sewage spill set to be fixed early next week
Watercare says its confident it will be able to stop wastewater overflow into Auckland's harbour by early next week.
It's been two weeks since a section of the Ōrākei main sewer line collapsed… Audio
First-of-it's-kind low carbon pipes installed at Auckland sinkhole
A new low-carbon stormwater pipe being installed today at the site of a sinkhole in central Auckland will be the first of its kind in New Zealand. In July, a 2.5 metre wide sinkhole appeared on… Audio
Young Asian voters say political parties are ignoring them
While Asians are the fastest-growing ethnic group in Aotearoa, many young Asian voters say political parties are ignoring them.
Statistics New Zealand estimates there are more than 200,000 Asian… Audio
Rescue helicopter forced to make heavy landing in Waikato
The Waikato Westpac rescue helicopter was forced to make a "heavy landing" Tuesday night after it ran into trouble while on the way to a rescue.
Reporter Lucy Xia spoke to Corin Dann. Audio