Lucy Xia
More than 100 gather for karakia after fatal assault
More than a hundred people in Auckland's Beach Haven community gathered last night, to pay tribute to a local man who died after a fatal assault on Friday.
He was 28-year-old North Shore local… Audio
Muriwai residents at makeshift campground, waiting for answers
Some Muriwai residents are calling a makeshift campground home, while they wait in limbo to find out when, or if, they'll ever be allowed to return home.
Some have undamaged homes, but slips near… Audio
Waste piling up from flood-hit homes
Waste is piling up days after Auckland's catastrophic rain on Friday, and some are still in the dark on how to dispose of damaged household items.
Yesterday, Mayor Wayne Brown announced people can… Audio
Asian communities usher in the Lunar New Year
Festivities kicked off over the weekend in Auckland, as members of the Asian diaspora usher in the Lunar New Year.
The holiday is celebrated by millions in east Asia - yesterday marked the first day… Audio
New mayors reach 100 days in office
It's been a hundred days since newly elected mayors rolled up their sleeves and started working on their campaign promises.
But many of those taking over face old challenges.
While budget cuts… Audio
13 Rotorua motels allowed to stay as emergency housing
One of the biggest scandals in cricket history is resurfacing as the Australia and South Africa sides get set for the start of the first test in Brisbane tomorrow.
It's their first test encounter… Audio
Group of protesters at hospital as baby undergoes surgery
Te Whatu Ora has boosted security outside Auckland Hospital to keep staff safe as it works to provide life-saving surgery for a six month old baby. It comes as dozens of protesters sheltered from the… Video, Audio
Alternative facts lead protesters to Starship Hospital
Splintered realities are colliding outside Starship Hospital today as protesters are railing against a baby getting an urgent, life-saving heart operation.
The High Court last night extended Doctors'… Audio
Asian health needs barely mentioned in Te Whatu Ora report
There are concerns Te Whatu Ora has ignored Asian health needs in a report about sector transformation.
At the last census Asians were 16 percent of the population, and this is forecast to reach 26… Audio
Protests against violent retail crime underway
Many dairy and convenience store owners have shut their doors this afternoon, to take part in protests against violent robberies.
34-year-old Janak Patel was fatally stabbed outside an Auckland dairy… Audio
Auckland suburb shocked by fatal stabbing at dairy
Residents in the Auckland suburb of Sandringham are reeling after a worker at a local dairy was stabbed to death.
The 34-year old victim was looking after the dairy for its long-serving and much… Video, Audio
Bay of Plenty locals worry over great white sharks
Bay of Plenty locals are worried about what appears to be an increase of great white sharks, but one expert is warning against over-reacting.
A nineteen-year-old woman was killed in 2021, by a great… Audio
Tory Whanau wants to hear more about three waters alternative
Wellington's mayor who has staunchly supported the government's controversial Three Waters Reforms wants to hear more about a radical proposal for change from the Mayors of Auckland Christchurch and… Audio
Labour inspectors looking into fewer complaints
Labour inspectors are investigating far fewer complaints of worker exploitation with a drop of nearly 70 percent over the past five years.
Some migrant workers are struggling to have their grievances… Audio
Junk to treasure: Auckland artists turning waste into art
The adage of one's junk being another's treasure is very much on show at an artist residency project in Auckland, where discarded stuff from the inorganic waste collection is being made into art, or… Video, Audio
Government told not enough done to let foreign workers in
The Government's being told it is still not doing enough to ensure much needed foreign workers can get into the country.
The skilled migrant category has just been re-opened after being slammed shut… Audio
Aucklanders pinning public transport hopes on Wayne Brown
Many Aucklanders are fed up with city's unreliable public transport and they'll be pinning their hopes on promises by their new mayor Wayne Brown to fix it.
The chair of the Auckland Transport board… Audio
New residents could miss out on local elections voting
Tens of thousands of people recently granted residency, could miss out on voting in the local body elections because of confusion over the rules.
At least 55,000 people granted a one-off residency… Audio
Air NZ's first NYC-AKL flight lands, sans some luggage
Air New Zealand's first direct flight from New York has touched down in Auckland, but not everyone on board has walked away with their luggage. The airline says because of adverse weather leaving the… Video, Audio
Bags offloaded to make way for more fuel for first NY to AK flight
Air New Zealand's inaugural flight from New York to Auckland arrived this morning, minus many of the passengers' bags.
Conducting the nearly 17 hour flight, covering more than 14,000 km, and… Audio