Stories by Lauren Crimp

"As people struggle to access primary healthcare, they show up at A&E and hospital, and those numbers spike. Similar, I have a sense, in the community, as services are harder to access, then people… Audio

Libelle Group was contracted by Compass to deliver 125,000 meals a day as part of the Ka Ora, Ka Ako programme.

Police are investigating after four people were hospitalised in Wairarapa after consuming an unknown substance. Audio

Warrant officer Clive Douglas thought they were gone for good until last week.

As Wellington City Council mulls spending more than $11 million to prevent waterfront drownings, locals say it'll be tough to balance cost, safety and aesthetics. Audio

A coroner is urging Wellington City Council to spend the millions of dollars required to install permanent balustrades along the waterfront, following the accidental drowning of Sandy Calkin in 2021. Audio

Dozens of protesters wearing Man Up t-shirts have met the start of the Wellington Pride parade, performing a haka.

Two reports into the water entity released this week have found poor financial oversight and contractor management, and a maintenance spend far higher than some other councils.

On Tuesday Nick Leggett said he was "taking soundings" on whether he should resign.

The Commerce Commission confirmed on Tuesday it was investigating "parties that provide services to parties including Wellington Water".

Passengers booked on Bluebridge's Strait Feronia ferry are "stranded" due to mechanical problems.

Health NZ says it was not told that a top ACC official seconded to help out was the subject of a complaint about "physical contact with co-workers".

More jobs are on the line at Kāinga Ora, while a staffer says they are stressed, exhausted, and disheartened by leaders telling them to stay upbeat.

专家表示库克群岛与中国签署的新协定，将让中国以"商业行为"为突破口将影响力扩大到太平洋地区。

China will be able to establish a "significant strategic presence" in the Pacific, a security studies professor says.

Canterbury University's Anne-Marie Brady said New Zealand must boost defence spending to protect the region.

A top ACC boss just five months into his job has been headhunted - temporarily - by Health NZ following a senior leadership exodus, despite ACC facing its own government scrutiny.

The government missed its targets across the three primary measures of child poverty. Audio

The government is taking far too long to allocate the 1500 social homes it announced nine months ago and the hold up is stalling desperately-needed homes, says a community housing provider. Audio

ANZASCS says the government has not explained what safeguards will be put in place to ensure standards remain high.

Leaders in the performing arts industry are worried following news Wellington's only creative polytech campus could close. Audio

The serious crash on Monday morning has caused traffic delays that will continue into rush hour.

Ted Cruz shared a story which incorrectly stated every Israeli must detail their military service to receive a visitor's visa for New Zealand.

Erotica being left around the Eastbourne has locals asking questions.

"Hopefully the blood will stop, hopefully people won't be afraid of the sky, hopefully children will hear a bird rather than a bomb."