Stories by Rayssa Almeida

After multiple pleas and petition, an Auckland couple's residency case is being looked at by the Associate Minister of Immigration.

Lionel Rusia was one of 190 prisoners who were only allowed an hour outside every second day. Audio

Newton Santos and his wife, Nubia, paid over $4000 for the service. "As far as we knew, everything was all good." Audio

Granting visas for the junta would contradict New Zealand's support for democracy in Myanmar, say local members of the community.

Although rare, false-positive tests sometimes happened, says a National Public Health Service clinician.

Increases in the minimum wage and benefits must be tied to inflation, says Social Development spokesperson Carmel Sepuloni.

The 2016 plan allowed for intensification, which is helping keep housing and rental costs lower than they would otherwise be, an economist says.

新的机场基础设施将为未来留出足够增长空间，但航空公司方面担心建设成本最终将转嫁到旅客身上，奥克兰机场未来8年将跻身南半球最贵之列。

An official says the closures are necessary to ensure a more resilient network system.

Auckland International Airport's new area is opening to the public next week, with the promise it will make travellers' journeys easier and faster.

A victim of the MediaWorks hack says she is frightened by what the hacker could do with her information.

It comes after footage of a student at Auckland's Ōrewa College being thrown on the ground, kicked and stepped on surfaced.

A former army officer has been sentenced to four years in jail after raping a sex worker in Wellington.

Kāinga Ora tenants abused by their neighbours aren't confident a new government crackdown will make a difference.

政府计划对社会福利住房租客的违规行为予以打击，但收效如何尚无定论。合规租客投诉无门，主管部门"假装看不见"。

"Because our fossil fuel prices are so high, electrification of households and businesses is now a smart, economic decision," a charity says. Audio

The research also highlighted an increasing rate of opioid prescribing among older adults, particularly women and those over 85.

It says Air NZ is blaming Auckland Airport "when it's their own record-high domestic airfares and cost add-ons" driving up costs for consumers.

The state landlord says the development, which residents have fiercely opposed, "no longer stacks up".

Kāinga Ora has spent more than $3m on the planning stages of a social housing development.

Experts say NZ's three Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment Courts are far more effective than prison rehab - and they want more of them.

Auckland Transport is defending how it handled an influx of public transport users at the weekend, but Pink fans say the service was confusing and inefficient.

Victims of the eruption will receive $5m reparations, paid for by insurance, but the tour company has no funds to cover its $517k fine, lawyer says.

Tiari Boon-Harris pleaded guilty to aiding a man accused of a fatal shooting on Auckland's Queen Street in August 2023.

Kāinga Ora is is reapplying to build a 68-unit complex in Auckland's Blockhouse Bay.