Stories by Sarah Robson

It was the biggest eruption the world had seen in decades, but there's still so much scientists are piecing together about what happened when Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai blew. Audio

More than half a million low income New Zealanders collectively owe the government $3.5 billion. Why do they owe so much? What's it for? And can they pay it back? Audio

The Netflix series Drive to Survive has been a smash hit for Formula 1, but can motorsport here in New Zealand cash in on some of that success? Audio

A decade in the making, the Auckland City Mission's new building - HomeGround - has finally opened its doors. The Detail takes a look behind the scenes to find out what difference it will make for the… Audio

It's nine days since Auckland went into Covid-19 alert level 3, and the Auckland City Mission says it is handing out just as many food parcels as it was during the peak of the first lockdown back in… Video, Audio

A wily stoat is on the loose on one of Auckland's pest free islands - Motukorea/Browns Island.

It was first detected back in March and despite dozens of traps and cameras being set up, it's so far… Video, Audio

Solo mums say benefits just aren't enough to raise a family and food banks say they're seeing unprecedented demand from parents. Sarah Robson investigates the Coalition government's promise to… Audio

Isobel was 14-and-a-half when the Napier earthquake hit. Decades later, her grand-daughter interviewed her about it for a school project.  Audio

The couple's four-day visit to New Zealand attracted big crowds and plenty of media coverage. But it comes with a price tag for the taxpayer - previous Royal tours have cost about $1 million. So what… Video, Audio

"Insulting" - that's how one of the Auckland councillors has described the conditions imposed on them around the release of a council report into the feasibility of a downtown stadium. Efeso Collins… Video, Audio

The complex move sees Labour move out of the opposition wing of Parliament House and into the Beehive and Bowen House, while National moves the other way. Video, Audio

The number of children living in poverty has remained stubbornly static in recent years, and organisations trying to turn that around tell RNZ they're only getting busier.

Less than half of all New Zealand adults have been to the dentist in the last year. Sarah Robson reports on a decaying situation.

Increasingly strict controls on tobacco since National was elected have hastened a decline in New Zealand's smoking rates, but a lack of similar action on obesity has seen it overtake smoking as the… Video

It wasn't all that long ago that roast lamb, fish and chips, pies and lamingtons ruled the Kiwi diet. But an explosion in New Zealand's culinary scene over the last decade has diversified our… Audio, Gallery

Since 2008, thousands of people have traded the traditional office environment for something more flexible. Sarah Robson and Jacob McSweeny report.

Same salaries, different lifestyles. The experiences of two teachers and two apprentices show how far the cost of living in Auckland has diverged from the rest of the country.

Restauranteurs are concerned immigration rule changes will leave them struggling to find experienced, qualified staff. Video, Audio