Stories by Amy Williams

Government agencies like WorkSafe - which signed off tour companies' plans for the island - need to be held accountable, lawyer says.

All survivors had recollections of the words Ahamed Samsudeen spoke and the look on his face, a coroner's court has heard.

Survivors, the police, and the attacker's family will be among those making submissions at a hearing in Auckland.

An uninsured Auckland homeowner is relieved her home is among the 187 storm-damaged properties that have, so far, been offered a buyout.

Those who missed out on the government's accommodation support, but need it, are frustrated at delays to include them.

The apology says the three Buttle brothers feel tremendous weight from what occurred - but have no insurance to fund reparations.

Survivors of the Whakaari White Island disaster will give accounts of how the tragedy forever changed their lives, when the sentencing of companies guilty of safety failings starts today.

Lake Road is the one way into Devonport and planned improvements would have shaved 12 minutes off the commute.

NZ lawyers are speaking out as the government scraps funding for cultural reports.

The judicial review was dismissed in the Auckland High Court this morning.

Auckland Council's property arm is in negotiations with a potential buyer for a scheme overseeing 150 flats designated for retiree residents.

The award-winning actor, writer and director has brought many New Zealand stories to the stage and screen during his 40-year career.

An Auckland homeowner has asked the chief ombudsman to investigate why she and others with storm-damaged homes have been declined the government's temporary accommodation support.

Aucklanders struggling with the stress and trauma of storm-wrecked homes are having to wait up to four weeks for counselling.

Some Auckland homeowners are struggling to pay the mortgage on storm-damaged homes, as well as rent for the house they are living in, after being denied accommodation support.

A court has been told there will not be enough money to properly compensate the survivors and families of victims of the deadly Whakaari White Island eruption.

A Muriwai resident is among the first owners of storm-damaged homes in Auckland to receive a buyout offer.

The Retirement Commissioner is joining budget advisors in raising alarm over a steep rise in people withdrawing their savings from KiwiSaver as they struggle with rising prices.

She checks on homeless people on her way to work and responds to texts for help in the dead of night. After 31 years as a social worker, Michelle Kidd QSM is retiring.

The government has agreed to cancel Labour's multi-billion-dollar light rail plans - but it is not clear what it will do instead.

A court that writes off charges for recurring low-level crime is helping Auckland's homeless off the streets and into work.

Police have arrested two women after forged $50 and $5 notes were found following a number of complaints.

Almost a third of people who have applied for the government's accommodation support for those displaced by storms have been turned down.

The out-of-date volcano exhibit tells visitors that it is still possible to visit Whakaari / White Island by helicopter.

The investigation has been New Zealand's 'largest and most complex' health and safety investigation and prosecutions.