Stories by Logan Church
Audio and features
Wellington businesses nervous about Covid-19 spread from Auckland
In Wellington many supermarkets saw floods of shoppers stocking up on supplies, and retailers and cafes dusting off the old Covid-19 tracing posters and social distancing signs.
Despite Wellington… Video, Audio
Primary pupils happy to be fizzy drink-free
Are sugary drinks a fizzer? A group of primary school students from Porirua think so.
For more than 20 years, sugary drinks have been banned at Glenview School, and students there say it's given… Video, Audio
Southern Response quake damage claims still rising
The number of Southern Response claims is continuing to rise, dashing hopes most claims would be sorted by the middle of 2020.
In January this year Southern Response general manager Casey Hurren told… Video, Audio
Wellington bar owners urge locals to return for a drink
Please buy a beer - that's the plea from bar owners in Wellington as they reopen their doors today for the first time in almost two months.
Lockdown has taken a serious toll on the finances of many… Video, Audio
Drinks from a distance - bars reopen under level 2
Bars are able to open from Thursday without the need to pretend they are a restaurant and serve food to patrons. Forced to wait a week longer before they could open under level 2, they still have to… Video, Audio
What lockdown life in a zoo was like for a Christchurch family
There have been many stories of how families have spent the month in lockdown, but one family has had a particularly unique experience.
Kirsty Willis is the general manager of Willowbank Wildlife… Video, Audio
Ōtaki shops get creative to survive Covid-19 lockdown
Ōtaki is famous for its retail shopping and outlet stores - but following weeks of forced closure for most, some are having to think creatively to survive.
Many businesses have relied on the… Video, Audio
NZers plan to commemorate Anzac Day their way at home
Despite all ANZAC day services being cancelled due to Covid 19, New Zealanders across the country are coming up with new ways to remember the lives of soldiers who died fighting for New Zealand.
A… Video, Audio
Hikers leave bush to find NZ readying for Covid-19 lockdown
Imagine heading into the bush last week and coming out five days later, only to find that Covid-19 had turned the world upside down.
That has been the mind-boggling reality for Pauline Dupont and her… Video, Audio
Mosque attacks: Seven-year-old's signs raise $800 for charity
One year on from the mosque attacks, many in New Zealand are still trying to recover - whether from injuries, struggles with mental health, or coming to grips with living without a loved one.
One… Video, Audio
'Please don't hate us' - Christchurch mosque attack survivor
'Please don't hate us' - that's the message from one of the survivors of the Christchurch mosque shootings.
Temel Atacocugu was in the Al Noor mosque at the time of attacks, and made eye-contact with… Video, Audio
1,600 Canterbury homeowners with EQC quake claims open
There are 1,600 Canterbury homeowners with earthquake claims still open with EQC.
About 100 homeowners turned up to a meeting organised by EQC Fix in Christchurch on Monday night - all with stories… Video, Audio
Kāpiti Island webcams catch large number of poachers
A programme to install webcams on Kāpiti Island is being expanded in an effort to clamp down on illegal poachers.
The first webcam was installed at the end of 2018 and another last year and it's… Video, Audio
Masterton house prices soar out of reach, no state homes available
The pressure of the housing crisis is taking its toll on Masterton, where demand for an affordable place to live has gone through the roof.
There are no state houses in Wairarapa - and the only… Video, Audio
Porirua earthquake simulation to help hillside homes
There are hopes an earthquake simulation in Porirua might result in homes being better prepared for a big shake. Houses on Christchurch's Port Hills suffered more damage than houses in other areas… Video, Audio
Samoa measles epidemic: Inside the hospitals
Two days of national shut-down in Samoa are coming to a close and over 100 vaccination vans are returning to Apia - many from remote villages.
Almost everyone has been staying at home, under… Video, Audio
Measles in Samoa: 6,000 shots in shut-down a 'far cry' from goal
Returning to Samoa now where just 5,000 people were vaccinated today as the medical teams raced against time to vaccinate the country's population against measles.
People were told to stay at home on… Video, Audio
Samoa shut down as mass vaccination begins
Samoa went into shutdown today as the death toll from the measles epidemic climbed to 62 and a two-day door to door vaccination campaign got underway.
People were told to stay at home today between… Video, Audio
Parents of babies killed by nurses’ error urge Samoans to get immunised
Five more babies in Samoa have died after contracting measles, bringing the nation's death toll from the measles epidemic to 60.
While the country's immunisation rates have never been high, a… Video, Audio
Shock as Samoan toddler denied MMR vaccine in Auckland
The family of a 15-month-old Samoan boy denied a measles booster by a South Auckland medical clinic on Monday say their son was given antibiotics for a scratch but denied a vaccine because he was not… Video, Audio
Alternative healers threaten reporters as Samoa measles epidemic worsens
A controversial 'healer' in Samoa, who attacked a Checkpoint crew who tried to talk to him, has been shut down by authorities as the measles crisis escalates. Video, Audio
No apology from DHB after baby misdiagnosed, dies from meningitis
The father of a baby who died from acute bacterial meningitis after he was sent home from Ashburton Hospital twice is angry his family is yet to receive an apology from the DHB.
Seven-month old Zoren… Video, Audio
Petition urges police to scrap armed response units
A Pasifika mother of two has helped launch a petition urging the police to scrap their armed response pilot, saying she's worried about her community's future if it becomes permanent.
The units, made… Video, Audio
Quake-hit homeowners baffled as Southern Response bosses silent
Another day, another Southern Response no-show. And Christchurch homeowners are asking where the company's chief executive Anthony Honeybone and its board chairman Alister James are, and why neither… Video, Audio
Southern Response boss silent as calls for inquiry grow
The CEO of Southern Response boss was nowhere to be found as calls for a public inquiry into the state insurer's conduct were reignited on Monday.
It comes after a precedent-setting High Court ruling… Video, Audio