Stories by Meriana Johnsen

The business case for light rail from Auckland Airport to the City Centre is being held up, as the transport minister considers an "alternative approach" to the funding and design of the proposed…

Rail workshops are looking for more mechanical engineers, as the industry's workload ramps up providing jobs for an extra 40 workers at KiwiRail's Hutt workshop.

The Wellington Regional Council won't say if a partnership with Uber is being considered.

The Wellington City Council has backtracked on banning e-scooters from footpaths, after it found it couldn't legally enforce a ban.

The government has been delivered an 18,000 signature petition, calling on it to revoke a housing development consent on sacred Māori land at Ihumātao. Video

Children fainting at preschool and kindergarten has been the catalyst for the charity, KidsCan, to launch a nationwide programme to provide another 1000 kids with fresh meals and clothing.

The Kāpiti expressway north of Wellington needs a further $25 million worth of resurfacing, just two years after opening.

Wellington commuters are being warned to expect more cancellations as a shortage of both train and bus drivers in the region continues.

Indigenous leaders have called for consequences after a Department of Corrections working group on countering violent extremism identified "Māori nationalist groups" as a potential threat to the…

A community occupying land near Auckland Airport to stop a housing development being built alongside sacred land say they are feeling increasingly scared, as the threat of eviction draws nearer.

A Waikato DHB application for a fresh coronial inquiry into Nicky Stevens' death is being driven by concerns about liabilities, one of the country's leading lawyers has said.

The Salvation Army says the government needs to get "brave" and think radically to try to eradicate the disparities between Māori and non-Māori. Audio

Cyclists are fighting buses on Wellington roads, with more than 100 complaints in the last year, including reports of buses passing by a hair-width.

More Uber drivers say they've been locked out of the ride-sharing app because of customer complaints they weren't even notified about.

A Scottish tourist who was charged $930 for a 5-minute taxi ride could have avoided chasing a refund for over a week if the industry had not been deregulated, the Taxi Federation has said.

A public transport group is disappointed that Labour's pre-election promise for commuter rail in Christchurch appears to be off the cards.

The government says the Peka Peka interchange project - which would have cost up to $29m - wasn't worth it. Locals says canning the project is "short-sighted".

An independent review has found bullying and harassment at all levels of Fire and Emergency.

One driver has been deactivated twice because of what he says are false complaints from passengers but the ride-sharing company say its deactivation policy is fair.

What's in a name? That's the question some Māori are pondering, following the release of last year's top baby names.

Attitudes to same-sex relationships might have changed, but the stigma of being gay persists in retirement villages, an elderly gay man has told RNZ.

The SPCA has come under fire for saying it wants a ban on the use of 1080 poison.

Uber users feel like they're being taken for a ride over cleaning fees of up to $150.

The Wellington City Mission has urged people not to go into debt for their loved ones this Christmas.

A group of Māori and Pasifika rangatahi are frustrated that indigenous rights are not specifically protected in the Paris Climate rulebook.