Joanna Mackenzie
Can Edgecumbe's uninsured be back home by Christmas?
Whakatane District Mayor, Tony Bonne, has set a target of getting 100 yellow-stickered homes repaired by Christmas. Audio
"Everyone goes to me 'you're a hero'... I just guess I was a good neighbour"
"Everyone goes to me 'you're a hero this, you're a hero that.' I just guess I was a good neighbour." Edward Johnstone who rescued a family from a fire in South Auckland on Monday spoke to our reporter… Audio
Speculation rife over missing Lindauers
Speculation is rife as to the reasons behind Saturday's theft of two Lindauer paintings from the International Art Centre in Parnell. Was it an opportunistic smash and grab or a descendant wanting to… Audio
E-cigarettes just replace one addiction with another-
The Government says vaping is 95 percent less harmful than smoking cigarettes, with associate Health Minister Nicky Wagner encouraging journalists to try it, as Joanna MacKenzie reports. Audio
Steep cliffs and rock falls in search area for missing woman
Auckland woman Kim Bambus has been missing since Friday morning when she drove her yellow car to Piha's Ahuahu Track for a jog, as Joanna MacKenzie reports. Audio
New regulations on 1080 "a white-wash" say protesters
The Government has announced new rules regulating the use of 1080 poison. But protesters warn the changes will do nothing to help New Zealand become predator-free. Audio
New living wage rate almost 30% higher than minimum wage
Campaigners say $20.20 is the rate workers now need to provide their families with the basic necessities, as Joanna MacKenzie reports. Audio
Akld community appeals controversial retirement development
Devonport residents are in a bitter battle trying to stop a 600-bed reitrement village being built in their community, describing it as looking like a prison. Video, Audio
Akld community appeals controversial retirement development
Devonport residents are in a bitter battle trying to stop a 600-bed reitrement village being built in their community, describing it as looking like a prison. Video, Audio
Three die and three escape Auckland house fire
A five-year-old boy was among three people killed in a house fire in South Auckland overnight. Three people escaped, including a 47-year-old man who is in critical condition. Audio
AA and Public Transport advocates against Mayor's fuel tax
The AA says Auckland Council should think again before reinventing the wheel when it comes to charging people for the city's transport infrastructure.A survey of the organisation's members found that… Audio
Daughter who left mother to die in her waste gets 13 years jail
Cindy Taylor has been sentenced to 13 years and three months in prison for the manslaughter of her mother Ena Dung, who weighed just 29kgs at the time of her death. Audio
Search continues for eighth person missing in Kaipara
Locals have described the area in the Kaipara Harbour where a boat capsized and at least seven people died over the weekend as treacherous. Audio
Families of disabled children missing out on allowance
Most families with ill or disabled children are missing out on financial help because the application process for the Child Disability Allowance is too complicated, the Child Poverty Action Group… Audio
Devastated families of Pike miners deliver message to John Key
The families of men killed in the Pike River tragedy are devastated their loved one's bodies will not be recovered - but John Key says entering the mine would be "lunacy". Audio
Stranded Ferry update
The Interislander ferry docking was aborted last night, with about 20 passengers stranded on board. The Kaiarahi had left Wellington at about 9pm and was coming into Picton just as the earthquake… Audio
Safety advocates say no to higher speed limits
Road safety advocates are staunchly opposed to a proposal to raise the speed limit to 110 kilometres an hour - but some motorists say that's the speed most people are driving at anyway and it should… Audio
Change to Sth Auckland's public transport unprecedented
Some South Auckland commuters have aired frustration at changes to their bus system - which is being dubbed the biggest ever change to the country's public transport system. Audio
Unitec student numbers lowest in 15 years says union
Unitec's complicated online enrolment system has been blamed for steep declines in student numbers and a 15-million-dollar loss in revenues for New Zealand's largest polytechnic. Audio
Pumpkin Patch goes into liquedation
New Zealand's iconic children's clothing retailer Pumpkin Patch has been put into voluntary administration and its bank, the ANZ, has called in receivers to act on its behalf. Audio
