Stories by Anusha Bradley

Peace activists plan to blockade a defence industry conference in central Auckland today, in an attempt to stop 700 delegates from attending.

A surprise $300 million cash injection into the emergency housing is not enough to fix the problem, housing groups say. Audio

Two Auckland sisters have waived their right to anonymity so they can name their stepfather who sexually abused them.

The latest jump in global dairy prices is a morale booster for farmers left distressed by low pay-outs, they say.

A pledge by the New Zealand Superannuation Fund to invest less in fossil fuels and more in clean energy does not go far enough, critics say.

The New Zealand Superannuation Fund will start getting rid of its investments in fossil fuel companies, it has announced.

Inflation has hit rock bottom and prices will start to rise from here on in, an ANZ economist says.

Phil Goff is being urged to make housing and transport his top priorities as mayor of Auckland by shoppers at the city's markets at the weekend. Video

The Children's Commissioner is urging the government to act quickly on a United Nations recommendation to try 17-year-olds under the youth justice system.

Auckland Council is pulling out of one of its investment funds because its manager will not say if it owns shares in companies that make cluster bombs and mines. Audio

Major clothing retailer H&M, which is about to open its first store in New Zealand, faces accusations of child labour and factory conditions that are unsafe for workers.

Accident Compensation Corporation is refusing to release information detailing the risks of its joint venture with Serco to build and run Wiri prison.

There's not enough evidence that e-cigarettes are an effective tool in helping people quit smoking, the Ministry of Health says.

The government's decision to allow KiwiSaver funds to continue investing in controversial weapons companies is being described as 'wishy-washy' and unsatisfactory.

The government has no plans to review the law to stop KiwiSaver funds investing in controversial weapons, the Commerce Minister says.

One of the biggest fund managers in the world is bowing to pressure from KiwiSaver providers to come up with an ethical investment option.

The average house value in Auckland has topped $1 million for the first time. Anusha Bradley looks at what that would buy in other parts of New Zealand.

Lending restrictions are showing signs of cooling Auckland's housing market - but there are fears the effect will not last long.

Two more default KiwiSaver providers are ditching their investments in companies that make cluster bombs, landmines or nuclear weapons.

Severe overcrowding has forced a school's staff room to become a classroom for a group of new entrants in Auckland. Audio

ACC has admitted investing in six companies on its exclusion list in the past year including munitions company Lockheed Martin.

Public servants' retirement savings are being reviewed after it has been revealed some of the money is invested in weapons manufacturers.

Kiwibank has now admitted its default KiwiSaver fund has 'limited exposure' - about 0.6 percent - to weapons manufacturers.

Hundreds of thousands of KiwiSaver members in default schemes may be unknowingly investing in cluster bombs and land mine manufacturers. Audio

Executives from the last of the failed finance companies have gone on trial, more than six years after the firms' collapse.