Stories by Indira Stewart

Broken bubbles, breached family court orders and children who haven't seen their parents in weeks - that's life in lockdown for many families with shared childcare arrangements.

The government has been asked for flexibility to allow more independent grocers and other food outlets to fully open at level 3, Horticulture New Zealand says.

The nationwide move towards distance learning for students from next week will highlight inequities among children in New Zealand like never before, educators say. Audio

Thousands of Aucklanders received surprise bouquets of fresh flowers before the country went into lockdown.

A pregnant woman who is due to give birth during the nationwide shutdown says she fears being forced into having a home birth. Audio

The mother of two teenage boys killed in a Christchurch car crash after a police pursuit says she warned health workers and the police just a month earlier that they were at risk. Video

When Tonga lost all cell phone and internet connection to the outside world on Sunday evening, Paula Piveni Piukala, the country's cable director happened to be attending a regional Telecommunications…

Severe flooding across much of Solomon Islands has affected thousands of people. For disaster authorities there, it's becoming an all too common occurrence.

"I think there was a letter or something that came last week but I don't even know. Maybe that is what you're talking about?"

Fourteen Pacific people have been named on the New Year Honours List for their services to New Zealand's community.

While the families don't know what to expect for their first Christmas in Aotearoa, they're excited. Audio

Pacific people who migrated to New Zealand as adults are more resilient to mental health issues than other Pasifika, figures show.

New Zealand's largest tertiary provider for Pasifika students has launched a strategy to further boost Pasifika success and numbers. Audio

Homecare support workers say they're being exploited, they're not getting paid correctly and their rosters are illegal, and they're calling on the government to hold employers to account. Video

"Dance monkey dance" were the words a DJ says he heard by an NRL staffer towards Tongan fans during the weekend's historic test between Tonga and Australia.

Thousands of fans in red turned out to welcome their Tonga's national rugby league team heroes at the Manukau Vodafone Events centre last night. Video

At 70 years old Lakiloko is making waves in New Zealand's art space by using Tuvalu's distinctive traditional weaving and crochet techniques.

Indigenous views must be included when it comes to creating climate change policies for the Pacific region, according to Pacific community leaders and a group of climate change experts.

Working 60 hour weeks for $17 an hour, employees at plastics manufacturer Sistema say the company is exploiting vulnerable migrant workers.

Māori and Pacific communities are more likely to be problem gamblers than any other group, and advocates say they're being specifically targetted. That's prompted calls for government intervention. Audio

The launch of a comic book about the Samoan wrestling legend Peter Maivia is the latest in a journey to keep Pasifika kids reading with stories about their own heroes.

Auckland's Māori and Pasifika youth hubs fear they may be left out of the Council's redevelopment plans for their communities. Video

A school where students are grouped into villages and teachers are referred to as "aunty" and "uncle" is helping boost achievement for young Pasifika in South Auckland. Video

The traditional Cook Islands handicraft of tivaevae has received a special Indian twist. Audio

In a neighbourhood known for having a Pacific church on almost every street corner, a South Auckland Sikh temple is becoming a hub for the whole community. Video