Stories by Sharon Brettkelly
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Fears of privatisation by stealth as healthcare system struggles
As more and more healthcare becomes private, experts worry.
The mall causing airport traffic problems
Auckland Airport's new Mānawa Bay mall is ritzy and glitzy, but only time will tell if people are bagging bargains, or just window shopping.
Military build-up in Guam has repercussions for Pacific
The tiny island of Guam is America's shield against Chinese moves in the Pacific, but that comes at the expense of its people
Slow moves to fix fast fashion
NZ's fashion industry is facing serious long-term problems, including the influx of cheap, shoddy clothing and way too much waste.
去年一年新西兰人受电诈损失1.83亿纽币 同比上涨20%
银行诈骗虽然不断变化并日益复杂,但仍然有一些共同点,了解这些迹象很重要。Detail联合主播Sharon Brettkelly日前连线BNZ银行的反欺诈调查员一起深入了解他们的工作。
Covid-19 sails off with NZ's America's Cup income
New Zealand is expected to miss out on about $150 million because half the superyachts due to follow next year's America's Cup have pulled out.
Crane work changes gears, second half of year worries owners
Cranes have cranked up on construction sites around the country in a sign that building activity is up and running.
Light snow pushes operators to prepare for ski season
Maintenance teams are on the ski fields this week for the first time as operators get ready to open in June.
Bulls and bargain hunters boost sharemarket
The New Zealand share market has risen sharply today but there are warnings that the wild ride is not over.
Local media give out vouchers, in spite of losses
A Whakatāne radio station plans to give $750 vouchers to about 1000 local business next week to try to bring the town back to life and get them spending again.
Life in isolation: At home in Ohope
Living in the Jenkins household at Ohope beach is like "living in the land of the giants", says Dad Mark Jenkins.
Pilots 'helping to stock supermarket shelves'
Stocking shelves at supermarkets for little more than the minimum wage has become a desirable job for airline pilots and tens of thousands of others desperate for work.
Lockdown on Dominion Rd: 'The money ran out last week'
Sale and for lease signs are filling many shop windows on one of Auckland's famous shopping strips, and business owners say they are losing thousands of dollars a week under lockdown.
Some childcare centres hit by lockdown to get insurance payout
Hundreds of childcare centres will be paid out millions in insurance for loss of income during the Covid-19 crisis because of a special arrangement with their broker, but others will get none.
Children told to leave state house after mother's death
Five children of a solo mother who died suddenly were told to get out of their state house just weeks after her death.
Auckland housing projects stalled by council delays, says developer
An Auckland developer's plans to build 1500 houses in a special housing area have been set back by more than two years after delays in council consents, he says.
Half of Auckland's fast-track housing areas disestablished
There are fears thousands of cheap homes may not now be built because more than half of Auckland's Special Housing Areas have been disestablished. Audio
Auckland Council unsure how many affordable homes built
The Building Minister says affordability is "headed in the right direction" despite the council's inability to give exact figures. Audio
Council's asking price scuppered housing project - developer
An Auckland community housing developer is furious a plan to build hundreds of houses in Manukau has collapsed at the last minute after the council rejected its offer.
Urgent housing need 'big concern going into winter'
The number of people registered as urgently needing housing has doubled in the past two years. Audio
Agency that put up rent 'week on week' accused of price gouging
A large Auckland agency has been acccused of price gouging after it hiked rents on vacant apartments "five percent a week, week on week" in February.
Budget boost only a 'slight change' for the struggling
A single mother on minimum wage says changes announced in yesterday's budget would only make a small difference to her life.