Stories by Tom Furley

The family of a woman who died in Middlemore Hospital still want to know why she died from causes unrelated to why she was in hospital.

A Christchurch family has been left shaken but otherwise unharmed after a slip pushed a garage on top of their house.

Work is about to begin on putting up more than 30 new speed cameras around the country as the police look to cut down speeds at high crash areas.

New Zealand needs to build a minimum of 2000 social houses a year for at least the next decade to stem homelessness, the Salvation Army estimates. Audio

An increase in winter flu cases has delayed hundreds of non-urgent surgeries at hospitals in Auckland.

An industry already struggling with labour shortages will have to find another 56,000 workers to keep up with the latest prediction.

Prefabricated skyscrapers and brick-laying robots will change the face of building and the New Zealand industry isn't keeping up, its leaders have been told. Video, Audio

Auckland's rugby league community is disappointed the NRL Nines is likely to head across the ditch.

As a wintry blast makes its way up the country, social services are busy making sure those without a place to stay are coping.

The government has hinted more money is coming, on top of a $300 million loan announced yesterday. Audio

Motorists wanting to be first through Auckland's new Waterview Tunnel will have to play a guessing game with the Transport Agency refusing to say when it will open.

Fixing and replacing non-conforming building products could be costing more than $200 million a year, according to new research.

More than 1000 albatrosses, petrels and shearwaters are estimated to have been killed in fishing lines off the New Zealand coast last year.

Auckland mayor Phil Goff is dimissing claims from the tourism industry that a targetted rate for the accommodation sector is illegal.

An Auckland man convicted of knowingly infecting his partner with HIV has received a lesser sentence because of advances in treating it.

Persistence has paid off for author Catherine Chidgey, who worked for 13 years on her novelThe Wish Child before it won the country's $50,000 fiction award.

At least a dozen people called 111 during a gang flare-up close to a Rotorua market and playground at the weekend.

Tonnes of lime are being helicoptered into the flood-ravaged town of Edgecumbe to help control the stench of mud and sewage.

Hopes for a busy Easter weekend for Coromandel accommodation providers have been dashed - many holidaymakers are cancelling because of Cyclone Cook, even though the worst weather didn't eventuate.

Edgecumbe residents have expressed relief at being being let back to their their flood-hit homes to collect belongings.

While Edgecumbe locals may face a long wait before they can return to their homes after major flooding, the cleanup is already in full swing for residents in nearby Taneatua.

Serco will end its management of Mt Eden Prison today after four years riddled with allegations of fight clubs, poor supervision and understaffing.

Tens of thousands of Adele fans will be saying 'Hello' to Auckland from tonight, bringing traffic chaos and packed hotels.

A resident who saw his front yard quickly fill up with water in yesterday's widespread flooding had to rip the bars out of a window to get to safety.