Adriana Weber
Asylum seekers in NZ abandoned - advocacy group
Asylum seekers who come to New Zealand and are given refugee status are being unfairly left to fend for themselves, ending up sleeping in churches, maraes or couch surfing. Audio
Exploited Indian students turn to suicide, self-harm
A group representing migrant workers says some Indian students are turning to self-harm or suicide, because they are under pressure to get residency and being exploited by unscrupulous employers. Audio
ATM technology forcing bank job losses - union
As BNZ rolls out smart ATM technology in its BNZ branches from today, First Union claims two dozen bank workers could lose their jobs in major centres throughout the country. Audio
Suicide deaths continue to rise year-on-year
More than 600 New Zealanders took their own lives in the year to June, the highest annual number of suicide deaths since the statistics were first recorded in 2007. Video, Audio
Hostage situation developing in Lower Hutt - the latest
A hostage situation has developed at a house in Lower Hutt, police say. RNZ reporter Adriana Weber is at the scene. Audio
GPs beg MPs: 'Something has got to change as we drown in work':
A family doctor's letter telling MPs "something has to change" was one of hundreds of letters delivered to the Health Minister today, in a bid to get more GPs. Audio
Spike in calls to ambulances puts pressure on health services
"Quite a dramatic increase" - a spike in calls to ambulances has put enormous pressure on health services. Audio
Polar blast dumps snow on central North Island
Snow dumps, flooding, power cuts and traffic worries. Our reporters have the latest updates as the polar blast moves north. Audio
Waves pound North Island's South Coast
The worst is yet to come for the lower North Island as a bitter winter storm lashes the centre of the country. Audio
High winds buffet Wellington as winter storm moves north
A big bruising winter storm with gale force winds and heavy rain is thrashing the centre of the country this morning. It's whipped up wind gusts as high as 160 kilometres an hour and waves as big as… Audio
