Amy Williams

The Automobile Association has research showing New Zealand has lax requirements compared to other countries - and revving up the rules is desperately needed for under-25 year-olds. Nearly a third of… Audio

One missed appointment is all it takes for job seekers to have their benefits cut in half under the government's so-called tough-love approach. Amy Williams has the story. Audio

An accountant who has been on a JobSeeker benefit for over a year is shocked and angry his payment is being cut by half next week for not showing up to a meeting he knew nothing about. Audio

Agencies helping women escape abusive partners are providing more food parcels and clothing than ever due to the cost of living crisis. Amy Williams filed this report. Audio

It's the second day of a high profile criminal trial of a retired surgeon accused of murdering his wife in their upmarket Auckland home and staging her death as a suicide. The High Court in Auckland… Audio

On today's episode, police are again searching farmland near Christchurch for missing woman Yanfei Bao, we get the latest on the new Dunedin hospital project, which newly-appointed Health… Audio

The high court trial of a retired eye surgeon accused of murdering his wife and staging her death as a suicide has continued this morning, with evidence from a paramedic who was first on the scene… Audio

Was it suicide or murder? That's the question a jury is tasked with considering in the high profile trial of a retired eye surgeon charged with murdering his wife. The Crown alleges Philip John… Audio

On today's episode, the Far North mayor says doctor shortages are not limited to the Dargaville Hospital and if whanau can even find a doctor to go to, they are forced to travel hours to get care, a… Audio

A retired eye surgeon charged with murdering his wife has pleaded guilty to methamphetamine charges before the start of his trial in Auckland. Reporter Amy Williams spoke to Charlotte Cook. Audio

There are calls for the police to investigate why a religious organisation deliberately destroyed 27 years worth of records of children in its care. The Royal Commission of Inquiry said its… Audio

A woman born intersex who was rejected by her mother then abused in state care says she felt re-traumatised when an investigator told her she was not the right demographic to give her testimony at a… Audio

The report from the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care is released this afternoon - a woman born intersex tells reporter Amy Williams about her experience of abuse. Audio

A woman whose newborn baby was taken from her while she was sleeping in an Anglican-run home for unwed mothers wants the church to issue a public apology and the country's adoption laws replaced… Audio

From Monday to Friday at noon, 100 people gather in the middle of Mangere's town centre dressed in colourful hats and shirts for an hour long dance class, the classes started in 2013 as part of a plan… Audio

Amy has been talking to Mangere residents, who say they feel like they are losing part of the community as more and more flood-damaged homes are bulldozed. Kainga Ora says close to ninety state homes… Audio

Residents of an apartment building run by Auckland City Mission say anti-social behaviour in the area shouldn't be blamed on them. The apartments are on a side street in the city's red light district… Audio

Mangere residents say they feel like they are losing part of the community as more and more flood-damaged homes are bulldozed. Kainga Ora says close to ninety state homes hit by floods in Auckland… Audio

One-third of budgeting services face closure after their government funding was chopped - and they warn the recession means other free financial services are too busy to pick up their clients. Amy… Audio