Amy Williams

A young Australian who was the only member of his family to survive injuries from the Whakaari White Island eruption in 2019 has described a lack of information about the dangers for tourists visiting… Audio

The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio

Families of those who lost their lives in the deadly Whakaari eruption were among those acknowledged a mihi whakatau today, to herald the start of a trial over health and safety failings leading up to… Audio

The WorkSafe prosecution over the Whakaari eruption begins today – and some of the heroes of that dreadful day are in the spotlight. Audio

Three commercial helicopter tour operators have pleaded guilty and will no longer face trial over health and safety failings in the lead-up to the deadly Whakaari eruption in 2019. A judge alone trial… Video, Audio

The ribbon's finally been cut on a new stretch of motorway north of Auckland, after an 18 month delay. The Puhoi to Warkworth link was dubbed the "holiday highway" when Labour was in opposition, but… Video, Audio

A group of Waikato student leaders have written to the Ministry of Education calling for an immediate halt to industrial action that has seen them miss hours of learning. The Post Primary Teachers… Video, Audio

Two boys are fighting for their lives in hospital after what's being described as a "freak accident" on Aotea-Great Barrier island.

The boys, who are not brothers, were trapped under a collapsed sand… Audio

Builders are starting to see homeowners struggling with lowball cash offers from insurers that won't cover the cost of repairing flood damaged homes.

Some Aucklanders have been offered tens of… Audio

Auckland Councillors will get to see the final shape of the city's Budget when it's presented to them by Mayor Wayne Brown today - but the issue of how to plug a massive hole in the finances could be… Audio

Homeowners feeling the pinch are being warned they are only half way through the ripple effect on mortgage rates, with the official cash rate now at its peak.

The Reserve Bank has signalled cuts… Audio

A woman has been charged with murdering two young children in the Northland town of Ruakākā.

The children were found dead in their home yesterday morning, and the woman accused of killing them… Audio

Murder charges have ben laid over the Ruakaka deaths of 2 children. Detective Inspector Bridget Doell of Northland CIB say they have charged a woman in connection with the homicide investigation… Audio

A home in Northland is under guard this morning as police investigate a double homicide on the property.

RNZ reporter Amy Williams was in Ruakaka and spoke with Corin Dann. Audio

A small Northland community is reeling tonight after two children were killed in their home, in Ruakākā.

A homicide investigation has been launched by police, who have cordoned off a street in the… Video, Audio

Auckland Council has won a long running battle to restrict hours of alcohol sales at supermarkets and put a freeze on new bottle shops opening in vulnerable neighbourhoods.

The Supreme Court today… Audio

Supermarket giants Foodstuffs and Woolworths New Zealand have lost a long-running legal battle to prevent Auckland Council imposing stricter sale times for alcohol.

After eight years of court cases… Audio

More torrential rain is on the way for storm hit regions already battling to keep roads open due to slips after today's deluges.

Some regions have recorded almost a month's worth of rain in two days… Audio

Once a swamp, always a swamp - that's what one Kainga Ora tenant says about the home she's lived in for decades, built next to a creek in Auckland.

The house is among more than 4000 in the state… Audio

Free budgeting services are bracing for a drop in funding right as the cost of living crisis hits and a recession knocks on our door.

The Ministry of Social Development funds 131 budget advisor… Audio