Angus Dreaver
SH1 slips at Brynderwyn leave Wellsford, Kaiwaka quiet at long weekends
Businesses reliant on traffic through their towns are devasted that slips are disrupting their usual trade ahead of Waitangi weekend.
Slips on the Bynderwyn hills are causing a detour for Aucklanders… Video, Audio
Auckland floods: Rānui hit hard - homes red and yellow stickered
A rainfall warning has been upgraded to red for parts of Auckland, Coromandel and Northland from Tuesday afternoon.
It comes as the region has recorded a whopping 769 percent of its usual January… Video, Audio
World champs Black Ferns celebrated at Parliament
The world-beating Black Ferns have been formally celebrated at Parliament, a month after winning the Women's Rugby World Cup.
Fans packed Parliament lawns in Wellington today to get up close to their… Video, Audio
Te Aro park gets makeover in bid to improve safety
A Wellington park that's turned into a trouble spot is getting a makeover - in a bid to improve safety and stomp out anti-social behaviour. Video, Audio
KiwiRail's oldest diesel shunt rolls into retirement
KiwiRail's oldest diesel shunt is rolling full steam ahead into retirement.
The 85-year-old locomotive known as TR-56 is being replaced by a zero-emission electric shunt.
Our reporter Soumya… Video, Audio
Wellington CBD suffers further as isolations keep people away
Wellington businesses are being hit with another setback, just two weeks after the capital came to a standstill because of the anti-mandate protest at Parliament.
Locals told our reporter Soumya… Video, Audio
Grounded Kiwis hope MIQ petition succeeds despite Omicron
Grounded Kiwis are hoping their calls for changes to MIQ take flight and the threat of Omicron does not cause delays.
A petition with almost 23,000 signatures has been delivered to Parliament asking… Video, Audio
Bay of Islands businesses nervous with lockdowns to north and south
Northland tourism operators are desperately hoping the region's vaccine rates will boost enough for visitors to return this summer, with many businesses hanging on by a thread.
The northern-most part… Video, Audio
Far North nervously waits to see if Covid has spread
Far North communities are nervously waiting to see if Covid has been spreading unchecked through their towns.
The top of the motu is in level 3 lockdown as health officials work to trace any links… Video, Audio
Work starts for Wellington City Mission's new community hub
Ground was broken today, in a sense, at the site of what will be Wellington City Mission's new community hub.
In the first of its kind for the country - the centre will host supportive housing units… Video, Audio
Housing affordability survey bad news for middle income earners
Nurses, teachers and other middle class professionals are increasingly unable to buy homes in the cities where they work, with every housing market in the country now rated "severely unaffordable".
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