Auckland
Avocados selling for as much as $11 each
Aucklanders have drawn a line in the sand when it comes to the price of avocadoes - saying $12.50 is too much. But more than one green grocer is still charging $11. Audio
Making public transport more attractive
Auckland Transport is considering a number of ideas to boost public transport patronage, including free travel on weekends, cheaper ferry rides, and bigger students discounts. Audio
Calling Home: Tom Hopkins in Victoria, Australia
We're heading across the ditch to rural Victoria this week, where we're joined by Auckland-born and bred firefighter Tom 'Hop' Hopkins. Audio
Auckland Council quadruples e-scooter provider fees
As the number of e-scooters on Auckland's streets increases, the council is bringing in stricter reporting conditions for companies, as well as quadrupling fees. Video, Audio
Phil Goff doesn't want ratepayers to carry CRL cost burden
Auckland's mayor Phil Goff says officials are already working on ways to avoid raising rates to cover a $1 billion cost blowout on the City Rail Link Project. Audio
Marlon Williams in Auckland
Singer/songwriter Marlon Williams talks to Yadana Saw ahead of tonight's You Are Us (Aroha Nui) concert in Auckland. Audio
Variety of Pacific products on show in Auckland
Forty companies from 10 Pacific island countries will display and sell their wares at a one-day trade show at The Cloud on Auckland's waterfront on Saturday. Audio
Nine people have died today in three separate car crashes
Nine people have died today in three separate car crashes. Audio
Christoph El’ Truento goes back to his roots with new record
Christoph El' Truento is perhaps best known as the beat-making brains behind hip hop outfit @Peace, as well as lending his skills to the likes of Homebrew and Avantdale Bowling Club - to name a few. Audio
Aucklanders stand together with the Muslim community
In Auckland, hundreds of people huddled into a prayer room at Eden Park to pray and reflect on the last two weeks. In a sermon, Sheikh Muhamad Shaakir Ismail called on New Zealanders from all cultures… Audio
Lime e-scooters back on Auckland & Dunedin streets
Controversial Lime e-scooters are back almost two weeks since they were removed from the streets of Auckland and Dunedin after Auckland Council suspended the company's licence. Audio
Fears apprenticeship changes could leave industry in turmoil
The building and construction industry says it's concerned that changes to how apprenticeships are run could leave the industry in turmoil. Audio
Queens Wharf cruise ship proposal approaches critical stage
The independent hearing into a proposed extension to Auckland's Queens Wharf, to allow huge cruise ships to berth has heard a chorus of objections from multiple community groups. The development arm… Audio, Gallery
Phil Goff to run for a second term as Auckland mayor
Phil Goff throws his hat back in the ring for a second term as mayor.
Seaplane plunges into Auckland harbour
A pilot has managed to escape uninjured - if a little soggy - after his seaplane plunged into Auckland's Waitemata Harbour this morning. Video, Audio
Auckland Council calls for fireworks sale ban
Auckland Council is calling on the government to ban the sale of fireworks - a move it says will save lives. Audio
Lime e-scooters remain off Auckland streets, for now
It'll be at least another day before a decision is made on whether Lime scooters can return to Auckland's streets. The e-scooters have been absent from the city since Auckland Council suspended its… Audio
Auckland Council found out about Lime defects through media
Auckland Mayor Phil Goff says Lime should have told the council as soon as it knew there was a brake fault with its e-scooters. But it didn't - it was media reports that first alerted the council to… Video, Audio
Kevin Campbell: 30th anniversary of Flight 811 disaster
It's been 30 years since United Airlines flight 811's cargo door failed blew off the aircraft mid-air killing New Zealander Lee Campbell. His father Kevin speaks to Jim about Lee and their work to… Audio
Auckland cemeteries are running out of room
Auckland's biggest cemetery, Waikumete, has just four years of burial plot sales left before it's full. Auckland Council's Environment Committee Chair Penny Hulse explains what plans the council has… Audio
