Bill Hickman

Members of the New Zealand music community say Ozzy Osbourne's impact on rock music will never be recreated. The voice of heavy metal classics like Paranoid, Iron Man and Crazy Train died today aged… Audio

The head of the homicide investigation into death of Wellington man Abdulhassan Nabizadah says police believe he was set up to be robbed but the incident took a violent and ultimately tragic turn… Audio

A man who lived in a converted shed at an illegal Queenstown boarding house says the landlord told tenants to hide from inspectors. Bill Hickman reports. Audio

Multi-million dollar rideshare company Uber took it's fight over drivers employment rights to the Supreme court today. The Court is deciding whether it's drivers should be considered employees. This… Audio

Students and staff have been left in limbo as Wellington polytechs Whitireia and WelTec consider closing their central city campus. Bill Hickman reports. Audio

Two district councils in the Lower North Island are banding together against down graded plans for an expressway through their districts. More than a decade since it was originally proposed - a… Audio

Bowel Cancer sufferers, survivors and their supporters gathered at Parliament on Tuesday to call on the Government to lower the age of eligibility for free bowel cancer screening tests. Several dozen… Audio

A close friend of the driver of a car involved in a tragic collision in Martinborough said his remorse weighed heavily on him in his final months following the crash. 48-year-old Alison Robyn Korny… Audio

Wellington police have confirmed they are investigating multiple complaints about a Wellington man which RNZ understands to be of a sexual nature. Police reporter Bill Hickman spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

While in Wellington, the capital has been battered by some of the strongest winds in its recent history. Flights in and out of the city have been cancelled, and there have been no interisland ferry… Audio

In today's episode, Wellington is under a red wind warning, as gale force winds lash the capital city, the South Island is also experiencing wild weather, with Selwyn under a state of emergency and… Audio

Wellington is under a red wind warning, as gale force winds lash the capital city. Wellington reporter Bill Hickman spoke to Charlotte Cook. Audio

Lawyers for a group seeking to pause the roll out of speed limit increases say the changes are ignoring NZTA's own safety findings. The group - called Movement - wants any changes to speed limits to… Audio

The son of a sixty two year old man who died in mysterious circumstances in the Wellington last week says his father was a kind man who didn't deserve what happened. Abdulhassan Nabizadah was found… Audio

The Homegrown New Zealand music festival kicks off on Friday for its final time on the Wellington Waterfront. Bill Hickman has more. Audio

The people of Upper Hutt City are proudly wearing their bogan heritage on their tattooed sleeves. Even mayor Wayne Guppy has donned his best mullet hairdo in support of a weekend of hard rock, black… Audio

A Wellington woman has come forward as part of a group that added the colours of the Transgender Pride flag to a pedestrian crossing in the suburb of Berhampore last weekend. Bill Hickman has more. Audio

Wellington Water board Chair admits the relationship between the organisation and its contractors got too friendly. The comments follow a scathing report, showing the the cost of unplanned water pipe… Audio

A Wellington law firm is defiant in the face of complaints to the police and the Law Society over a letter sent to doctors who practise gender affirming care. Franks Ogilvie director Stephen Franks… Audio

The Royal College of GPs says a warning letter from a Wellington law firm is an attempt to intimidate doctors who practise gender affirming care including prescribing puberty blockers. Bill Hickman… Audio