Charlotte Cook

Between the FIFA World Cup Draw, a spicy A-league derby, and the final battle for the Formula 1 drivers championship - it's a huge weekend of sport; The E tu union has notified Air New Zealand of a… Audio

The government changes to the Retirement Villages Act aims to give residents and their families clarity on repayments, but not everyone is happy; Stats NZ is defending its decision not to have a final… Audio

Food charities are calling for certainty around government funding, as they prepare for the Christmas season; MetService is forecasting downpours across the North Island today, with possible… Audio

The government wants a cap on local council rates to be in place by 2029. Bryan Cadogan was mayor of Clutha for five terms and held a rates cap for over 10 years; Finance Minister Nicola Willis has… Audio

Youth homelessness is increasing in New Zealand, particularly in Auckland, according to a new report from Youth Development organisation Kick Back; A freshwater ecologist is warning that every year… Audio

The Secondary Principals' Council of Aotearoa is the latest education organisation to criticise the government for deleting an Education and Training Act clause that required schools to give effect to… Audio

The mother who murdered her children and hid them in suitcases has been sentenced to at least 17 years jail; The government hopes regional councils will be gone within two years, under changes… Audio

The Post is reporting the government is set to announce local government reforms which would mean dissolving regional councils; A report by The New Zealand Initiative says As will soon overtake Bs as… Audio

A KiwiSaver provider says that while National's proposed contribution rate increase is positive, the scheme's incentives need to be front and centre in discussions leading into next year's election; A… Audio

A former soldier who attacked a taxi driver in a drunken rage says the Defence Force failed to get him desperately needed help after a traumatic stint training Ukrainian civilians for war. Charlotte… Audio

Police say they have enough evidence to lay manslaughter charges towards officials involved in the Pike River disaster, according to the families' legal team; Auckland Pride is among a group of… Audio

The coalition government has announced a ban on new patients accessing gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogues - also known as puberty blockers - from next month; Anti-stalking campaigners are… Audio

Testing companies are getting busy as the spread of potentially contaminated children's play sand reaches council libraries; Fifteen years on from the Pike River disaster, some families are meeting… Audio

Testing companies are getting busy as the spread of potentially contaminated children's play sand reaches council libraries. Secretary of the NZ Demolition and Asbestos Association Terry Coleman spoke… Audio

Air New Zealand cabin crew have voted to strike, but it's not clear when or for how long; Parents who have the potentially contaminated asbestos sand in their homes want more guidelines as to how to… Audio

Police are still searching the scene of a fatal house fire in Sanson following the death of three children and their father; There is concern the potential cost to early childhood centres to remove… Audio

Schools make contact with ministry over contamination fears,Te Pati Maori divisions show no signs of mending, New study finds dozens of new marine species, and Diljit Dosanjh performs at Auckland's… Audio

A new bowel cancer report shows people under 50 are more likely to be diagnosed in the more serious stages of the disease than older people; Schools, kindergartens and other early learning places are… Audio

The fallout from a damning finding of serious misconduct and now confirmation of a coverup at the highest levels of the police is continuing; A charity boxing match in Wairoa has been cancelled due to… Audio

Te Pati Maori's national council has voted to expel MPs Mariameno Kapa-Kingi and Takuta Ferris, after a period of internal conflict; The Tongariro fire has so far burned through up to 2500 hectares; A… Audio