Charlotte Cook

Auckland's Southern Motorway, north of Papakura,  has been closed by a huge truck fire. 

Nearby houses were evacuated.

Reporter Charlotte Cook spoke to Guyon Espiner.
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Restaurants nationwide will be 'cooking up a storm' to fill bellies with comfort food, and mayoral relief funds with money

The cyclone relief fundraiser will take place on Monday March the 20th.

The… Audio

The cyclone stricken community of Wairoa is yet again battling more rain as recovery efforts continue.

The small community was inundated by water three weeks ago and locals have spent much of the… Audio

The Kindergartens Association says throwing more money at families to spend on early childcare is fundamentally flawed, and will not improve teaching quality or stem high staff turnover and shortages.

Heavy rain has caused roading washouts and flooding in Thames-Coromandel, further isolating the upper east coast of the peninsula.

State Highway 25 is closed between Hikuai and Whangamatā because of… Audio

The noted photographer Ans Westra has died aged 86.

She was regarded as one of New Zealand's most important documentary photographers.

Charlotte Cook looks back at her life. Audio

The Minister for Maori Development has described the late Titewhai Harawira as a warrior woman, who fought relentlessly for tangata whenua. The prominent Northland kuia and controversial campaigner… Audio

The annual inflation rate stayed at 7-point-2 percent to the end of December.

Stats NZ says it was driven by high food, household, and building costs, but partly offset by cheaper fuel.

Statistics'… Audio

A new year, and a new Prime Minister.

After more than 5 years as New Zealand's Head of Government, Jacinda Ardern this morning went to Government House to advise the Governor-General Dame Cindy Kiro… Audio

Dame Sue and Professor Phil Bagshaw have just released a statement saying their son's body has been found in Ukraine.

The statement reads their son Dr Andrew Bagshaw and a colleague, Chris Parry… Audio

Surf's up as one of the world's most spectacular - and dangerous - sports events has made a welcome return in Hawai'i after seven years.

Fans gathered on the shores at Waimea Bay to watch The Eddie… Audio

Aviation Security officers removed more than 190,000 batteries from passengers' bags last year.

That figure included about 10,000 vapes taken from checked-in baggage.

Other items that must not be… Audio

Emergency services are tackling what remains of a large scrub fire burning in steep terrain near Murchison for a second day.

Authorities say the blaze on SH65 - the main inland route between… Audio

The political pilgrimage to the Rātana Pā settlement just south of Whanganui has begun. 

It's the first in-person celebration in two years, marking the 150th birthday of founder Tahupōtiki Wiremu… Audio

The number of vapes being confiscated from people's checked luggage at airports over the past year has quadrupled. 

Almost 10,000 vapes had to be removed by Aviation Security in 2022 - up from just… Audio

Labour's Carmel Sepuloni has made history several times, first when she became New Zealand's first MP of Tongan descent in 2008.

And now 15 years on, she's about to become the first deputy prime… Audio

The final preparations are taking place for the 150th birthday of Tahupōtiki Wiremu Rātana which is marked on Wednesday.

Morehu, or followers of the faith, are already arriving and politicians have… Audio

Labour's leader Chris Hipkins is yet to be sworn in as the new Prime Minister of Aotearoa New Zealand but he's already completed his first round of media duties.

He is no stranger to intense scrutiny… Audio

It's been a horrific weekend on the water - six people drowned.

Surf Lifesavers had to rescue more than 50 people from the water in the Northern Region - including 16 people at the same time in… Audio

Since 2020 Labour has slumped in the polls. Pollster Stephen Mills joins us now to discuss how a leadership change could affect voters' thinking.

Stephen works for Talbot Mills Research, which polls… Audio