Charlotte Cook

50,000 teachers will go on strike next Thursday, closing kindergartens, primary, intermediate, and high schools.

The general manager of employment relations and pay equity at the Ministry of… Audio

High staff turnover, lack of retention and poor pay is pushing more than 50,000 teachers to take strike action.

It will close kindergartens through to high schools next Thursday after the unions… Audio

Aucklanders could save between $260-350 a year on petrol bills, just by shopping around.

The Commerce Commission's latest fuel price monitoring report for July to September last year finds price… Audio

A report into Whanau Maori cancer care has revealed sobering evidence of racism and a lack of cultural awareness in treatment. Te Aho o Te Kahu, the Cancer Control Agency, has today released a report… Audio

Te Whatu Ora admits published emergency department performance figures are wrong. 

The Associate Dean Rural in the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences at Auckland University, former Northland DHB… Audio

Te Whatu Ora has admitted some of its data on the emergency department wait times is wrong, and has since taken the entire page of health performance metrics offline.

But that concession comes as GP… Audio

Five years after council approval and with a price-tag of nearly $180m, Wellington's new convention centre is preparing to open its doors. 

The Tākina Convention and Exhibition Centre will open in… Audio

There are major traffic problems in Auckland this morning with the Southern Motorway closed just north of Papakura,  because of a huge truck fire in the early hours of this morning.

Nearby houses… Audio

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