Emma Hatton

Auckland homeowners who sold their properties to make way for a walking and cycling bridge over the Waitematā harbour have been left in limbo, now the project's been scrapped.

The government set… Audio

Cash-strapped households won't be surprised when inflation figures released later this morning show the biggest annual rise in more than 30 years.

Economists are predicting about a 7 percent lift for… Audio

Some builders are threatening to bypass council inspections because they simply cannot afford to wait weeks amid "absurd" delays in getting staff on site.

Inspections in Christchurch are taking about… Audio

Electric vehicle owners are being warned not to get caught short on Transmission Gully, because the steep road is catching motorists - and their battery life - by surprise.

Some EV drivers are… Audio

Small-time developers or builders trying to make a buck will most likely be the ones left in the lurch as house prices look to be cooling.

Data from Corelogic shows while year-on-year growth remains… Audio

A judge accused of misconduct will only be investigated if a special panel set up to review the allegations decides to proceed.

The judge - who has name suppression - has argued they shouldn't be… Audio

A second-hand bus boom has developed after two years of closed borders and domestic restrictions wrecking havoc on the tour coach sector.

The start of the year saw a 71 percent increase in the number… Audio

The parents of a teenager who died suddenly from meningitis have delivered a petition to MPs, pleading for the government to fund vaccines against the disease.

Currently, just one vaccine is… Audio

The rising cost of building materials may leave home owners in the lurch as the risk of under-insurance throughout New Zealand grows.

Most residential home insurers use a fixed sum policy, meaning… Audio

Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency says private motorists have been carrying the commercial sector for too long and it plans to even the playing field by upping operators' fees at the end of next year.

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It might be happening on the other side of the world but the economic shockwaves of the Russian invasion of Ukraine will reach New Zealand.

Tightened oil and gas stocks out of Russia is leading to… Audio

To Parliament now where there were surreal scenes yesterday, as tents and a children's playground were set alight and bricks hurled at police officers during the 23rd day of the vaccine mandate… Audio

The was a late night standoff between Police and parliament protesters on Hill Street and on Lambton Quay at the intersection with Bowen Street as cars broke through the perimeter back into the… Audio

Poo was pelted at officers during an early morning operation today to contain the protest at Parliament.

The 3.30am operation caught the occupiers off guard with attempts to thwart the plan… Video, Audio

Superintendent Corrie Parnell says it is possible the vehicles will not be moved but he is optimistic it will happen.

He says the occupation of Parliament's grounds is unprecedented in New Zealand's… Video, Audio

Record covid case numbers aren't showing Omicron's true spread, with an expert warning the real number could be as much as 10 times the official figures.

A record 810 cases were recorded yesterday… Audio