Emma Hatton

Covid-19 testing numbers have dropped from the heights recorded last week, but centres and GPs in Wellington are gearing up for another surge.

People who were at the same place as the Sydney… Video, Audio

Health officials are re-considering their advice on mask-wearing, and scanning of the Covid tracer app. Experts say that as the virus evolves to become more transmissible, our responses must also… Audio

An international student completing his PhD in New Zealand is begging to be let back into his course.

Prithwish Sain, a chemistry student at Waikato University has spent more than $200,000 dollars on… Audio

The property manager of a Newtown house gutted by fire is bewildered as to why no one seemed to have any authority to sort out the neighbouring derelict house where the fire started.

The Wellington… Audio

The government is being urged to "lift the lid" on the retirement village industry, as the Retirement Commissioner calls for an urgent review of the laws to better protect the elderly.

Feedback on… Audio

There is a burst water main in Wellington at the intersection of Wellington Rd and Kilbirnie Crescent, and residents are being told to avoid the area if possible.

The intersection is a major traffic… Audio

News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

The three board members who resigned from NZ Opera last week have pushed back at suggestions their decision was linked to a planned show based on the antics of a group of unruly tourists.

Last week… Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

In a drama fit for the stage itself - a third of the board of New Zealand Opera has resigned.

The mass walkout is in apparent protest at the artistic direction of the company.

A letter from the… Audio

Wellington city councillors are gobsmacked at a proposal to lift rates by 16 percent next year, saying it's come completely out of the blue.

The capital city had consulted on a rise of 13.5 percent… Audio

Heartbroken, scared and angry.

Just some of the reactions to the findings of the chief coroner who has ruled the deaths of six people were not linked to a recent epilepsy medication change.

Judge… Audio

A patient advocate for people living with epilepsy has called just-released coroners findings a "wasted opportunity".

The chief coroner has this morning released her report into six deaths that… Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

Employers are being told they can get rid of workers who won't get a Covid-19 vaccine as long as they can show the sacking is fair and reasonable.

A support group for businesses says questions about… Audio

Opiki and Tokomaru residents in the Manawatu want to break away from their current council, which they say has neglected them for years, and forge a new future with Palmerston North.

They feel more… Video, Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio