Gill Bonnett
Couple who sought 'earthquake refugee' status can stay in NZ
A couple seeking to be New Zeland's first 'earthquake refugees' have been told they will not be sent back to Nepal. The 2015 Kathmandu earthquake left the retired couple homeless, traumatised, and in… Audio
Elderly Kiwi in France after husband's visa denied
A 79-year-old man has been denied a visa, forcing his New Zealand-born wife to move permanently to France to be with him. Ron Falconer is a Scottish environmentalist who had the job of guarding two… Audio
Arson suspected at Auckland high-rise fire
There's heightened security at an unfinished Auckland high-rise apartment building on Tuesday, following a series of suspicious fires. The first fire broke out yesterday morning, but several more… Audio
Surf Life Saving on funding - "Feel like we're in this alone"
There are calls for more funding for surf lifesavers, with two busy Auckland beaches left without patrols this summer because volunteers have been deployed elsewhere. Audio
Trial scheme for sponsored refugees gets underway
Church and community groups will help up to 30 Syrian refugees settle here by sponsoring them, Gill Bonnett spoke to those taking part in the trial scheme. Audio
One killed in south Auckland garage fire overnight
One person is dead after a garage sleepout caught fire in South Auckland. It was one of two properties affected by fire in Mangere overnight. RNZ reporter Gill Bonnett has been speaking to… Audio
Albany roof collapses, builders escape with minor injuries
Workers at a construction site in Albany in Auckland have escaped with minor injuries after part of a building collapsed this morning. RNZ reporter Gill Bonnett is there and joins us with the details.
…Tuvalu families' bid for asylum in NZ rejected
Two families from Tuvalu who sought to be New Zealand's first climate change refugees have had their cases rejected. The immigration and protection tribunal ruled they did not risk being persecuted… Audio
Tuvalu climate change refugees denied asylum
Two families sought to be New Zealand's first climate change refugees, but the Immigration and Protection Tribunal ruled they did not risk being persecuted under the Refugee Convention. Video, Audio
Widows being forced to leave country after migration law change
Five widows in their 80s are among a growing number of elderly immigrants being forced to leave the country because of a government crackdown. Under a rule change last year the parents of migrants… Audio
Taupō crash: Baby fights for life after 4 killed
A top police officer has spoken of his horror at the carnage on the country's roads this week, after yesterday's crash north of Taupō which killed four people and injured eight others.
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New Zealander wins appeal after deportation from Australia
A New Zealander who faced deportation from Australia has had a rare win through an appeals tribunal, which heard he had never been in jail and threw out claims he had been in a violent gang. The man… Audio
Iranian's refugee claim fails but NZ asylum granted
An Iranian man who has been living a lie as a refugee for 20 years has been allowed to stay despite his tale of persecution unravelling. He claimed he escaped to New Zealand after his father and… Audio
Indian woman locked up, chained in 'honour killing' case
A couple who fled to New Zealand after the wife's family threatened to burn her alive and kept her prisoner for more than a year in a case of forbidden love, have been sent back to India. RNZ reporter… Audio
Murderer to be deported back to Korea after release
A man who killed his partner when he set fire to the dentist surgery where she worked will be deported to Korea when he is released from prison. Chul Jun Cho appealed against the decision but failed… Audio
More lightning to strike Auckland - MetService
There have been thunder and lightning strikes across Auckland, Waikato and right down to the Central Plateau. Three houses at Manuakau Heads have been hit and there are reports of a DoC building… Audio
Report reveals injuries in Sweeney Todd production
The full horror of the throat slashing incident in a school production of Sweeney Todd in which two boys were injured is laid bare in a report by WorkSafe. St Kentigern's School in Auckland used cut… Audio
Wellington's house prices soar, as others come off the boil
Tighter lending restrictions on investors are starting to bite as the average house prices in Auckland slows. However analysts are picking there is still plenty of momentum in the housing market… Audio
"It came down like a freight train" says land slip evacuee
A resident of the San Remo apartments, Craig Jones, explains how he frantically began digging the dirt with his bare hands after his building was hit by a slip to find anyone who might have been… Audio
Auckland recieves more than 200 weather callouts overnight
The remnants of Cyclone Debbie has dumped large amounts of rain across the North Island overnight. Audio
