Guyon Espiner
Two days, $2 million - Dunedin chocolate crowd-funding success
A Pledge Me project to buy out the boutique chocolatier Otago Chocolate company, or Ocho, has hit the $2million mark despite only launching yesterday morning. Video, Audio
Govt unsure of details on scrapping of benefit sanction
The government will scrap the sanction on beneficiaries who don't name the father of their child, but questions of how, when and how much will it cost are still very much up in the air. Carmel… Video, Audio
Don't take them - warning from a former Manus Island guard
A New Zealand man who worked at the Manus Island refugee detention facility is warning the government against taking any refugees, saying the ones still at the centre are dangerous men. Video, Audio
People smugglers see new Govt as easy target - reports
Australian authorities have intercepted four boats bound for New Zealand, run by people smugglers emboldened by the change of government, according to media reports. Jane Patterson reports. Audio
Govt urged to act fast on mental health inquiry
Mental health leaders say Labour's promised ministerial inquiry must be short and sharp so urgent improvements are not delayed. Audio
Labour and Greens disagree on TPP deal
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says there are ongoing discussions with New Zealand First over the Trans Pacific Partnership after the Green Party said they'll oppose the trade deal. Audio
17-year-old addresses court over kidnapping charges
A 17-year-old has told the court how two senior police officers threatened to arrest him on charges of statutory rape if he did not agree to leave his girlfriend. Video, Audio
Arishma Chand’s local dairy robbed hours after her death
As police investigators combed Arishma Chand's home after she was murdered, her local dairy just a few hundred metres away was robbed. Zac Fleming reports. Video, Audio
Parents discovered daughter dead in her home
Police say a 24-year-old woman who was killed in her South Auckland home yesterday likely knew her killer and let them into her home. Video, Audio
Chocolate crowdfunding campaign hits $1 million in one day
In August, Jim O'Malley, the man behind the 'Own the Factory' initiative, unveiled a new concept focusing on premium chocolate-making, by joining forces with an existing Dunedin artisan chocolate… Audio
Ed Sheeran puts heat on Dunedin's Easter Trading debate
The star is playing three concerts in Dunedin over the Easter weekend next year, and there are fears the city will struggle to host an extra 65,000 concert goers if shops are shut. Audio
Lone Māori woman candidate victim of billboard vandalism
Huhana Lyndon is wondering whether her support for Māori boards on the council is why her Whangarei by-election billboards are repeatedly being vandalised. Video, Audio
Texas church reopens as memorial after mass shooting
The blood-stained interior of the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs was painted white and 26 chairs were placed inside the sanctuary, each with the name of a victim and a rose. Video, Audio
Iwi wants businesses to pay to use Lake Taupō
The tribe that owns Lake Taupō wants to charge all commercial operators that use the lake. Tūwharetoa Māori Trust Board chief executive Topia Rameka talks to Guyon Espiner. Video, Audio
Evening business for 13 November 2017
News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
$190m cost for America's cup village in Auckland
It could cost up to $190m to build a village to host the America's Cup on Auckland's waterfront. Steve Armitage from ATEED says he expects the cost would be split 50/50 with the government, but they… Audio
Babysitter found guilty of manslaughter
Shayal Upashna Sami has been found guilty of killing Aaliyah Ashlyn Chand in January 2015, after the one-year-old was found with head fractures and internal bleeding. Audio
Ambitious plan for Dunedin shows anything is possible
An ambitious plan to future-proof and develop Dunedin's waterfront with a conference centre and hotel has been unveiled by local architect, Damien van Brandenburg. Video, Audio
Children sleeping on floors, sharing toothbrushes, towels
Children's Charity KidsCan has partnered with the Ministry for Vulnerable Children, Oranga Tamariki, for a six month pilot to target children living in severe hardship in Hamilton. Video, Audio
Winston Peters wants reporters' phone records, emails, notes
The Deputy Prime Minister is trying to find out who leaked information to the media about his over-payment of superannuation. Edward Gay was in court. Video, Audio
