Jean Bell
South Auckland locals say they're tougher than online hate
South Auckland and its Pacific community has been the target of online hate after a local family was the first to test positive for Covid 19 in the current outbreak. Four positive cases has ballooned… Audio
National's candidate has been selected for Auckland Central
Tonight the National Party has selection Emma Mellow as their candidate to contest the Auckland Central seat at the election. Audio
Auckland gymnastics club faces abusive coaching allegations
An Auckland gymnastics club is reeling over allegations of over-training and abusive coaching styles.
An article in this weekend's New Zealand Herald outlined accusations of abuse, body shaming and… Audio
Auckland traffic bucking post-lockdown trend
Auckland's notoriously packed motorways are flowing a little freer because more people are opting to work from home in the city after the Covid-19 lockdown.
Traffic in the most of the country's major… Audio
Work from home push driving drop in Auckland traffic
More evidence many people are continuing to work from home.
The latest NZTA figures show a 10 percent drop in car traffic and a third less people using the train, bus or ferry in Auckland compared to… Audio
Woman angry at escapee's selfish visit to supermarket
A woman who was in the Countdown store visited by a man who later tested positive for Covid-19 is angered by the man's actions. The man, in his 30s, arrived from New Delhi on July third, and escaped… Audio
Auckland water blasters feel targeted by water restrictions
Auckland water blasting businesses say they are being unfairly targeted by the region's water restrictions. Under the current restrictions, commercial users cannot use an outdoor hose pipe to… Audio
America's Cup has history of skullduggery, subterfuge
New Zealand sailor and yachting commentator Peter Lester says the history of the America's Cup is littered with skulduggery and subterfuge - just not so much in Aotearoa. The Auckland-based Emirates… Audio
Auckland Council grilled by WaterCare over water shortage
Auckland Council has today been grilling its own water company, Watercare, over the management of the region's water shortage.
At a council meeting this morning, Watercare said the city is… Audio
Police on alert in Auckland after an officer was shot dead
Auckland police will remain armed until they are "satisfied the right people are in custody" following the fatal shooting of an officer earlier today in the residential West Auckland suburb of… Audio
Environmental stoush grows over Rangitoto channel dredging
Auckland Council is recommending that most of the submissions opposing the dredging of the Rangitoto shipping channel should be rejected.
The move has angered environmentalists and iwi, but the… Audio
DoC asking public to look out for tangled orca
The Department of Conservation is calling on the public to report orca whale sightings along the North Island's East Coast. DOC's Cat Peters says an orca that may be entangled in fishing lines has… Audio