Katie Todd
Late Edition - Lockdown breach couple charged
The Auckland couple who travelled to Wanaka while the city was at Covid-19 alert level 4 have been charged. Police say William Willis and Hannah Rawnsley have been summonsed to appear in the Papakura… Audio
Rest homes squeezed as MIQ turns down migrant nurses
At least 15 rest homes are turning down new admissions because the migrant nurses they've hired can't get into the country.
Short-staffed care homes are regularly firing out official notices to the… Audio
Auckland Covid-19 vaccinations carry on as new supply lands
It was full steam ahead at mass vaccination clinics in Auckland today with thousands of doses delivered across the city.
And vaccine stocks are getting replenished, with an 250,000 extra Pfizer jabs… Audio
Auckland Hospital staff, patients stressed at crowds of visitors
The number of visitors showing up at Auckland hospitals during alert level four is among the highest in the country, and staff and patients aren't happy.
The DHB's visitor policy is under fire for… Audio
Nurses and patients concerned about Akl hospital visitor rules
The nurses' organisation is concerned about hospital visitor rules in Auckland, which are allowing hundreds of people to visit patients every day during Alert Level Four. It says hospital staff are… Audio
LynnMall attack: 19yo witness fears visiting supermarket now
A 19-year-old who fled the LynnMall stabbings and helped a wounded woman, says she felt shakey and mistrusting going to another supermarket a couple of days later.
Monica Seve and her boyfriend were… Audio
New Lynn attack: Criminologist believes terrorist would have benefited from counselling, rehabilitation
A criminologist who assessed the New Lynn attacker's risk to the community in 2018, says he strongly believes the stabbings could have been prevented.
When Ahamed Samsudeen was sentenced in July… Audio
Covid-19: Hard border between Auckland and Northland back
At midnight last night, Northland joined the rest of the country - south of Auckland - in alert level 3.
Auckland will remain at level four until at least 13 September, and police have set up five… Audio
Weather: West Auckland faces widespread flooding damage
Ruined cars, sodden belongings and ripped up gardens. West Aucklanders have been taking stock of what they lost in Monday night's deluge.
Bethells Beach remains cut off because of a washed-out… Video, Audio
Commerce Commission to release report on supermarket prices
The country's two big supermarket chains could be in for a major shake up this morning - and shoppers in for cheaper groceries.
The Commerce Commission is set to release its draft investigation into… Audio
Eli Epiha found guilty of attempting to murder constable
Police killer Eli Epiha will be sentenced in October for shooting two officers - one fatally - in Auckland last June.
Epiha had already admitted murdering constable Matthew Hunt and yesterday a jury… Audio
Police killer Epiha also guilty attempted murder of other officer
Police killer Eli Epiha has been found guilty of the attempted murder of another officer, Constable David Goldfinch.
Epiha pleaded guilty to the murder of Constable Matthew Hunt, who he shot dead in… Video, Audio
Epiha admits he left shot police offer asking for help
The man who shot police constable Matthew Hunt admits he walked away from the dying officer as he was asking for help.
Eli Epiha has been described as "fully engaged" and intent on killing officers… Audio
Epiha tried to hide gun in Riverhead forest after shooting
It's been revealed a cop killer tried to hide his gun among pine needles in a patch of bush after fleeing from the scene.
Police have detailed how they tracked down Eli Epiha, after he shot dead one… Audio
Wounded police officer recalls shooting in Epiha trial
"This is where I die." That was the thought that ran through the mind of a police officer, shot on a suburban Auckland street last year.
David Goldfinch was fired at, while his colleague Constable… Audio
Police officer murder trial: Massey neighbours describe gunfire
Warning: this story contains some graphic details.
Massey locals have described hiding from gunfire and the horror of a police officer being gunned down in their Auckland suburb.
Eli Epiha is on… Video, Audio
Hunt murder trial: Court hears police radio before fatal shooting
Warning: Some parts of this story may be distressing.
Radio communications from a shot police officer have been played to a jury in Auckland today.
Eli Epiha has pleaded guilty to murdering… Audio
Man pleads guilty to murder of policeman Matthew Hunt
A man has pleaded guilty to the murder of Auckland police constable Matthew Hunt during a traffic stop in Massey last June.
A second officer who was shot in the leg and seriously injured can be named… Audio
Pūtiki occupation gets violent, protectors pushed in water
Officials are ramping up their presence at Pūtiki Bay on Waiheke Island, after an occupation escalated into violence.
Protesters have spent weeks planted in the way of the Kennedy Point Boat Harbour… Video, Audio
Govt spending more than $1m weekly on private security at MIQ
The government is spending more than $1 million a week on private security guards at managed isolation facilities.
That is despite announcing 11 months go it would hire its own security force.
But… Audio