Laura Dooney
Calls for smoke alarms to be pulled from shelves
Consumer NZ is calling for a specific type of smoke alarm, which is banned in some countries, to be pulled from shelves. Audio
Petone businesses lose money over roadworks
A Petone businessman says he'll find it hard to feed his family, after road works on a Petone street saw him lose 65 percent of his profits over three weeks in April. He's asking the Hutt City Council… Audio
Dairy can continue, water quality will improve - farmers
Farmers say they can continue dairy farming and improve the water quality of our rivers at the same time. The government is looking at restricting the amount of nutrients making its way into… Audio
Govt admits it'll be hard to police GST on overseas sellers
Overseas websites selling goods to New Zealanders will have to collect GST on purchases under $400 from October next year. Some local retailers say it's overdue, but they're not convinced it will help… Video, Audio
Wahine mystery solved 50 years after disaster
Chris Wilson has been searching for the boy he rescued in the Wahine disaster for 50 years, but it remained a mystery - until now. Video, Audio
Green is the new yellow for Wellington buses
The first batch of new buses set to hit Wellington's streets have arrived from the UK. They are diesel powered, but the manufacturers, Optare, say they're almost cleaner than fresh air. Video, Audio
Wellington bus drivers prepared to fight for conditions - union
Wellington bus drivers are already embroiled in a legal fight with their new boss over pay and conditions. A Wairarapa-based company, Tranzit, has won a contract to run 60 percent of the region's bus… Audio
Mother who prostituted teen daughter gets six years' prison
A teenage girl whose mother pimped her out for sex as many as five times a day, says all she ever wanted was for her mother to love her. Kasmeer Lata was yesterday sentenced in the High Court in… Audio
Quinovic ordered to pay back renters' letting fee
One of New Zealand's largest specialist residential property managers, Quinovic, has been slapped down by the tenancy tribunal for unlawfully charging tenants a letting fee. Video, Audio
Wellingtonians favour more tunnels, light rail
Wellingtonians want more tunnels in the city and light rail introduced to make the journey across town and out to the airport easier. A working group of council and government officials has just… Audio
More than 100 trapped tourists rescued by helicopter
Backpackers on a bus tour, kayakers paddling the Whanganui river and cyclists doing the Tour Aotearoa were among those who got stuck for the night, and are relieved to be out. Audio
Government looks to clean up freedom campers
Mayors met with Tourism Minister Kelvin Davis today to discuss what can be done to counter an explosion in the number of freedom campers, which they describe as reaching crisis point. Audio
Free weekend parking in Wellington under threat
The city's mayor Justin Lester says ratepayers have to decide if they want to keep subsidising parking for those who drive into town on the weekend. Audio
Virus released to curb wild rabbit population
Farmers frustrated at out-of-control rabbit numbers are relieved a new rabbit-killing virus is going to be released next month. It's hoped the new strain of calicivirus will kill between 40 and 80… Audio
Gita: SH1 closed, flooded at Pukerua Bay
The remnants of tropical cyclone Gita lashed the upper South Island and Taranaki overnight. The wild weather is expected to ease on Wednesday morning but many roads remain closed, including SH1 on the… Audio
Christchurch Muslims to monitor radicalised teenager
The Christchurch Muslim community will be involved in intensive monitoring of a radicalised teenage boy sentenced for a violent attack last July that police say terrified a large number of people. All… Audio
Homeowners distraught over proposals for Otaki expressway
The New Zealand Transport Agency today released a shortlist of nine options for an expressway linking Otaki to Levin, all of which would see hundreds of homes affected. Two of those options would go… Video, Audio
Govt plans may push rents higher - property manager
Wellington is on track to reach record high rental prices, and one property manager says proposed plans to scrap letting fees could only make it worse. The government is promising an overhaul of the… Audio
Wellington rental shortage will get worse, TradeMe warns
Wellington's rental market is being described as the "perfect storm", with landlords receiving dozens of applications within hours of listing their flats and would-be tenants battling rising rents. Video, Audio
Water meters helping keep down water useage
Summer came early for much of the country this year, and with it, water restrictions. Audio