Lisa Owen

Mass cancellations of ferries in Auckland prompted the Transport Minister to call a crisis meeting late last week.

And over the weekend crew shortages saw services to Half Moon Bay, Birkenhead… Video, Audio

Esk Valley residents say they feel 'shunned and kicked in the guts'.

The Hawke's Bay community met at the wekeend to vent their frustration at the lack of progress two months on from the extreme… Video, Audio

Love 'em or loathe 'em, the feijoa season is upon us.

And buyers are being warned the fruit might be a little bit banged up this season, thanks to the extreme weather.

Some fruit and vege crops were… Video, Audio

Police are continuing to search around Petone Beach where a shoe with a foot inside was found on Saturday.

Krystal Gibbens spoke to some locals. Audio

The father of one of the 29 men who died in the Pike River Mine hopes a High Court decision will change the justice system.

Bernie Monk believes there's an abuse of legal privilege, and he wants to… Audio

Bar and restaurant owners in Wellington - Te Whanganui-a-Tara - say they're hanging on to business by the skin of their teeth.

They're blaming the usual suspects - the pandemic, cost of living… Audio

White Ferns star Amelia Kerr has won cricket's inaugural Women's Indian Premier League title with the Mumbai Indians.

The allrounder played a big part in the seven wicket win over the Delhi Capitals… Video, Audio

The east coast of the Coromandel remains largely cut off from the rest of the country, with access in and out severely impacted by the summer's cyclones.

A fix for the biggest slip in the region on… Video, Audio

Calls tonight for blanket ban on caged eggs. The animal welfare group, SAFE is delivering a petition with more than 30,000 signatures to Parliament this week.

Battery hen cages have been banned since… Video, Audio

The Greens co-leader Marama Davidson has caused a stir after she told a far right activist - it is white cis men who cause violence in the world.

Opposition parties have criticised the remarks -… Audio

World Athletics has become the latest sporting body to issue a blanket ban on transgender women competing in track and field events, despite a lack of conclusive evidence they have an advantage.

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Among the cuts on the table in Auckland Council's budget proposal is a slashing of funds for arts and culture - including the UNESCO City of Music programme.

This programme aims to strengthen the… Audio

The Māori All Blacks are one of New Zealand's top sports teams, and now cricket could follow in their footsteps.

New Zealand Cricket is looking at creating a national Māori team and this Easter will… Audio

Recent rainfall has alleviated drought concerns in Otago and Southland, but it's still been another tough summer for southern farmers.

Hot and dry summers have been the norm in recent years - and… Video, Audio

Sheep may peeled or plucked, rather than just being shorn, following a breakthrough by scientists working on biological defleecing technology.

Australian researchers are experimenting with a corn… Video, Audio

With many people still reeling from the devastation in Hawke's Bay, a group of Auckland volunteers are rallying together to get hundreds of home cooked meals hand delivered.

Reporter Louise Ternouth… Video, Audio

State home tenants in houses badly damaged in the Auckland Anniversary weekend floods are living rent free until they are repaired.

Kainga Ora says more than 600 homes need repairing and they've… Video, Audio

Community gardens, marae projects, Neighbours Day and street parties all could be axed by local boards across Auckland.

They're under instruction to make cost savings, as the council tries to fill a… Video, Audio