Lucy Xia
Charity accused of silencing workers
A charity supporting exploited Chinese migrant workers is accused of threatening to withdraw its help if the workers speak to media.
The Auckland based CNSST Foundation offers a range of services to… Audio
Police believe missing real estate agent Yanfei Bao is dead
Family and friends of Christchurch real estate agent Yanfei Bao are grieving as they come to grips with the news they were hoping not to hear - police believe the 44-year-old woman is dead.
The… Audio
Increased security after shooting
A Queens Wharf worker says rules have been tightened on their site around checking people entering.
While some commuters say they feel safe in the CBD, and that there are extra security staff at… Audio
Calls to pause accredited employer work visa scheme
Advocates are calling for a pause to the government's accredited employer work visa scheme after hundreds of migrant workers were left jobless and out of pocket.
Migrant workers are often fired… Audio
Witnesses recount coming face to face with Auckland gunman
Workers who'd come face to face with the gunman who's killed two people and injured five at a downtown Auckland construction site say they had a narrow escape. There was chaos in the CBD area around… Video, Audio
Workers describe face to face encounter with gunman
Two workers at the Deloitte building construction site say they came face to face with an armed gunman.
As we've been reporting the man entered the building just after 7 this morning and climbed the… Audio
North Aucklanders disappointed new highway at risk of slips
Locals in the northern part of Auckland are disappointed parts of the Pūhoi to Warkworth highway is beginning to subside, just a month since it opened. Cracks have appeared in concrete barriers and… Video, Audio
Harrowing stories of Whakaari/White Island victims heard
Harrowing stories of Whakaari White Island victims trying to flee to safety have been heard in the Auckland District Court.
WorkSafe has opened its case against the volcano's owners and two tourism… Audio
Pacific Community leaders call for law to ban dawn raids
A Pacific community leader wants the government to fast track law changes to ban immigration dawn-raids.
An independent report is calling for a ban or restrictions on arresting overstayers in their… Audio
Chinese migrant workers say they've been ripped off
Three Chinese migrant workers who were sacked within a month of each other by the same employer say they've been ripped off.
They are among at least a hundred workers who are unemployed after paying… Audio
West Auckland house to be demolished
A house in West Auckland that's on the verge of collapsing will be pulled down in a controlled demolition.
The red-stickered house started slipping towards Scenic Drive last night amid heavy rain.
… Audio
House has been moving for weeks according to neighbour
A West Auckland resident who lives near Scenic Drive, which has been closed after a red-stickered house started slipping towards the road last night, says the house has been moving for weeks.
Fire… Audio
Red-stickered house slipping towards road
The West Auckland road of Scenic Drive is closed after a red-stickered house started slipping amid heavy rain last night.
A neighbour has evacuated and diversions are in place.
The house is one of… Audio
Witnesses describe axe attack on Auckland's North Shore
Witnesses have told of the frightening and seemingly random attack at a restaurant precinct on Auckland's North Shore last night. Police say three people were injured, and two remain in hospital in a… Video, Audio
Chinese migrant living in garage after job disappears
A Chinese man has been living in an Auckland garage for three months and working illegally after paying more than 17 thousand dollars for an accredited employer work visa. The construction company who… Audio
Albany axe attacks: friend of victim describes scenes
An Auckland woman has described terrifying scenes when a man armed with an axe and a pole attacked people in three Chinese restaurants on the North Shore last night. Police have a 24-year-old man in… Audio
Albany axe attacks: friend of victim describes scenes
There were terrifying scenes on Auckland's North shore yesterday when a man armed with an axe attacked people in three Chinese restaurants in a shopping centre on Corinthian Drive in Albany. Police… Audio
Work visa scam leaves dozens of migrants destitute
Dozens of Chinese migrant workers have been left jobless and destitute after paying thousands of dollars for work visas - only to be left with no work or dismissed by their employer shortly after they… Audio
Man to appear in Kaikohe court charged with manslaughter
A man is appearing in the Kaikohe District court today over the killing of Linda Woods in her home last Thursday.
The 52 year old man has been charged with manslaughter, burglary and aggravated… Audio
Police arrest man after fatal home invasion in Kaikohe
Police have arrested a man in connection to the killing of 71-year-old Linda Woods in her home in Kaikohe.
Linda Woods died after an intruder entered her on Thursday night and was discovered in a… Video, Audio
