Michael Cropp

Contenders for the Wellington mayoralty have been giving their views on how to negotiate a truce between Wellington city councillors and the council staff. Audio

One man is dead and another has been lost at sea after strong winds damaged the rigging on a yacht about 550-kilometres north of New Zealand. Audio

A new report on Wellington's proposed runway extension shows some long-haul flights to China and Los Angeles could take off only with hundreds of empty seats. Audio

A long-running court case over quarrying on Dunedin's landmark Saddle Hill shows no signs of concluding. Audio

A beleaguered Wellington City Council has been told in no uncertain terms the way it conducted the rollout of a controversial cycleway in the suburb of Island Bay has hurt its ambitions for city-wide… Audio

Whanganui's leaders say Air New Zealand never gave the town the chance to build capacity on the route to Auckland. The national carrier yesterday announced it will kill its loss-making 50-seat flights… Audio

Wellington city councillors have been told to go dumpster diving if they want to retrieve personal documents thrown out by staff. Michael Cropp reports. Audio

According to Department of Conservation figures obtained by the Green party, over a thousand Department of Conservation bridges, boardwalks, jetties and viewing platforms are not up to standard. Audio

Wellington city councillors are being locked out of staff areas in the Council's offices, after allegations of a councillor riffling through papers, and another giving staff a hard time. Audio

The discovery of a woman's body found on the banks of the Rakaia River in Canterbury is being linked to a number of fires in the Selwyn area yesterday. Audio

Eight soldiers were taken into police cells, mostly for their own safety, after a rowdy night out in Palmerston North which included taking the synthetic drug 'N-bomb'. Audio

Two soldiers who are being tried at Linton Military Camp for taking the psychoactive drug NBOMe say their drinks might have been spiked. Audio

Cyclists, residents, and local businesses in the capital say a proposed two-way cycle path on a busy road will be dangerous to both cyclists and pedestrians Audio

Wellington Airport has formally applied for approval to lengthen its runway and opponents of the plan say they'll be fighting it all the way. Audio

New Zealand needs to triple the number of labour inspectors across the country to meet international guidelines and ensure farm workers are being treated properly, the Labour Party said. Audio

Porirua's mayor Nick Leggett is now officially in the race for Wellington's top job, after months of laughing off suggestions that he was interested. Audio

Foster parents are cautiously welcoming a radical new plan for looking after children in care. Audio

Wellington City Council's bus fare gamble has failed to attract the Christmas shoppers it hoped for. The council set aside two hundred thousand dollars to subsidise bus fares for a month, to try to… Audio

Having to pay eight million dollars to the government for its mis-management of Mt Eden prison hasn't stopped Serco from saying it might apply if the contract comes up again. Audio

There are more contenders vying for Wellington's mayoralty, with a fourth member of the city council announcing a tilt for the top job. Audio