Michael Cropp

Twitter turns ten today, and with more than 300-million users worldwide, it seems to be doing pretty well. Audio

Hundreds of school rugby league players in Wellington will lose their training field if the city council approves a half-million dollar turf upgrade for the Phoenix football club. Audio

Some dairy farmers say they're worried the banks won't support them through the winter, with some already being told their business is no longer viable. Audio

Religious groups have teamed up to provide a warm welcome to the first 90 Syrian refugees who'll settle in Wellington in the next fortnight. Audio

A Wellington mayoral candidate says she's prepared to rip out a brand new cycleway if that's what the public want. Audio

More than a month before the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo arrives in Wellington, it appears every bed in the Capital has already been booked. Audio

Businesses selling goods on Trade Me say the site's new fees are going to eat into their bottom line. Audio

Eden Park's decision to escort seven cricket fans from the grounds have drawn heavy criticism on social media and from cricket spectators. Audio

Details of fire officers turning up over the legal alcohol limit, cheap and unsuitable equipment and a generational divide have surfaced, in a recent survey looking into the safety culture at the Fire… Audio

Residents in the small Bay of Plenty town of Mamaku are having to urgently conserve water as the council tries to fix a water pump which broke overnight on Tuesday. Audio

Today's lead story is the Big Dry - with farmers in Marlborough and North Canterbury bracing for a long hot summer. Audio

Wellington's Lyall Bay has been surfed for more than a century, but locals are worried the airport's runway extension plans could kill some of the city's best waves. Audio

Optometrists are calling for the mandatory testing and better rules for sunglasses, in the wake of evidence some manufacturers are making false claims about how well they protect eyes. Audio

After 15 years at the top level the New Zealand cricket captain Brendon McCullum has announced he's retiring from international cricket and two big livestock companies have been fined more than three… Audio

With thoughts turning to Christmas turkeys roasting in the oven or chicken sizzling on backyard barbecues, the poultry industry is under pressure to clean up its act in a bid to reduce campylobacter… Audio

Hundreds of protesters gathered in Wellington yesterday to show oil companies they're not wanted in local waters. Audio

Promises are being made to develop affordable housing at an old rundown Air Force in Wellington on prime land, but the price tag for some will be as much as three-and-a-half million dollars. Audio

Wellington Police have launched a homicide investigation after a 55-year-old woman was fatally stabbed last night in Churton Park. Audio

The Wellington Phoenix are playing the Melbourne Victory in Auckland tomorrow, and the football club's calling it a 'make or break' game. Audio

Wellington's residents are divided over the proposed 300-million dollar extension to their airport. Audio