Michael Cropp

Jeanette Fitzsimons, who led the Green Party into Parliament in the 1990s, has died unexpectedly overnight, aged 75. Her husband, Harry Parke, says she lived her convictions as an environmentalist and… Audio

A collection of rare, surrealist artworks are coming to Te Papa Tongarewa - all of which have never before been displayed in New Zealand.

Dalí and the Surrealists: Masterpieces from the Museum… Audio

A man is dead after a shoot out with police in Tauranga last night.

Officers tried to pull over a car as part of their investigation into the double killing in nearby Omanawa but the driver fled… Audio

Residents and holidaymakers in coastal Bay of Plenty were sent scrambling last night, after what sounded like a tsunami warning.

A false alarm was heard along a 50-kilometre stretch of the coast… Audio

Up to twenty storage units are still burning in East Tamaki in Auckland.

The fire in the storage unit building started just before 1am, possibly in a parked car next to the building on Harris Road… Audio

Wellington's new electric cross-harbour ferry, is shaping up to slash its owners' fuel bill by $250,000 each year.

The ferry, which is being built and assembled by the Wellington Electric Boat… Audio

A virtual assistant for seniors' healthcare captured an audience's imagination this week an ideas showcase - standing out in a field of ten creative solutions to gnarly government problems.

Design… Audio

Firefighters were called out to 72 blazes on Tuesday night, all of them sparked by fireworks

Reporter Michael Cropp speaks to Susie Ferguson. Audio

The resignation of Civil Aviation Authority chairman Nigel Gould has been welcomed by many in the aviation community. But some say the problems go far deeper than one person. Michael Cropp reports. Audio

More young people are staying away from cannabis, with research showing the proportion of teens using the drug each week halving in a decade. But it's unclear whether that's a conscious, sensible… Audio

Bar and restaurant owners crying out for local workers, say they're having to hire more and more foreigners. Earlier this year, the hospitality industry's pleas to put cafe and restaurant managers on… Audio

The Civil Aviation Authority is being accused of misleading the public about the number of helicopter inspectors on its staff when a fatal crash killed seven people in 2015. Audio

An aviation group believes the leadership of the Civil Aviation Authority should be held more accountable for mistakes.

In May, the authority told the public it only had two helicopter inspectors on… Audio

Sir Anand Satyanand's sudden resignation from the Royal Commission into abuse is being seen as another sign the inquiry is dysfunctional.

Abuse victims say they're losing faith it will uncover the… Audio

A Coroner has copped criticism for suggesting a six-year old girl's death could have been avoided if she'd been accompanied by an adult on her way to and from school. Audio

A year into the problem-plagued overhaul of the capital's bus network, the region's leaders say they still need more time to fix the problems. Video, Audio

Little blue penguins which ignored police orders to return to a sushi shop outside Wellington Railway Station caught the attention of DOC, police, passers-by, journalists and international media. Video, Audio

The government's stepped on the gas...unveiling plans to make electric vehicles more affordable. But gas guzzling car importers beware - you could be footing the bill. Video, Audio

Train trips into Wellington will take a little longer this morning because of speed restrictions on a track coming into the station that was damaged by Tuesday night's derailment.

A freight train… Audio

It's relatively quiet at Wellington's central train station as trains resume, but on a limited service. Commuters told reporter Michael Cropp they're not overly upset about delays. Video, Audio