Rayssa Almeida

With only ten sleeps until the FIFA Women's World Cup kicks off, New Zealand's migrant communities are getting together to welcome their teams and cheer for their home countries. This morning, players… Audio

The union representing youth workers says Oranga Tamariki needs to do a better job of protecting the safety of young people in the justice system. Eleven staff have now been stood down at an Oranga… Audio

Auckland City Mission says the high cost of living is forcing people to live on the streets as winter sets in and temperatures plunge.

More and more are huddled in flimsy cardboard shelters, seeking… Audio

Former prisoners and families of inmates say the trauma of solitary confinement will haunt them for life.

A independent report from the Office of the Inspectorate found that more than 5000 prisoners… Audio

Shaving 10 minutes off a daily commute is enough to get excited about in Auckland, where a stretch of motorway north of the city quietly opened this morning. The 880 million dollar Pūhoi to Warkworth… Video, Audio

Life just got a bit easier for drivers north of Auckland. The $880 million Puhoi to Warkworth motorway opened to traffic this morning. RNZ reporter Rayssa Almeida was in Warkworth. Audio

Life just got a bit easier for some drivers with a NEW highway north of Auckland. At long last, the rubber is hitting the road on the new 18.5 kay section of State highway 1. Prime Minister Chris… Audio

Police are warning of travel disruption in eastern Bay of Plenty as hundreds of gang members follow the hearse carrying the body of Mongrel Mob President Steven Taiatini from Opotiki to the Hillcrest… Audio

Worried neighbours of planned state housing developments in Auckland and Christchurch want more say before councils give the nod.

They say Kainga Ora is failing to be upfront with communities about… Audio

An Auckland sex worker says prohibiting migrants from working in the industry is putting them in harm's way.

Only New Zealand citizens and residents over 18 can engage in the sex industry.

But the… Audio

Auckland's Karangahape Road is home to more than 400 businesses and is widely known for its restaurants, coffee shops and boisterous night life.

But street crime is causing headaches for business… Audio

Residents of the Auckland suburb of Blockhouse Bay say they feel defeated by Kāinga Ora's decision not to reserve any housing in a new development for retired people.

That's despite the fact some of… Audio

You might have seen them spread all over the ground after a Saturday night or a big music festival.

Small silver nitrous oxide cannisters - also known as NOS or nangs - are set to be banned in the… Audio

Residents in the Auckland suburb of Blockhouse Bay say a new Kainga Ora complex is taking away land that was promised to pensioners.

The land was donated by a former resident of the area on the… Audio

Business owners in South Auckland say they have lost everything after a major fire ripped through a commercial complex last night.

Multiple fire crews worked overnight in the suburb of Takanini where… Audio

A woman whose uterus was perforated by a contraceptive device says she's traumatised by the experience.

An intra-uterine device - IUD - is a T-shaped plastic frame inserted into the uterus to prevent… Audio

Business owners are assessing the damage after a blaze destroyed two thirds of a shopping block in South Auckland last night. 

The large fire, in Takanini, caused part of Great South Road and a… Audio

The Muriwai community has become divided, with one third of previously red-stickered homes, now deemed safe to live in.

173 properties in the West Auckland beach settlment were red-stickered after… Audio

More than 40 extra freight trucks per day will be on the already fragile roads of Northland after a major slip on the region's main rail network.

The North Auckland Line, between Swanson and… Audio