Rowan Quinn

A woman who performed with the world's greatest ballet dancers before teaching go-go girls to shake and shimmy on New Zealand tv has been made an officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit. Dorothea… Audio

The dental association is calling for a review of children's dental care, saying there are too many kids waiting in pain in the public system. Thousands of children are waiting months with serious… Audio

Dentists are calling for a review of children's dental care saying its not fair that some kids are suffering for months with painful conditions while they wait for treatment. Audio

First Up's Friday fruit and vege chat with Glenn Forsyth - good buys around the country. Audio

Auckland children could travel for free on public transport during weekends and public holidays if a proposal by mayor Phil Goff and two councillors is approved. Video, Audio

A group of women in their late 70s and 80s are taking on Auckland Council and its development arm Panuku over a controversial upmarket development that will dwarf their tiny pensioner flats. The women… Audio

Some Auckland councillors are complaining they've been handed a raw deal by the government as they vote to pay half a billion dollars more towards the City Rail Link. The council and the government… Audio

Self-confessed computer nerd Ron Amosa has funded and set up a computer coding club, aimed at sparking interest amongst the Pacific community. Video, Audio

'Affordable home' buyers in an Auckland Special Housing Area have been charged thousands of dollars more than the ticket price for so called 'extras' like driveways - effectively pushing their homes… Audio

Aucklanders have a mayoral fight on their hands - and it looks like it's going to get scrappy. After staying coy for weeks, the current mayor Phil Goff has finally made it official - he will run… Audio

Children at Auckland's Newton Central School have been complaining about copping abuse and nearly being hit by cyclists on the northwestern cycleway. After deeming it only a medium priority, Auckland… Video, Audio

Work on hundreds of new Auckland homes is being delayed by a year or more because Auckland Council is worried about noise from engine testing at the airforce base. The council is having a second go at… Audio

A developer says he's ready to lay the groundwork for hundreds of new homes but he's having to wait at least a year while the Auckalnd Council sets rules about noise from the Defence Force air base at… Audio

A small south Auckland community is fighting to put itself on the map - literally. Hill Park in Manurewa has been around since at least the sixties but according to offical maps there's no such place… Audio