Sarah Robson

New Zealand women won the right to vote 125 years ago - but what work still needs to be done to achieve real gender equality? That's the focus of this year's Suffrage Day, which is asking people to… Audio

The scene of a deadly explosion in Henderson in West Auckland remains under police guard this morning. A body was found after a shed near Swanson Road blew up - a blast that shook nearby buildings… Audio

Hundreds of Auckland homeowners could be forced to go back to the drawing board to get new resource consents, after the Auckland Council admitted it misinterpreted its own rules. Video, Audio

Pensioners are increasingly turning to Work and Income for help to pay for essentials like food, power and housing. Figures from the Ministry of Social Development show that in the last five years… Audio

Young Labour and the Young Greens are throwing their weight behind calls for the Government to ban gay conversion therapy. The two youth wings say the practice is unethical and inhumane and they've… Audio

It's just over a week since Auckland's new regional fuel tax came into effect - so are people trying to dodge it by filling up out of town? Some petrol stations say they've been busier since the… Audio

A relative of two-year-old Arnica Savage - whose body was found in a Bay of Plenty river on Sunday night - says the tight-knit community of Te Mahoe is incredibly angry about what's happened. A… Audio

A man has been charged with murder following the death of a two-year-old girl in the Eastern Bay of Plenty last night. Arnica Savage's body was found in a river not far from the Matahina Dam, inland… Video, Audio

Medical students are breathing a sigh of relief, with the government announcing it will lift the student loan cap, so they don't have to find another way to fund their final years at university. The… Audio

The government is lifting the student loan cap for people studying medicine and other long undergraduate degrees, like dentistry and optometry. The seven-year borrowing limit, brought in by the… Audio

The number of people having their benefit suspended or cancelled has dropped by nearly a quarter, in just a matter of weeks. Last month, the government told Work and Income staff could not decide on… Audio

An independent panel has been set up in a bid to strengthen efforts to protect kauri from dieback disease. It's been charged with coming up with fresh ideas about how to deal with the disease that's… Audio

"Insulting" - that's how one of the Auckland councillors has described the conditions imposed on them around the release of a council report into the feasibility of a downtown stadium. Efeso Collins… Video, Audio

The chief ombudsman has launched an investigation into how Auckland Council handled the release of a $900,000 report into the feasibility of a downtown stadium, following complaints from two… Audio

Auckland City Mission has received nearly $17 million for more detox beds as it grapples with more people struggling with alcohol and drug addictions. Audio

An Auckland mum who was told by Work and Income that her benefit had been cut because she'd been on two Tinder dates has had her payments wrongly suspended for a second time. The Ministry of Social… Audio