Tom Kitchin

Huge convoys of tractors and utes are trundling into town and city centres today. They're protesting against what they say are onerous government policies, which don't work for them or their… Audio

The future of council-owned housing in Napier is in limbo, as the city grapples with one of the worst social housing crises in the country.

The city council says although they expect demand to keep… Audio

A teenage girl is in a fight to keep the National Aquarium in Napier open.

The council is considering its closure, after the Government denied it funds for a huge redevelopment.

Tom Kitchin reports.

Many small business owners in Gisborne say they're having sleepless nights, as they desperately wait in limbo for answers from Immigration.

Current rules under Covid-19 mean they cannot get skilled… Video, Audio

Napier businesses and locals are worried about not feeling safe in the central city.

It may be picturesque - lined with art deco buildings and palm trees.

But people say there's a darker reality.

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Gisborne Police say the large number of people who helped search for three-year-old Axle near Tolaga Bay last month may have made the search chaotic.

They're looking at ways to improve managing… Audio

Wellington council hopes getting cars off the Golden Mile will give it more shine. A car ban will come into place in 2024 for the route from Courtenay Place to the Beehive - with the council saying… Video, Audio

High profile mental health campaigner Mike King got emotional as he handed back his order of merit medal today.

He believes the government's mental health funding efforts have failed and no one in… Video, Audio

Mental health campaigner Mike King is returning his New Zealand Order of Merit medal to the Cabinet Office today. He's upset at the state of the mental health support available to young people. RNZ… Audio

Move over Silver Lake deal, New Zealand Rugby now it finds itself in a row over a possible sponsorship deal with petroleum giant Ineos.

Environmental groups say they are worried aligning with it… Audio

Iwi in Te-Matau-a-Māui are calling for the government to invest in their rohe so they can further develop housing to curb homelessness and invest in the future of their descendants.

This comes as the… Audio

Government ministers say they're stunned and saddened by the state of Māori boarding schools in Aotearoa.

They're putting their money where their mouth is - investing $20 million into the four… Audio

A small North Island town is struggling after its lone supermarket was destroyed by fire.

Flames ripped through the local Four Square in Waipawa, in Central Hawke's Bay, early on Sunday morning.

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Principals are demanding the Ministry of Education do more to support schools who are forced to enrol violent pupils.

Currently, if a child is excluded or expelled from one school, the Ministry can… Audio

A Hawke's Bay woman has expressed her anger after the region's hospital delayed her mother-in-law's surgery for weeks, while she was waiting in a hospital bed.

On Wednesday, Jakie Livingston's… Audio

Can $20 more a week restore hope and dignity? Budget 2021's more than $3 billion boost to benefits is billed as the biggest in a generation, and the government hopes it will do exactly that.

In July… Audio

Grant Robertson presented the government's Recovery and Wellbeing Budget yesterday but some are describing it as anything but. Perhaps the biggest headline is the 3 billion dollar boost for… Audio

There were scenes of jubilation in Hastings yesterday after the council decided to add Māori wards for next year's local body elections.

But just a few hours earlier in twin city Napier it was a… Audio

People are gathering to protest the Napier City Council's decision not to implement Māori wards in time for next year's local elections. Councils have until the 21st of May to decide whether they will… Audio

Builders are having to wait nearly half a year to get supplies and say it's getting worse.

It's putting strain on finishing projects, at a time when New Zealand desperately need more homes.

Our… Audio