Zac Fleming

Auckland Mayor Phill Goff wants a water quality targeted rate of around $1.30 per week for the average residential household to fast-track infrastructure. Video, Audio

Ocean swimming events are now regularly being cancelled in Auckland because the city's beaches are so dirty surf life savers are refusing to oversee them. Audio

A third of the cleaning workforce at one of the country's biggest meat processing plants is being made redundant. Their union says the cleaners won't be able to clean it to a hygienic standard. Video, Audio

The Prime Minister says the Building and Construction Minister regrets her spending, but the Minister's office says her expenses were within the rules. We asked her constituents what they make of it.

Communications staff at AA Insurance monitor social media for criticism and then forward that criticism onto case managers so they can "keep an eye on" on claimants.  Audio

The killing of Grizz, an aviation security dog at Auckland Airport last March, was entirely avoidable according to a report released today. Zac Fleming has the details. Video, Audio

Morrinsville is Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's hometown and a very safe National electorate. Zac Fleming and John Boynton spoke to locals about what they make of National's new leadership. Video, Audio

A disgraced real estate agent helped sell an Auckland property to his aunt while unlicensed for less than half its market value, with it selling again the same day for a $525,000 profit. Video, Audio

RNZ Checkpoint's Zac Fleming checks in on his weekend to point out how much fun he's having at Splore festival. Audio

The Grocer's Market, owned and run by disgraced real estate agent Aaron Drever, has been put into receivership owing suppliers and employees hundreds of thousands of dollars. Video, Audio

All communication to Fiji's remote southern Lau Islands is currently cut off, Fiji's Disaster Management Office says. It is expecting the area to be very badly damaged. Audio

A recovering alcoholic says he's had close friends die because there wasn't a place available for them in a detox or rehab clinic. They were told to wait weeks or even months but didn't make it. Video, Audio

It’s déjà vu at the grocer that replaced Nosh in Auckland with suppliers and former staff saying they’re not being paid. Video, Audio

Sky World hasn't had a WoF for 478 days because of safety issues. At least six companies say they're waiting to be paid for work they did, but as Zac Fleming explains, it's not only money that's been… Video, Audio

Parents picking up their kids from Albany Primary School on Auckland's North Shore were split on whether they thought the dropping of National Standards is a good thing. Video, Audio

Former managers at fast food chain KFC say they were told to manipulate rosters in the lead up to public holidays so the company could avoid giving staff a day in lieu.

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