Stories by Amy Williams

A woman who was sexually abused by a minister of a secretive sect as a child says the religious group's apology has been a long time coming.

A third of the country's free budgeting services face closure during a cost of living crisis, after missing out on the latest round of government funding.

A woman who was a victim of sexual violence as a child and teenager has spoken for the first time of the abuse - and how the secretive sect she was raised in turned a blind eye and later condoned her…

NEMA did not have enough trained staff when Cyclone Gabrielle hit - just one of a litany of failures a review has uncovered.

WorkSafe alerted officials that it was running out of money to fund its prosecution over the deadly Whakaari/White Island disaster a month before the trial began last year.

A minister of a secretive sect who was outed as a sexual predator visited New Zealand multiple times.

A New Zealand woman who as a child was abused by a member of a secretive sect under investigation says its leaders spent years trying to get the man to admit guilt. Audio

Former members of a secretive sect under investigation by the FBI for historical child sexual abuse warn it is a highly controlling and insular group with many unwritten rules.

Pensioners who own units in a council-run scheme that's up for sale say they were barred from voicing their concerns at a meeting.

The secretive house-church has no official name, but is known as Two by Twos to those who have left, and The Truth to those who belong.

They thought they were buying their "forever homes" - but say it's now unclear what will happen.

Hundreds of millionaires were given NZ residence each year before the scheme was overhauled 18 months ago. Since then, the number has dropped to 20.

The owners feel they were "wrongly charged" over the deadly eruption, lawyer says.

Road cones, raised crossings and the entire board of Auckland Transport have attracted the wrath of the city's mayor, and today Brown had the opportunity to pop off a few shots at its chief executive.

The mayor had no authority to tell Auckland Transport to immediately stop projects funded by the regional fuel tax, documents reveal.

Squeezed household budgets are putting a big dent in how much money people can spend at the shops and retailers are struggling to stay afloat, some closing doors.

She failed to get a protection order against him and was ordered to pay $13,000.

Government agencies like WorkSafe - which signed off tour companies' plans for the island - need to be held accountable, lawyer says.

All survivors had recollections of the words Ahamed Samsudeen spoke and the look on his face, a coroner's court has heard.

Survivors, the police, and the attacker's family will be among those making submissions at a hearing in Auckland.

An uninsured Auckland homeowner is relieved her home is among the 187 storm-damaged properties that have, so far, been offered a buyout.

Those who missed out on the government's accommodation support, but need it, are frustrated at delays to include them.

The apology says the three Buttle brothers feel tremendous weight from what occurred - but have no insurance to fund reparations.

Survivors of the Whakaari White Island disaster will give accounts of how the tragedy forever changed their lives, when the sentencing of companies guilty of safety failings starts today.

Lake Road is the one way into Devonport and planned improvements would have shaved 12 minutes off the commute.