Stories by Jessie Chiang

Window washers have decried a law change allowing police to issue them with $150 instant fines and move them on from intersections. Audio

Mouldy and damp homes are huge problems for renters while landlords place little importance on heating and ventilation, a survey says.

Kelvin Williams has been freed from custody after the Appeal Court ruled his murder conviction two decades ago was a miscarriage of justice.

Auckland taxi prices are some of the most expensive in the world according to a new report.

A mining company that has found outstanding quality gold near Paeroa could face a battle to mine it commercially.

An estimated $26m has been injected into the Auckland economy by the British and Irish Lions tour.

Elderly Chinese immigrants are struggling to settle into New Zealand society, say some community groups. Audio

Aucklanders are hopeful of hosting the next series, but questions remain over where the teams would be based, and who would pay for the development.

A new study has found nearly 80 percent of albatrosses follow fishing boats looking for food which puts them at risk of dying from getting caught in fishing lines.

Tertiary students are calling for more government funding for students after a study found the average loan debt of a medical student has hit $90,000.

The death of a teenager who drowned after falling into a South Auckland drain could have been avoided, a Manukau ward councillor says. Audio

The Auckland Council's decision to increase the pay of their lowest paid workers is an astounding victory, living wage campaigners say.

Commuters in Auckland could be sharing bikes to get to work within two years, as the council looks at a new rental scheme.

Crash tests show people are twice as likely to die if they're travelling in older cars. Video

Extra Department of Conservation funding is being funnelled into tourism rather than addressing biodiversity and threatened species, environmental groups say. Audio