Stories by Jessie Chiang

Doctors and emergency departments are on alert for a rare strain of meningococcal disease that has killed six people this year.

Workers plagued by emails outside of normal hours say 2degrees' new digital switch-off for staff does not go far enough.

An Auckland school that had to close one of its classes this year because it couldn't find a teacher could be forced to do it again next year.

A South Auckland woman who spends $200 a week driving her grandchildren to school is among thousands boycotting petrol stations today. Video

Allegations that an on call doctor wanted to finish his dessert before going to hospital to treat a critically ill young man have surfaced from the anonymous letter that reopened an inquest.

A mother who pimped out her daughter for sex as often as five times a day should have been given a harsher sentence, says Deputy Solicitor-General Brendan Horsley.

The High Commissioner of India in NZ says he's deeply disappointed to hear Jami-Lee Ross and Simon Bridges say Chinese MPs are more valuable than Indian MPs.

An Auckland church providing housing for the homeless for more than a decade has had an influx of people dealing with poor mental health.

Construction firms are being urged to take on more women and people from different ethnic backgrounds as apprentices to tackle a labour shortage.

Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters has labelled harness racing an "old man's sport" and says it needs younger people and women to make it great again.

An advocacy group wants all state housing tenants to be exempt from proving they deserve to continue living in their homes.

A new $114 million pay settlement could ease Oranga Tamariki's struggle to hire and keep staff.

Wellington Women Lawyers' Association is bitterly disappointed that law firm Russell McVeagh is once again at the heart of a misconduct scandal.

It is Chinese Language Week and younger people around New Zealand are taking up Mandarin in record numbers.

The Professional Firefighters' Union says Auckland doesn't have enough specialist firefighting trucks to keep people in high-rise buildings safe.

In this episode of Voices; bananas are back in the spotlight - what does it mean to be white on the inside and yellow on the outside?

Ninety gold miners are walking off the job in Waihi tonight in a bid for more pay from their employer, OceanaGold.

Hospitals are imploring the public to only use the emergency department if they are seriously ill with record numbers in the last week.

The number of phone scams is on the rise, police say.

A proposed walking and cycling link across the Auckland Harbour bridge is being opposed by some nearby residents who say there are serious safety concerns.

Auckland police are admitting they need to do a much better job protecting Indian, Chinese and other ethnic communities from crime.

A cat that lost a leg after being hit by a car on Auckland's Northwestern Motorway, then became stuck under a police car, has had a happy ending.

Customers say they are being stopped from doing their fair share to reduce plastic use as some supermarkets ban the 'bring your own' container policy.

There's been mixed reactions so far from the series of hui with Ngāpuhi this weekend, the Treaty Negotiations Minister says.

Nearly 80 protesters gathered outside Tegel's Auckland headquarters today, opposing plans to build a chicken farm in Northland.