Stories by Louise Ternouth
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Period products or food? Struggling families forced to choose
Charities are including period products in food parcels because there is a constant and growing demand as the cost-of-living bites.
Open banking is coming, so how does it work?
Next week is the deadline for the four major banks in New Zealand to offer open banking. Here's the lowdown. Audio
False starts before RSE workers board flights for Vanuatu
One employer has been forced to split up his seasonal workers to get them home after the national air carrier went into voluntary liquidation. Audio
Saving the planet one lunchbox at a time
If you are using excessive glad wrap around your school lunch sarnies, watch out.
Council wants homeowners to do their bit to future-proof Auckland
But while it is offering up services to check houses, it is not offering any cash to help homeowners make these changes.
School lunches: Principals disheartened by menu changes, lack of funding for staff
Principals say sandwiches and muesli bars are insufficient and they don't have staffing capacity to organise the lunches themselves. Audio
Sea change: SuperGold cards to be allowed on Auckland ferry
The government is set to enable newcomers Island Direct to become part of the SuperGold card scheme from the 1 July. Audio
'Worse than Covid': Busy street reopens after months
For the first time this year, a busy road linking the Auckland suburbs of Westmere and Point Chevalier has partially reopened. Audio
Inside NZ Post's huge new processing centre
The state-of-the-art facility opens this week, and it'll make it faster to deliver and track your online shopping.
Roadworks, construction have Tauranga businesses fighting for survival
The city centre is undergoing a major transformation and while businesses can see the good in it, they are battling to stay in the game in the meantime. Audio
Residents living in boats, vans amid housing crisis
Tauranga is "not coping" with its biggest issue, its commission chairperson Anne Tolley says. Audio
Tauranga to hold local body elections in July for first time in four years
It has been four years since Tauranga had a council but the city will finally have local elections again in July.
Property at centre of North Shore walkway stoush now up for sale
A long-running dispute has come to a head after a request for council funding was rebuffed.
Calls to get e-scooters off the footpath as injuries soar
A wheelchair user says she lives in constant fear of colliding with an e-scooter: "I'm tired of that pit in my stomach."
What's behind the worsening Auckland Airport queues
Aviation insiders say airport security staff are on the verge of burnout and accidents are bound to happen.
Warning sounded over lack of EV mechanics - again
As the number of EVs continues to drive up, increasingly owners are struggling to find someone qualified to fix theirs. Audio
Auckland Airport denies queues are getting worse as former PM hits out
Helen Clark has hit out at the state of Auckland Airport, as passengers say they've had little to no explanation for delays.
Sunscreen maker wants GST removed to get more Kiwis slip, slop slapping
Many say the price of being sun smart is far too expensive. Audio
Frustration boils over for businesses after stabbing at dairy
Locals are still reeling from Thursday's violent assault at a New Windsor dairy, desperate for change and exhausted after what they say is yet another frightening ordeal.
Auckland Zoo eyes planned habitat in Australia to rehome Burma
Auckland Zoo's last remaining elephant may have finally found a forever home to live out her twilight years in South Australia.
'Be accountable' - Last-minute dash to complete census forms
Officials are still trying to reach those who have not done this year's census as the final deadline looms at the end of the week.
'We don't know what's going to happen next week' - Flood victims still in limbo
Five months after the devastating Auckland Anniversary Weekend floods, affected home owners still do not know where they are going to be living week to week.
'All the meats' - What it's like to eat New Zealand's biggest sandwich
It is 12 layers, and 1.5kg of food - mostly meat and cheese. But for one dedicated sandwich buff, it is the culmination of a dream.