Amy Williams

Auckland Council's budget is blowing out as inflation runs hot and interest rates continue to rise.

Staff are warning the funding gap is estimated to be $180m higher than the anticipated shortfall of… Audio

The lawyer for Grace Millane's killer has told the Court of Appeal in Auckland that two other women felt driven to be her voice in separate trials which resulted in further convictions.

Jesse Kempson… Audio

Auckland Council has run out of funds to continue its part in an own-your-own-home scheme it set up in the 1970s for those over 65.

One hundred and fifty flats will be affected and already 60 are… Audio

The Crown has been appealing the sentence handed down to 18 year old Jayden Meyer, who raped four girls and sexually violated another.

Meyer was a minor at the time of his offending. He was sentenced… Video, Audio

Fuel companies are warning higher petrol prices are on the way this summer.

The added pain at the pump is expected due to a cut in global oil production, and sanctions on Russian marine oil tankers… Audio

Covid-19 restrictions have eased, the border's open to tourists, it's the summer Auckland's been waiting for - but there's a big hole in the promotions budget.

Economic development agency Tataki… Audio

The Ministry of Education turned down air purifiers taken out of MIQ hotels for use in schools at a time when Omicron was surging and it was still waiting for its own order to arrive in the country.

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GIB's value is hugely valuable in Aotearoa currently, and so are the people delivering it to building sites across Auckland - that's the message from workers who have walked off the job.

About 40… Audio

A seven-week trial over political donations that took three years to reach the High Court in Auckland is drawing to a close today.

The Serious Fraud Office brought charges against seven people… Audio

A defence lawyer for a businessman at the centre of a political donations trial has told the court his client did not conceal his identity.

The lengthy judge-alone trial in the High Court in Auckland… Audio

A seven-week trial over alleged concealed political donations is drawing to a close, with the Crown giving its closing statements.

Seven people, including former MP Jami-Lee Ross, are defending… Audio

Thousands of school kids are getting a taste of literary life and what it takes to be an author at the Auckland Writers Festival this week.

The festival's school programme is a mainstay with… Audio

South Korean police say it'll be difficult to pursue a woman who's thought to be a relative of two children whose bodies were found in luggage that had been in an Auckland storage locker.

A family… Audio

People booked with Air New Zealand over coming months are crossing their fingers they won't be among the thousands who will have their flights dropped as the airline deals with staff shortages.

The… Audio

Former National Party leader Simon Bridges has given evidence in a trial over alleged concealed donations to the party, agreeing Jami-Lee Ross went "full kamikaze".

Seven people including Ross are… Audio

Former National MP Jami-Lee Ross told the police he sounded the alarm over a donation to the party because he thought it was dodgy and potentially illegal.

The High Court in Auckland has heard a 2018… Audio

An employment advocate who failed to pay tens of thousands of dollars in penalties linked to his clients' disputes has had his business shut down and also faces bankruptcy.

Anti-bullying crusader… Audio

Details of how donors to both the Labour and National parties allegedly concealed their identities are under scrutiny in a High Court trial in Auckland.

Seven people are facing Serious Fraud Office… Audio