Anneke Smith
Australian immigration detainees 'treated like dogs'
An Auckland-born man who's in an immigration detention in Western Australia says he tried to keep out of a dangerous riot that broke out overnight on Sunday. The unrest started after an Iraqi detainee… Audio
Siblings jailed for supplying methamphetamine
A brother and sister have been jailed for 13 and seven years respectively for supplying methamphetamine linked to a boat that washed up on Ninety Mile Beach. Audio
Govt gives recycling company millions to build new plant
The Government has granted an Auckland recycling company more than three million dollars to build a new waste plant that will double its recycling capacity. Audio
Courts consider new processes for offenders with disabilities
The District Court is weighing up how young offenders with brain damage and disabilities can better access to justice. Many suffer from conditions like foetal alcohol syndrome, autism or brain… Audio
Primary teachers warn of more strikes if talks fail
Primary and intermediate teachers may strike again if their demands for more pay and better working conditions aren't met. Nearly 30,000 teachers belonging to the Educational Institute walked out of… Audio
Inquest ongoing over 'malnourished' man's heroin overdose
Scrawny, malnourished and anaemic. Just some of the words used to describe a young Auckland man, who died after a suspected heroin overdose. The man, who cannot be named, lost conciousness in a… Audio
Heroin death inquiry reveals family addiction issues
An inquest is underway after an Auckland man died of a heroin overdose. The father of the man described finding his son, and told the inquest he was ashamed of his own drug addiction, and didn't want… Audio
23 percent of women drink during first trimester
Nearly a quarter of women drink alcohol during the first three months of pregnancy, with some drinking heavily, and 13 percent continued to drink further into pregnancy, a longitudinal study has… Audio
Black Ferns Sevens return home after 29-0 win against France
It was an emotional welcome home for the Black Ferns this morning who returned as the defending champions of the Rugby World Cup Sevens. Video, Audio
Black Ferns Sevens ecstatic at Auckland return
RNZ reporter Anneke Smith is at Auckland Airport and has been talking to some of the victorious Black Ferns Sevens players as they arrived home from San Francisco after winning the Sevens Rugby World… Audio
Black Ferns Sevens make victorious return home
The Black Ferns Sevens team have just arrived back in the country after taking home the title of Rugby World Cup Sevens champions in San Francisco. The women's sevens team dominated at the World Cup… Audio
Four-day week trial ‘life changing’ for staff at Akld firm
The 240 staff at New Zealand financial services firm Perpetual Guardian who took part in a trial that saw them work four days a week - but get paid for five - say it has immeasurably improved the… Audio
Auckland iwi await answers on Motutapu archaeological damage
Damage to a previously unknown archaeological site on Motutapu Island in the Hauraki Gulf could end in prosecution. The Ngai Tai ki Tamaki Tribal Trust says a mass cow burial disturbed an ancient… Audio
Staff returning to work after first national nurses' strike in almost 30 years
Nurses are returning to work as a 24-hour strike over staffing shortages and poor pay comes to an end. Yesterday about 30,000 nurses were on strike and many took to the streets to protest about their… Audio
Nurses to keep pushing for better pay, conditions
A nurse unhappy with both the union and district health boards says she's ready to go on strike again to ensure their demands are met. Holly Wilson was one of the 5000 or so nurses nationwide required… Audio
Northland iwi insist threatened kauri Tane Mahuta in safe hands
Northland iwi are insisting that - for now - there's no need to close the walking tracks in the ancient forest home to Tane Mahuta. Conservationists and scientists are calling for tracks in… Audio
Motorway mayhem puts brakes on for thousands of Akld motorists
It was motorway mayhem for thousands of Aucklanders after a fatal crash brought traffic to a standstill on the northwestern this morning. The crash which killed a motorcyclist by the St Lukes off-ramp… Video, Audio
Tinder murder: Teen admits murdering foreign student
Rosie Lewis, 17, appeared in the High Court in Napier this morning where she admitted to murdering Sandeep Dhiman, a man she met on Tinder. Our reporter Anneke Smith was in court and heard what Rosie… Audio
