Anneke Smith
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