Auckland
2023 Michael Hill International Violin Competition - Highlights from Queenstown (part 1 of 6)
Hightlights from the first round of the 2023 Michael Hill International Violin Competition. Audio
South Auckland scrapyard fire brings the city's trains to a standstill
The entire Auckland train network has been suspended following a large toxic blaze at a scrapyard in the suburb of Favona. It has caused the evacuation of the city's Train Control Centre which is in… Audio
Homeowners to learn how the fate of their properties will be decided
Owners of hundreds of stickered homes in Auckland can expect to learn more this week about how the future of their properties will be decided.
Second house fire in two days in Auckland, one person rescued
A person has been rescued from a fire in a two-storey home in Auckland's Albany.
Auckland's billion-dollar flood recovery programme
Auckland's mayor Wayne Brown has proposed pushing forward with a billion-dollar flood-recovery programme for the city. Joining Kathryn is Matthew Bradbury - he's a senior lecturer in landscape… Audio
'Softening' of Auckland Council cuts - but to what degree?
Auckland's Mayor Wayne Brown has indicated he'll pull back on some of harsh cuts he had proposed to arts and social services. Kathryn is joined by Kate Anderson, general manager of the Central… Audio
Around the motu: Simon Wilson in Auckland
Simon talks to Kathryn about a range of issues affecting Tamaki Makaurau, including the effect of wild weather on parts of the city prone to flooding and the effect on public transport. The Auckland… Audio
Weather: Rinse, repeat for West Aucklanders after more flooding
West Auckland residents dealt with an all too familiar reality yesterday, after being hit yet again by severe weather. Audio
'I really only want to survive': Restaurant owner fearful of large rates rise
An Auckland business owner fears her restaurant will not survive if the council increases rates to plug its $325 million budget hole.
Historian Paul Moon on Auckland through the 20th century
It's the city most Kiwis love to hate - the hulking, humid, heaving hub of Auckland. How did it go from being on a relatively equal footing with Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin in the early 19th… Audio
Cyclone aftermath: Karekare's community-led group focuses on clean up and repair efforts
A community led advocacy group is to be established for a cyclone affected area on Auckland's west coast.
Roundabout replacement for notorious Waikato intersection gets go-ahead
A replacement for a "dangerous" intersection connecting the Waikato and Tauranga has the tick.
Stricter noise controls for Hauraki Gulf helipad users
Auckland Council planners have moved to enact stricter noise controls on helicopters using helipads on the Hauraki Gulf islands.
Samoan art show brightens up K Road gallery
So'omalo Iteni Schwalger had never been to an exhibition curated by Pasifika people... He left switch, code, reverse deeply impressed.
Eric Ngan: Sharing the world one sketch at a time
The 11th International Urban Sketchers Symposium is taking place in Auckland next week. We're joined by keen sketcher and one of the Symposium organisers, Eric Ngan. Audio
Health will suffer with increasingly severe storms - experts
Climate and health experts warn storms like Cyclone Gabrielle will have increasingly devastating public health consequences as the world warms.
Large numbers of police out watching Easter drivers
Police will be out in force this Easter watching for dangerous drivers, and those travelling on cyclone-damaged roads and in heavy rain are advised to be cautious.
Around the motu : Todd Niall in Auckland
The government's big push to get a new harbour crossing project underway, Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown commissions another review of options for the future of the council-owned Ports of Auckland and the… Audio
'If the funding's gone, we'll be gone by Christmas' - Citizens Advice Bureau
A petition with 20,000 signatures was handed to Auckland Council in a last-ditch effort to halt budget cuts to the Citizens Advice Bureau.
Photo essay: How the Posie Parker rally unravelled in Auckland
Counter-protesters forced British anti-trans activist Posie Parker to abandon her rally in Auckland today. See RNZ's photo essay of the events.
