Harry Lock

Police have arrested ten protesters at the Coalgate mine in Darfield, Canterbury.

About 30 protesters were blocking the entrance to the mine and a further 10 were at the pit of the mine.

Protestors… Audio

A bus driver has died and two people remain in hospital after a bus crashed into a train this morning outside of Palmerston North.

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The collision which occurred… Video, Audio

The bus driver involved in a crash with a train near Palmerston North this morning has died at the scene.

The collision in Bunnythorpe involved 40 passengers, six of whom were taken to hospital.

Te… Audio

Levin is the location of the latest pop-up community testing centre, the mid-central DHB organising a day of tests for anyone and everyone.

It comes as the Ministry of Health looks to continue high… Audio

The number of people on a benefit shot up by almost 12 percent in April this year, the biggest rise in the past 24 years and nearly double the next largest increase.

The figures are in a report by… Audio

There was an unprecedented increase in the number of people applying for benefits in April this year when the country was in Alert Level 4.

Figures in a Ministry of Social Development report show the… Audio

With hundreds of thousands of children returning to school in Auckland today, teachers and parents are divided over whether they should be going back at all.

For some, there are questions over the… Audio

Aucklanders are waking up to life in Alert Level 2 after the city moved out lockdown at midnight.

There are still restrictions on social gatherings, and Aucklanders are being encouraged to keep… Audio

The life and work of Vincent van Gogh is the subject of a brand new multi-sensory outdoor exhibition opening in Wellington tonight.

 Thousands of his paintings, including "The Starry Night", "Cafe… Video, Audio

A Lower Hutt family say they're being run roughshod over by the council, which is prioritising houses over people's safety and wellbeing.

The family are worried about a medium-density development… Audio

Businesses around the country are calling for a weeks, or even months long wage subsidy extension.

The Finance Minister will be providing details on the scheme today, after it was announced… Audio

Aucklanders have spent their weekend at Alert Level 3, with people asked to stay near home and restaurants and bars closed, although restaurant takeaway service is allowed.

On Friday, the government… Audio

A brand new 45-million dollar film studio for the Wellington region is being bankrolled by just one Upper Hutt family. On the site of an old data centre, the studio will feature two… Audio

Victims are worried a new body that will investigate allegations of sexual assault and bullying at Fire and Emergency New Zealand won't be independent.

Current and former firefighters say it needs to… Audio

A workers advocate says the Covid-19 pandemic has brought substantial pressure onto the Employment Relations Authority. Advocates help workers bring their claims of mistreatment by employers forward… Audio

A New Zealander living in London says she's been forced to overstay her visa, after having her flight back home cancelled three times.

The UK Government issued visa extensions to all overseas… Audio

A New Zealander living in the UK plans to take a trip to Spain then return on a tourist visa, so she doesn't overstay her current work visa. The British Government issued an extension to all visas… Audio

A New Zealander living in the UK says he feels he's being punished for following Government advice to stay put.

Cabinet is today considering introducing a fee which would require returning New… Audio

A five-star hotel opposite a primary school in central Wellington has become the capital's first managed isolation facility.

As five buses of passengers recently arrived from Korea pulled in, they… Video, Audio