John Campbell
Dunedin's Fortune Theatre closes after 44 years
After 400 shows, the theatre is closing effective immediately, leaving 11 staff jobless and the lower South Island without a professional theatre. Video, Audio
Evening business for Tuesday 1 May
News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
Ngāruawāhia meets over dangerous railway bridge
Ngāruawāhia locals are meeting with Kiwirail, the mayor, police, and councillors to try and find a solution to the town's railway bridge problem, after a girl was killed by a train on the bridge… Video, Audio
Dannevirke's Anti-P Ministry helping locals quit
The Anti-P Ministry holds weekly walk-in gatherings for people wanting support to quit methamphetamine, or for family members whose loved ones are addicted. Video, Audio
Mangere homicide spot a common place for homeless, boy racers
Police have launched a homicide investigation after being called to Greenwood Road at about 6am and finding a 28-year-old man dead at the scene, and a woman with gunshot injuries. Video, Audio
Giant sinkhole opens up after record rain in Rotorua
The massive sinkhole, or tomo, which runs along a fault-line at a Tumunui farm, is about 200 metres long, 30 metres wide and 20 metres deep. Farm manager Colin Tremain tells Alex Perrottet all about… Video, Audio
Govt admits it'll be hard to police GST on overseas sellers
Overseas websites selling goods to New Zealanders will have to collect GST on purchases under $400 from October next year. Some local retailers say it's overdue, but they're not convinced it will help… Video, Audio
First look at Bastion Point's excavated tunnels
The tunnels at Auckland's Bastion Point, the resting place of the country's first Labour Prime Minister Michael Joseph Savage, were opened to the media for the first time today since they were… Video, Audio
Auckland Uni library closures slammed as 'a betrayal'
Hundreds of University of Auckland students and supporters protested today against the planned closure of several libraries over fears about what it will mean for their learning and research. Video, Audio
BP price hike reignites debate about petrol prices
BP's head honchos have been ordered to front up and explain their behaviour to the government after an internal email was leaked, revealing how BP hiked petrol prices in one area to stem losses in… Audio
10m waka unearthed during road build
A digger identified a wooden object during piling work for a viaduct two weeks ago, and it turned out to be a 10 metre-long waka, which is still connected to the trunk of a Kauri tree. Video, Audio
Transport, housing & footpaths loom large for Northcote voters
Voters in the suburban seat, which covers Birkenhead, Birkdale, Beach Haven and south Glenfield, will head to the polls in June, after longstanding MP Jonathan Coleman stood down last month. Video, Audio
Canterbury mayors luke warm on new rate for stadium
Canterbury mayors say their ratepayers are already paying for earthquake recovery, roading, water and storm water infrastructure, so a shiny new Christchurch stadium is way down the priority list. Video, Audio
Auckland fuel tax gets green light from councillors
All but two councillors decided to seek the views of the public on how the $1.5 billion raised would be spent over the next decade, paving the way for a fortnight of public consultation to start. Audio
Evening Business for 30 April 2018
News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
Lydia Ko breaks 21 month title drought
After a winless and often frustrating 21 months, 21-year-old Ko won the Mediheal Championship in San Francisco in a sudden-death playoff against Australia's Minjee Lee. Video, Audio
Primary school children taking methamphetamine to school
Methamphetamine has become so endemic in New Zealand there are now reports of primary-age children taking the drug to school. Video, Audio
Clean-up job gets underway in flood-ravaged Ngongotaha
The heaviest rainfall in more than 50 years struck the region, north of Rotorua, yesterday, causing torrents of flood water more than a metre deep to rush through streets, flooding properties and… Video, Audio
Petrol price differences not uncommon - AA
Petrol companies need to be more transparent in how they set the price of fuel, because no one but those in the industry understand how petrol prices can differ so much between stations, Mark… Video, Audio
Petrol price differences: 'We're being rorted'
91 Unleaded petrol costs $2.17 a litre at BP in Paraparaumu, yet $1.99 40km north at the BP station in Levin. We asked drivers what they thought of the difference. Video, Audio
