Katie Todd

Contractors will be out in force again today in tornado-hit Papatoetoe removing debris including roofing iron, timber and toppled trees and restoring power to a final few houses.

Auckland Emergency… Audio

Business owners sick of disruptions caused by the city rail project in Auckland have taken their frustrations to the Auckland Council this morning. The $4.4 billion project is now in its 5th year of… Audio

A judge has found it manifestly unjust to give an Auckland mother life imprisonment after she was found guilty of murdering her 21-year-old boyfriend Brendon Hamilton.

Katie Todd was in court. Audio

The Climate Change Commission has urged the government to get tough on the way New Zealanders live and work, in its final advice for reducing emissions, presented to Parliament.

But critics have… Audio

The managers of Auckland's Jet Park Hotel say turning their business into the country's main quarantine facility was nothing short of terrifying.

They've succeeded in keeping more than 900 Covid-19… Audio

The bridge over the Ashburton River is closed again for stress testing to find out whether it will be safe for heavy vehicles to use. Inland detours are in place. Floodwaters have damaged properties… Audio

Ashburton's damaged bridge is due to close again for further stress testing by engineers. The crucial bridge carrying State Highway 1 through the mid-Canterbury town reopened late last night to light… Audio

Farmers near burst stop banks in Mid Canterbury are beginning to find out the true cost of a one-in-a-hundred year rain event.

Receding floodwaters have revealed devastating damage, piled up debris… Audio

A crucial state highway route in the South Island, cut by Ashburton's flood-damaged bridge, is open for light vehicles but will close again on Wednesday morning.

The bridge closed on Tuesday morning… Audio

Hundreds of Cantabrians have spent the night next to packed bags, warned to be ready to move if rivers burst their banks.

While the rain has eased, waterways are continuing to drain a three-day… Audio

Random checks of MIQ hotels in February and March found staff shortages, returnees left to mingle in a lift lobby and bus drivers not wearing, or refusing to wear, all the required PPE.

The Ministry… Audio

Big bumps to benefits have been mostly welcomed among people on the streets of the main centres.

The government's preparing to splash $3.4 billion in four years, in a bid to put food on people's… Audio

Migrants have hit back at the so-called immigration "reset" saying it uses them as a 'scapegoat' for problems with housing, infrastructure and worker welfare.

The government has signalled a change of… Audio

A so-called 'scout' in the alleged murder of 'Ricky' Wang helped clean up at the scene, bury a body in the central North Island and keep quiet for two years.

Mr Wang went missing in 2017 and his body… Audio

A union is worried about a "culture of fear of speaking out" among managed isolation workers, who have found it hard to alert management to problems that put them at risk.

Health and safety… Audio

It has emerged the government didn't consult surrounding businesses before approving hotels for use as MIQ facilities.

Now a dispute between the owners of the Stamford Plaza Hotel in Auckland and the… Audio

Hundreds of people have passed through Auckland Airport this morning for their first taste of quarantine-free international travel in more than a year. The first green zone flight to arrive from… Audio

Armed police swarmed on an upmarket hotel in Auckland's viaduct today, after shots were fired in the lobby.

Three people are being questioned in relation to the incident at the Sofitel.

Officers… Video, Audio