Sarah Robson

In Westport, authorities still haven't been able to determine the full extent of the damage from the weekend's flooding.

The floodwaters haven't yet receded from some parts of town, which means the… Audio

Any pause to the travel bubble with Victoria will affect the plans of any Australian tourists who've been eagerly anticipating a New Zealand getaway.

Amy Dawson lives in Melbourne.

She and her… Audio

Plunket looks set for a shake-up, as the government promises to make significant changes to health services for under-fives.

A review of the Well Child Tamariki Ora programme has found it's falling… Audio

A Royal New Zealand Air Force crew braved the icey 24/7 wintery darkness to evacuate an injured person from Antarctica overnight bringing them back to Christchurch this afternoon. RNZ News reporter… Audio

Social workers say changes are needed at Oranga Tamariki, so that they can make better decisions when they're faced with possible cases of abuse and neglect. The Independent Children's Monitor has… Audio

Oranga Tamariki staff have physically harmed children in their care 40 times in the last two-and-a-half years.

The figure comes from the Ministry for Children's own public reporting on abuse in care… Audio

A large shipment of flu vaccines has been ruined and thousands of Papatoetoe patients are without their medical clinic in another tale of destruction from the weekend's tornado. A large window and… Audio

Councils, iwi and developers will soon be able to start pitching the government for funding under the $3.8 billion Housing Acceleration Fund. Criteria released today is focused on building multiple… Audio

A criminologist is concerned about the discrepancies in the official accounts of how the police ended up shooting a man dead. 35-year-old Shargin Stephens was killed in 2016 after he smashed up an… Audio

The government has unveiled its plan to better protect the Hauraki Gulf - Tiikapa Moana - for future generations. Successive reports in recent years have warned about the impact of overfishing… Audio

The government has unveiled its plan to better protect the Hauraki Gulf - Tiikapa Moana - for future generations. Successive reports in recent years have warned about the impact of overfishing… Audio

It will be weeks before Waikato DHB will be running at full capacity after a cyber attack paralysed its IT systems four weeks ago.

But progress is being made, with doctors now able to access patients… Audio

More women are working in precarious jobs - leaving them vulnerable to a sudden loss of income.

Official figures show in the last year there's been a jump in the number of women in casual, fixed term… Audio

The Council of Trade Unions is concerned women could end up compromising their career development, if they have to take less secure jobs.

Official figures show that in in the March quarter, the… Audio

A recruiter says that she wants to see more employers offering women 'grunty part-time jobs' - including management positions. Official figures show that in the March quarter, the number of women in… Audio

Three people breached Melbourne's lockdown to travel to Sydney and then on to Auckland.

The Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins says the group will have to spend two weeks in managed isolation -… Audio

There is relief in Whakatāne that the town's biggest employer has been thrown a lifeline and the community isn't facing yet another economic hit.

The Whakatāne mill, which is Oceania's only folding… Audio

The person who recorded the row between outgoing National MP Nick Smith and a staffer no longer works at Parliament.

After 30 years, Smith abruptly threw in the towel on his political career on… Audio

Most of the defendants accused of health and safety breaches in the lead-up to the deadly 2019 Whakaari eruption say they need more time before they can enter pleas.

Thirteen parties have been… Video, Audio