Stories by Rayssa Almeida

An investigation has been launched by Southern Football after a Wanaka footballer was allegedly racially abused in match against Roslyn Wakari in Dunedin.

Former prisoners and families of those inside jail say the trauma of solitary confinement will haunt them for life.

Almost 3000 cases of potential fraud, waste or abuse of the ACC scheme have been investigated in the past five years, with only seven of them prosecuted.

The new stretch of motorway north of Auckland's CBD opened quietly in the early hours of Monday morning after a seven-year build that cost $880 million.

The first of five fires overnight was at a property in Manurewa.

A review of New Zealand's 18 prisons over a 12 month period showed thousands of inmates had experienced solitary confinement.

Worried neighbours of Kāinga Ora's planned developments in Auckland and Christchurch want more say before councils give the nod.

A teen who has spent the last seven years in the care of the state says the government is failing to address the mental health of young vulnerable people. Audio

The Māori Party co-leader says the National Party should go back to school if it thinks including te reo Māori on road signs is confusing.

Rangatahi advocates are concerned current support levels are needlessly pushing many young people directly into hardship and poverty.

A young Auckland couple living in transitional housing claim mould in the property has forced them to spend several nights in their car with a five-month-old baby.

An Auckland sex worker says prohibiting migrants from working in the industry brings more harm than good.

A 16-year-old had to spend the night in hospital after being knocked out by a fellow student at Mount Roskill Grammar School.

Business owners in Karangahape Road in Auckland say they don't go a day without being robbed or harassed.

Residents of the Auckland suburb of Blockhouse Bay say they feel defeated by Kāinga Ora's decision not to reserve any of a new development for retired people.

As recreational use of nitrous oxide grows, there are concerns about how little regulation there is around it in New Zealand.

Residents in the Auckland suburb of Blockhouse Bay say a new Kāinga Ora complex is taking away a piece of land that was promised to pensioners.

The Auckland City Hospital case may be referred to the Human Rights Review Tribunal for penalties.

A massive shortage of training supervisors is hampering efforts to teach doctors and nurses how to properly insert IUD contraceptives.

An Auckland resident sleeping on a camp chair since her home flooded in January says she has not seen a cent from the council's Emergency Relief Fund.

Muriwai residents who haven't been able to return to their homes since the cyclone say they are still living in uncertainty after having their houses reassessed.

A woman whose father spent his last days in an aged care facility says communication with the office of the Health and Disability Commissioner was confused, slow and arduous.

More than a month after the Auckland floods, highly affected businesses in the suburb of Brown's Bay are slowly starting to get back on their feet.

Residents in the rural Auckland community of Coatesville are worried a stream blocked with storm debris could spark a disaster.

A massive slip has closed the main railway freight line between Auckland and Northland. Hundreds of freight containers will now have to be trucked on already fragile roads each week.