Hamish Cardwell

A new study says injured e-scooter riders in Auckland are clogging up already overburdened surgery wards, and the costs to the health system continue to climb. A paper out this morning in the New… Audio

Runoff from the huge Transmission Gully roading project north of Wellington is contributing to a massive buildup of sludge in Porirua Harbour that's suffocating wildlife. A survey shows the level of… Audio

A Wellington apartment owner facing skyrocketing insurance premiums is demanding the government take over the natural disaster insurance industry.

Wellington City Council this week hosted the first… Audio

Cash and assets seized from criminals could be used to fund more work to understand foetal alcohol spectrum disorder. But foetal alcohol experts and activists say the fact the Proceeds of Crime Fund… Audio

Comments by a Wellington City councillor that careless jaywalkers on the capital's Golden Mile might be the victims of natural selection has outraged some road safety campaigners.

However, Brian… Audio

With the cost of borrowing at an all-time low, the government and the country are being told to seize the moment and spend to help boost the economy.

The Reserve Bank slashed the official cash rate… Audio

The government is being warned that record low unemployment and rising wages are giving the wrong impression, and things are actually much less rosy.

Economists say the numbers out on Tuesday give a… Audio

All Blacks fans got the chance to meet and greet the team at a barbecue on Wellington's waterfront today. Reporter Hamish Cardwell joined them. Video, Audio

The first-ever public showing of the the religious manuscripts of the Maori prophet Te Kooti opens this evening.

The original documents of the Ringatū religion he founded 150 years ago go on display… Audio

Groups opposed to dumping hundreds of thousands of tonnes of dredged waste off Great Barrier Island have taken their fight to the High Court in Wellington. Reporter Hamish Cardwell has the details. Video, Audio

A motor sport legend says the government's failure to include comprehensive driver-training in it's new road safety plan isn't good enough. The government is proposing a new road safety strategy aimed… Audio

Gisborne's mayor Meng Foon has been announced as the next Race Relations Commissioner, but minority advocates says he'll need to stop being a politician and start fighting the battle against racial… Audio

A 50-year-old man and his two daughters who were lost in the bush overnight after apparently taking a wrong turn have been found after an 18-hour search. Video, Audio

The country's largest ever effort to eradicate pests from an urban area has begun. The $2.4m project aims to eliminate rats, stoats, weasels and possums from the Miramar peninsula in Wellington by… Video, Audio

Acting Prime Minister Winston Peters says ongoing tobacco price hikes are leading to people being "murdered and assaulted" in New Zealand dairies. Hamish Cardwell spoke to some dairy owners in… Audio

It's not even available for streaming yet but Netflix's new show Insatiable is already being slammed as toxic and fat-shaming. Video, Audio

Wellington commuters have been venting their frustration after what is being described as the biggest ever changes to the capital's bus network. Video, Audio

It's just weeks before Clarke Gayford takes on the job of stay-at-home dad. Hamish Cardwell spoke to other fathers who are in a similar boat and Mr Gayford about his impending new role. Video, Audio