Jean Bell

Auckland Council has confirmed the first of many anticipated job cuts today, as councillors face the reality of a painful emergency budget.

Hundreds of roles are set to be disestablished, as the… Audio

A central Auckland school community is continuing its fight to get a nearby cycleway upgraded after the project was stalled by the fall out of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Newton Central School canned its… Video, Audio

Let's recap the extraordinary results from Saturday's election now ... Labour won an incredible 64 seats to National's 35, while Act and the Greens return to Parliament with 10 seats each. Early voter… Audio

It's been a slow and fraught process, dragged out over 30 years, but the Maori community in the Auckland suburb of Te Atatu are one step closer to having a marae in their neighbourhood.

For decades… Audio

Auckland water blasting businesses are sighing with relief, now that the region's water restrictions have been eased for commercial users. But the region's water woes are far from over. The area's… Audio

Auckland water blasting businesses are breathing a sigh of relief, now that the region's water restrictions have been eased for commercial users.

But the region's water woes are far from over. The… Audio

Watercare's acting chief executive says easing restrictions in Auckland will be closely monitored - but they may be brought back if the region's drought continues.

From today, businesses can use… Audio

Music venues and theatres in Auckland can fling their doors open again, now that the city is back to Covid-19 alert level 1.

They've endured more than six months of uncertainty, the inability to… Audio

New Zealand's largest city and the site of the largest Covid-19 cluster will join the rest of the country in alert level 1 on Wednesday at 11:59pm.

The announcement by the Prime Minister in… Audio

A Northland iwi is urging people to be respectful of rules designed to prevent the spread of kauri dieback.

Te Roroa iwi is the kaitiaki for Waipoua Forest, home to Tane Mahuta and Te Matua Ngahere.

Auckland Council has chosen to slightly ease water restrictions, but the region's water woes are far from over. Restrictions on commercial users will be eased first - but loosening of restrictions on… Video, Audio

Auckland commuters will likely face another day of heavy traffic over the harbour bridge.

Four of the bridge's eight lanes are closed and may be for weeks, after a truck hit by a gust of wind on… Audio

A pop-up Covid testing centre at Auckland's Chapel Downs School has been swamped, after a pupil returned a positive result earlier in the week.

The child attended school briefly on Monday morning… Audio

A pop-up testing centre has been set up at Chapel Downs School in Auckland this morning after health officials recommended all students and staff be tested for Covid-19.

It's in response to a student… Audio

Auckland's water authority is taking a softly softly approach to people who breach water restrictions introduced in May.

Between September 1st and September 14th, Watercare has received 232 reports… Audio

Attendees of three classes at the Les Mills gym in Takapuna on Auckland's North Shore are being asked by health authorities to contact them urgently.

This after the Auckland public health service… Audio

Fire fighters are battling a fire on a fishing boat in Milford Sound on Monday morning.

Reporter Jean Bell speaks to Susie Ferguson. Audio

The Prime Minister is managing expectations over the next step in the Covid-19 alert levels, which she will announce on Friday.

Jacinda Ardern says Cabinet will err on the side of caution when making… Audio