Jessie Chiang
Cullen hopes inquiry will give Edgecumbe residents answers
The head of the investigation into the catastrophic failure of Edgecumbe's stopbank, Sir Michael Cullen, is hoping he'll be able to give the flood stricken community some long awaited answers. Audio
Fire in Central Auckland high rise
RNZ Reporter Jessie Chiang is at the scene of a fire in a high rise that is causing traffic chaos in central Auckland. Audio
University can't meet demand for food parcels
Seventeen percent of the nearly 2000 students surveyed by Unitec regularly go without food or other neccessities because they can't afford them. Audio
Arrest following theft of bronze cemetery plaques
Cemeteries from Waikato to Auckland have been hit over the last two months. A 26-year-old Waikato woman's been arrested in connection to the thefts of 23 plaques from Auckland's Purewa Cemetery over… Audio
Anger after plaques stolen from war veterans' graves
Sixteen plaques were stolen from a Hamilton cemetery in the weeks leading up to Anzac Day, and this week a grave in Ngatea was desecrated. Audio
Search for missing man in Manukau Harbour continues
Search and rescue teams have failed to find any sign so far of the father of the eight year old girl pulled from the Manukau harbour last night after a fishing trip went horribly wrong. Audio
US puts NZer fighting with IS in Syria on global terrorism list
New Zealand man Mark John Taylor has been fighting in Syria with the Islamic State since 2014 - and now he has been put on a global terrorism list by the United States. Audio
Immigrant rapist allowed to remain in New Zealand
A man who raped a sleeping woman at a party has been allowed to stay in New Zealand because his wife is unwell and he is the primary caregiver to his son. Audio
Auckland Council inaction forces elderly woman to sell home
Bano Prasad's property has been flooded six times since her daughter found a hole near a council stormwater drain in the backyard last November. Video, Audio
White supremacist group aims to recruit university students
A white supremacist group is trying to recruit Auckland university students to join it in its fight against white genocide, while its website says homosexuals and transsexuals are not allowed to join.
…2m Kiwis compete for Lotto prize
The New Zealand Lotteries Commission estimates that around 2,000,000 Kiwis will be playing this weekend for their share of the biggest prize in lotto history of $40m. Audio
