Katie Todd

Some of the country's major summer music festivals are nearly sold out, despite organisers being unable to lock in their lineups while the borders remain shut.

They're exploring homegrown and… Audio

Sex workers say they're struggling to balance the privacy of their clients with the need to record contact tracing information, including real names and phone numbers.

They're doubtful the… Audio

There's a dire shortage of rental properties in Westport.

One local real estate agent was even forced to live in a caravan.

At the same time dozens of rental homes are sitting empty and more than… Audio

Invercargill City Council is cutting its staff's wages, and the Public Service Association says that would just punish its lowest paid employees.

From this week, the council's executive leadership… Audio

Residents in the Auckland suburb of Remuera say they're being plagued by dead eels, sewage floating down streams and smells so pungent it makes them gag.

The waterways around Hobson Bay have become a… Audio

Canterbury District Health Board says damp, unchanged PPE is likely reason three of its healthcare workers contracted Covid-19.

The staff tested positive for the virus last week, after caring for… Audio

Supermarkets say they'll be open every single day - today and for the next four weeks.

The Government says there will be plenty of food to go around as long as people don't stockpile, and 'shop like… Audio

A man shot three times in the Al Noor mosque last year, says donation money he's received has made a huge positive impact on his life. By March 15 people affected by last year's mosque attacks will… Audio

Millions of dollars from around the world were poured into funds for the victims of the March 15 mosque attacks - where has it ended up? Audio

Back home, an Amberley man wants councils to take heed after he proved in court that his tiny house was a vehicle - not a building, like MBIE said it was. That means Alan Dall can live in his tiny… Audio

Growers of industrial hemp say red tape is stopping industries from making the most of what many regard as a potential wonder crop.

Hemp lacks the mind-altering power of its close cousin marijuana… Audio

Researchers say councils need to be doing much more to ensure homes and other buildings are not wiped out when a mega-tsunami eventually strikes the east coast of the North Island.

Scientists predict… Audio

As flood-swamped Southland slowly drains and reopens, some people's first thoughts have been with their furry, four-legged friends.

While pets were lodged in special animal evacuation centres, other… Audio

Some Mataura residents have returned home only to discover they face a massive clean-up job.

The town had been a no-go zone for two days amid fears of flooding and the potential release of toxic… Audio

Two people remain in Dunedin Hospital after a tour bus rolled on the Glenorchy-Queenstown road yesterday afternoon, injuring 20 passengers.

Children and adults were among those in the Chinese tour… Audio

A disability rights' advocate has described new changes to funded family care as "lipstick on a pig". The Associate Minister for Health Jenny Salesa yesterday announced it was dropping the minimum age… Audio

The Ministry of Health is warning hospitals about an outbreak of a deadly new virus in China, causing symptoms from fever to severe lung disease.

But experts say the Novel Coronavirus shouldn't be a… Audio