Lois Williams
Tourist couple alone as they wait for sentence on crash
A Northland judge has delayed sentencing an American tourist who caused a fatal crash, to give the families of the victims time to consider restorative justice. Audio
Report finds Councils and RMA failed Poroti Maori
Research commissioned by the Waitangi Tribunal has found that the Maori owners of Poroti Springs in Northland have been badly let down by the Resource Management Act - and by local councils. Audio
US tourist charged with causing two deaths in car crash
An American tourist has appeared in court, charged with causing the deaths of two people in a crash near Kerikeri. Audio
Huge turnout for Whangarei march after assault
Whangarei people marched in huge numbers yesterday evening to show their support for a woman attacked as she jogged around the city's Hatea Loop. Audio
Northland Council defends dairy pollution stats.
The Northland Regional Council's defending its track record in dealing with dairy pollution. Audio
Hopes rise in north with manuka project
Eleven young Kaikohe men who've never had a full-time job have started work this week on a project aimed at lifting their families - and eventually their town - out of poverty. Audio
Log truck crashes causing alarm in the north
A spate of log truck crashes in the north is causing alarm in the community - and the road freight industry. Audio
Prominent man asks for permanent name suppression
The well-known man at the centre of a Northland indecency trial has applied for permanent name suppression. Audio
Jury considering fate of prominent man in sex case
A Northland jury has begun the job of deciding who to believe - in the trial of a prominent man charged with indecent acts involving young girls. Audio
Northlanders meet to demand future for rail
More than 2-hundred Northland people packed a Whangarei theatre last night to demand a future for rail in the region. Audio
Council happy with $5million from Auditor General
The Auditor General's office is to pay the Kaipara District Council more than $5 million to settle a claim over its role in the council's debt crisis. Audio
Housing NZ to step up meth testing and claw back costs
Housing New Zealand is stepping up its testing for methamphetamine use in state houses - with a view to socking former tenants for clean-up costs. Audio
Housing NZ chases tenants for $54,000 meth damage
Housing New Zealand is looking to recoup 54-thousand-dollars from two tenants who contaminated their state houses with methamphetamine. Audio
Elderly vets tell Waitangi Tribunal their story
Two of the last surviving soldiers of 28 Maori Battalion have told the Waitangi Tribunal of their experiences of war and its aftermath. Lois Williams was there. Audio
Vets tell Tribunal damage of war continues
Harrowing accounts of the lasting impact of war are emerging this week at a Waitangi Tribunal hearing in Northland. Audio
Council works to stop eel slaughter in flood pumps
The Whangarei council's in a race against time to save a dwindling eel population from destruction. Audio
Conservation group fights consent to dig kauri
A Far North conservation group is blowing the whistle over a recent resource consent allowing a tourism operator to dig for swamp kauri. Audio
Locals claim ambush over Pakiri beach plans
People living near Pakiri beach north of Auckland are accusing developers, the local iwi and the council of ambushing them with plans to develop their last wild stretch of coastline . Audio
Winston Peters is calling for new rules
The Northland MP Winston Peters is calling for new rules to ensure local sawmills have a guaranteed supply of wood. Audio
Rail to close near Whangarei
Northland MP Winston Peters says he has documents to prove Kiwirail's plans to mothball a stretch of the northern line running north of Kauri. Lois Williams reports. Audio
