Lucy Xia

Festivities kicked off over the weekend in Auckland, as members of the Asian diaspora usher in the Lunar New Year.

The holiday is celebrated by millions in east Asia - yesterday marked the first day… Audio

It's been a hundred days since newly elected mayors rolled up their sleeves and started working on their campaign promises.

But many of those taking over face old challenges.

While budget cuts… Audio

One of the biggest scandals in cricket history is resurfacing as the Australia and South Africa sides get set for the start of the first test in Brisbane tomorrow.

It's their first test encounter… Audio

Splintered realities are colliding outside Starship Hospital today as protesters are railing against a baby getting an urgent, life-saving heart operation.

The High Court last night extended Doctors'… Audio

There are concerns Te Whatu Ora has ignored Asian health needs in a report about sector transformation.

At the last census Asians were 16 percent of the population, and this is forecast to reach 26… Audio

Many dairy and convenience store owners have shut their doors this afternoon, to take part in protests against violent robberies.

34-year-old Janak Patel was fatally stabbed outside an Auckland dairy… Audio

Residents in the Auckland suburb of Sandringham are reeling after a worker at a local dairy was stabbed to death.

The 34-year old victim was looking after the dairy for its long-serving and much… Video, Audio

Bay of Plenty locals are worried about what appears to be an increase of great white sharks, but one expert is warning against over-reacting.

A nineteen-year-old woman was killed in 2021, by a great… Audio

Wellington's mayor who has staunchly supported the government's controversial Three Waters Reforms wants to hear more about a radical proposal for change from the Mayors of Auckland Christchurch and… Audio

Labour inspectors are investigating far fewer complaints of worker exploitation with a drop of nearly 70 percent over the past five years.

Some migrant workers are struggling to have their grievances… Audio

The adage of one's junk being another's treasure is very much on show at an artist residency project in Auckland, where discarded stuff from the inorganic waste collection is being made into art, or… Video, Audio

The Government's being told it is still not doing enough to ensure much needed foreign workers can get into the country.

The skilled migrant category has just been re-opened after being slammed shut… Audio

Many Aucklanders are fed up with city's unreliable public transport and they'll be pinning their hopes on promises by their new mayor Wayne Brown to fix it.

The chair of the Auckland Transport board… Audio

Tens of thousands of people recently granted residency, could miss out on voting in the local body elections because of confusion over the rules.

At least 55,000 people granted a one-off residency… Audio

Air New Zealand's first direct flight from New York has touched down in Auckland, but not everyone on board has walked away with their luggage. The airline says because of adverse weather leaving the… Video, Audio

New Zealand police are seeking the extradition of a woman in Korea, in relation to the deaths of two children whose bodies were found in suitcases in Auckland.

The 42-year-old woman was arrested… Video, Audio

An arrest has been made in South Korea over the discovery of the remains of two children in suitcases in south Auckland.

The bodies were discovered last month by a family in the suburb of Clendon… Audio

Some in Auckland's east Asian community are disturbed and hurt by a spate of racist attacks on election campaign billboards.

Outgoing mayor Phil Goff says while there's always been a degree of… Audio