Lucy Xia
E Tū case against TVNZ heard
E Tū is having its case against TVNZ's job cuts heard at the Employment Relations Authority on Monday. Reporter Lucy Xia spoke to Charlotte Cook. Audio
Calls for tougher stance on crime
Police across the country are now dealing with investigations into mall smash and grabs, attacks at bus stations, and shots fired outside a hospital. Reporter Lucy Xia asked people in Auckland what… Audio
Analysis shows self-service petrol stations drive prices down
More than a hundred unstaffed petrol stations have opened around the country over the past five years, bringing more competition with its cheaper fuel prices. Reporter Lucy Xia has more. Audio
Auckland Council meets to discuss city's stadium options
An Auckland councillor says there's no clear favourite yet for the super-city's multi-purpose national stadium. Lucy Xia has more. Audio
Businesses call for changes to Anzac trading restrictions
Auckland businesses say they will lose out on thousands of dollars in business due to Anzac trading restrictions, and others say the staff costs are too high to justify opening on the public holiday… Audio
Residents Auckland apartment wait for news on future after Dangerous Building Notice issued
Residents of an Auckland apartment building are anxiously awaiting news of whether they will be forced to move out of their homes, after their building failed multiple safety standards. Reporter Lucy… Audio
Residents in Auckland's City Garden Apartments told to vacate
Residents in Auckland's City Garden Apartments have been given until Monday to vacate the building, after the council issued it with a Dangerous Building Notice. Reporter Lucy Xia spoke to Ingrid… Audio
Rainbow crossing vandal to pay $16,000 in reparations
Thirty-one-year-old Ford O'Connor who vandalised the rainbow crossing on Auckland's Karangahape Road two weeks ago has been ordered to pay $16,000 in reparations. Reporter Lucy Xia spoke to Charlotte… Audio
New English language requirement for work visas
People applying for low-skilled jobs under the accredited employer work visa scheme must now meet a basic standard of English. Lucy Xia reports. Audio
Auckland lodge investigated after Loafers Lodge fire
A central Auckland lodge decimated by a fire was among 37 boarding houses investigated after the Loafers Lodge fire in Wellington. Ten people were evacuated from Parnell's City Garden Lodge yesterday… Audio
First ever Rainbow Games opens in Auckland
Hundreds of people from the LGBTQI community gathered in Auckland on Thursday night to celebrate the opening of the first ever Rainbow Games.
Over the next few days, more than 600 athletes from home… Audio
Police working to identify woman found in Gulf Harbour
Someone's mother, sister or grandmother. Police have made another plea for information as they try to identify the woman whose body was found in Auckland's Gulf Harbour earlier this week. So far… Audio
Post mortem carried out after human remains found in plastic bags in Gulf Harbour
A post mortem is today being carried out on an unidentified body found wrapped in plastic and floating in Auckland's Gulf Harbour yesterday. A recreational fisherman made the grim discovery yesterday… Audio
Work underway to identify body pulled from the water in Gulf Harbour
The police are working to identify a body which was pulled out of the sea at Gulf Harbour, north of Auckland yesterday afternoon.
The body wrapped in plastic bags was found by a fisherman who first… Audio
Real-estate agent given formal warning over TikTok video
A high profile Auckland real estate agent has been given a formal warning by her employer Ray White after posting a TikTok video of herself giving a sales pitch using a fake Asian accent.
The woman… Audio
Companies to be sentenced over safety failings at Whakaari White Island
Six companies convicted of health and safety failings in the lead up to Whakaari White Island disaster will be sentenced today in the Auckland District Court.
The eruption in 2019 claimed 22 lives… Audio
Whakaari victims and families give impact statements in court
The sentencing judge held back tears, as Whakaari victims gave their impact statements in court today. Five companies and GNS Science are being sentenced for health and safety failings in the lead up… Audio
Emotional scenes as statements read in Whakaari White Island sentencing
There have been emotional scenes at the Environment Court in Auckland Monday morning as family members of those who died in the Whakaari White Island eruption began reading out their impact… Audio
Companies guilty of health and safety failings at Whakaari/White Island to be sentenced
The sentencing of companies over their health and safety failings in the lead-up to the deadly Whakaari White Island eruption starts in Auckland on Monday.
Six parties will be sentenced, including… Audio
Fa'anānā Efeso Collins remembered in South Auckland
South Auckland youth grieves its 'strong advocate'. Audio