Stories by Logan Church

In Wellington many supermarkets saw floods of shoppers stocking up on supplies, and retailers and cafes dusting off the old Covid-19 tracing posters and social distancing signs.

Despite Wellington… Video, Audio

Are sugary drinks a fizzer? A group of primary school students from Porirua think so.

For more than 20 years, sugary drinks have been banned at Glenview School, and students there say it's given… Video, Audio

The number of Southern Response claims is continuing to rise, dashing hopes most claims would be sorted by the middle of 2020.

In January this year Southern Response general manager Casey Hurren told… Video, Audio

Please buy a beer - that's the plea from bar owners in Wellington as they reopen their doors today for the first time in almost two months.

Lockdown has taken a serious toll on the finances of many… Video, Audio

Bars are able to open from Thursday without the need to pretend they are a restaurant and serve food to patrons. Forced to wait a week longer before they could open under level 2, they still have to… Video, Audio

There have been many stories of how families have spent the month in lockdown, but one family has had a particularly unique experience.

Kirsty Willis is the general manager of Willowbank Wildlife… Video, Audio

Ōtaki is famous for its retail shopping and outlet stores - but following weeks of forced closure for most, some are having to think creatively to survive.

Many businesses have relied on the… Video, Audio

Despite all ANZAC day services being cancelled due to Covid 19, New Zealanders across the country are coming up with new ways to remember the lives of soldiers who died fighting for New Zealand.

A… Video, Audio

Imagine heading into the bush last week and coming out five days later, only to find that Covid-19 had turned the world upside down.

That has been the mind-boggling reality for Pauline Dupont and her… Video, Audio

One year on from the mosque attacks, many in New Zealand are still trying to recover - whether from injuries, struggles with mental health, or coming to grips with living without a loved one.

One… Video, Audio

'Please don't hate us' - that's the message from one of the survivors of the Christchurch mosque shootings.

Temel Atacocugu was in the Al Noor mosque at the time of attacks, and made eye-contact with… Video, Audio

There are 1,600 Canterbury homeowners with earthquake claims still open with EQC.

About 100 homeowners turned up to a meeting organised by EQC Fix in Christchurch on Monday night - all with stories… Video, Audio

A programme to install webcams on Kāpiti Island is being expanded in an effort to clamp down on illegal poachers.

The first webcam was installed at the end of 2018 and another last year and it's… Video, Audio

The pressure of the housing crisis is taking its toll on Masterton, where demand for an affordable place to live has gone through the roof.

There are no state houses in Wairarapa - and the only… Video, Audio

There are hopes an earthquake simulation in Porirua might result in homes being better prepared for a big shake. Houses on Christchurch's Port Hills suffered more damage than houses in other areas… Video, Audio

Two days of national shut-down in Samoa are coming to a close and over 100 vaccination vans are returning to Apia - many from remote villages.

Almost everyone has been staying at home, under… Video, Audio

Returning to Samoa now where just 5,000 people were vaccinated today as the medical teams raced against time to vaccinate the country's population against measles.

People were told to stay at home on… Video, Audio

Samoa went into shutdown today as the death toll from the measles epidemic climbed to 62 and a two-day door to door vaccination campaign got underway.

People were told to stay at home today between… Video, Audio

Five more babies in Samoa have died after contracting measles, bringing the nation's death toll from the measles epidemic to 60.

While the country's immunisation rates have never been high, a… Video, Audio

The family of a 15-month-old Samoan boy denied a measles booster by a South Auckland medical clinic on Monday say their son was given antibiotics for a scratch but denied a vaccine because he was not… Video, Audio

A controversial 'healer' in Samoa, who attacked a Checkpoint crew who tried to talk to him, has been shut down by authorities as the measles crisis escalates. Video, Audio

The father of a baby who died from acute bacterial meningitis after he was sent home from Ashburton Hospital twice is angry his family is yet to receive an apology from the DHB.

Seven-month old Zoren… Video, Audio

A Pasifika mother of two has helped launch a petition urging the police to scrap their armed response pilot, saying she's worried about her community's future if it becomes permanent.

The units, made… Video, Audio

Another day, another Southern Response no-show. And Christchurch homeowners are asking where the company's chief executive Anthony Honeybone and its board chairman Alister James are, and why neither… Video, Audio

The CEO of Southern Response boss was nowhere to be found as calls for a public inquiry into the state insurer's conduct were reignited on Monday.

It comes after a precedent-setting High Court ruling… Video, Audio