Nick Monro
Five options offered for new Auckland harbour crossing
A new crossing for Auckland's Waitematā Harbour has been talked about for decades but now the government has set a date for construction to start, and it is within this decade.
Works on an… Video, Audio
Auckland Transport blames bad weather for derailing bus services
'It's not good enough' - an admission from Auckland Transport that its service has been sub-standard.
Gridlock across Auckland last night caused massive delays for bus users heading home.
Some… Video, Audio
Auckland road cone use 'expensive, unnecessary' - mayor
'Unjustifiable disruption' is how Auckland's mayor has labelled road cones dotted through the city.
Wayne Brown is calling on several big organisations to work out how traffic management can be… Video, Audio
Auckland Central Interceptor dig reaches deepest point beneath Hillsborough
Auckland's Central Interceptor wastewater tunnel has reached its deepest point, with the tunnel boring machine which started in Māngere now 115 metres below Hillsborough.
Despite Covid and the impact… Video, Audio
Muriwai homeowners still waiting for answers after meeting
But we begin on Auckland's West Coast where tonight Muriwai residents are still waiting for answers after a community meeting left them with very few.
There are now 128 red-stickered properties with… Video, Audio
Some Auckland evacuation centres closing, many still homeless
Some civil defence centres in Auckland are closing their doors, despite hundreds of people still without housing.
So far, MBIE has housed around 500 households, and another 500 are on its temporary… Video, Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: Puketapu works to salvage remains after flood
In the Hawke's Bay settlement of Puketapu, the school is operating as a general store of donated items, and the local pub is an information centre with beer on the side.
Further up the island… Video, Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: Hawke's Bay family's survival on house roof
Cyclone Gabrielle's fury forced a family to break through their ceiling and on to their roof as they waited for rescue.
They were lifted to safety and a week later are back at their Hawke's Bay home… Video, Audio
Auckland floods: North Shore hotel on edge of cliff after slip
In a week of severe weather that has seen at least 5000 Auckland buildings damaged, council assessors have had their work cut out for them with 4000 building inspections in the aftermath of last… Video, Audio
Weather: Auckland suburbs flood again, tree crashes on Mt Albert house
Tiny streams turning into gushing rivers, trees crashing down on people's houses, and homes saturated once again.
Auckland was lashed with more severe weather, leaving motorists stranded on the… Video, Audio
Devastating floods hit Kumeū for second time in 18 months
Auckland's northwest is reeling for the second time in 18 months, from a major flooding event.
Businesses have long lists of damaged stock and equipment, infrastructure has been wiped out, and… Video, Audio
New Prime Minister gets close to business in Auckland meeting
New Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has just filled the country's biggest situation vacant. But businesses aren't finding it as easy to get staff.
Some - particularly in hospitality - are having to… Video, Audio
Football World Cup: Elation for Argentina, tears for Croatia
Elation for Argentina, commiserations for Croatia. The first semifinal at the 2022 FIFA World Cup saw the two-time champions triumph over last year's finalists in a fairly one-sided contest. Our… Video, Audio
Online tool helps tiny home owners find land to settle on
With the rising cost of living and mortgage rates climbing, more and more people are calling tiny houses, home.
But it's finding land to put them on that becomes an issue. Many are turning to online… Video, Audio
Big Manly Dotterel Minders band together to protect birds
A group of volunteers on Auckland's Hibiscus Coast are banding together to protect endangered birds on their beach.
Dotterels are under constant threat from dogs, hedgehogs, and the elements, but… Video, Audio
Queen St gets more space for foot traffic before Christmas rush
It's just in time for the Christmas shopping splurge - a facelift for one of Aucklands' busiest and most maligned retail strips.
Today saw the official opening of a long-awaited facelift for one of… Video, Audio
Petrol prices near same high as before govt discount
Petrol pain is setting in once again as temporary government tax cuts start to wear thin.
Prices are nearly back where they were before the Government slashed fuel taxes by 25c a litre.
So today we… Video, Audio
Streets may be safer as speed cut to 30km/h near schools
Auckland streets may be about to get a bit safer, with plans for lower speed limits on more than 1600 roads across the city.
Nearly a thousand of them are around 82 schools in the city.
It's a move… Video, Audio
Thousands through airports as Auckland border reopens
Goodbye tumbleweed terminal, hello holiday. Auckland's Covid protection border has reopened, and on Wednesday Auckland Airport was with locals leaving lockdown land. After 120 days penned in, tens of… Video, Audio
Northland big cat sanctuary claws back to better than before
A Northland big cat sanctuary which has been closed to the public for nearly eight years is preparing to roar back into life tomorrow - this time with strict safety measures in place.
Whangārei's… Video, Audio