Stories by Mahvash Ikram

Teachers say they have been forced to take on second jobs to make ends meet as the cost of living soars. Audio

A West Auckland resident says if council had cleared a stream behind his house more often there would have been less damage when it flooded in January, but Healthy Waters says that section of the… Audio

Izma Azad no longer shuts the front gate of her home - there is nothing valuable inside, she says. Audio

Overstayers in cyclone-hit regions should be granted an amnesty, a Tongan community leader says. Audio

The founder of one welfare organisation has been working 20-hour days to help pets and their owners. Audio

Residents on a central Auckland street badly hit by Friday's deluge say they lost almost everything when the sewerage main overflowed and contaminated flood waters entered their homes. Audio

The son of a dairy owner who was stabbed to death in 2014 tells First Up that the justice system is wasting money on criminals and ignoring the victims. Audio

First Person - The choice of women to wear hijab has been highlighted by protests in Iran. Mahvash Ikram reflects on it - and the sense of freedom a hijab gives her.

First person - Three years on from the Christchurch terror attacks, Mahvash Ikram writes an open letter to her young son telling him one day he will learn how the Muslim community was targeted, but…