Stories by Pretoria Gordon

数据显示，今年奥克兰都会区因流感类疾病入院的人数是自2015年以来的最高值。专家表示接种疫苗能有效预防流感。

Otherwise fit and healthy people have been hospitalised or died from influenza A this year. So what is it and why is it so bad?

Labour's transport spokesperson described the government's handling of the iReX project as a complete failure.

In the 1970s, there were 14 cinemas in central Wellington. Now, there are only two. Audio

Bridie Young was only 18 when a crash left her unable to eat, walk or talk. "I had to learn everything all over again."

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation says it has been calling for the legislation for 23 years - and things had only got worse.

People will be re-traumatised by flooding in Hawke's Bay a year after Cyclone Gabrielle hit the region, an expert says.

A new levy will be introduced to ratepayers to cover the cost of the facility that aims to process sludge into a safe, non-odorous and stable product.

A woman is hoping to raise awareness about toxoplasmosis after losing her baby to the infection.

Police need to have the power to take action and arrest criminals, not merely patrol the city centre, the owner of three Wellington shops says. Audio

Job cuts, working from home and customers watching their wallets have all created a perfect storm for retailers in Wellington.

A call to make cursive compulsory in schools has split the public. Audio

Wellington primary school pupils are asking the regional council to establish a marine protected area around Worser Bay Boating Club for at least the next 10 years.

After a squatter's injury in an empty building, a homeless Wellington man explains why he prefers to sleep rough after 20 years on the streets. Audio

The ambulance drivers' union says industrial action will continue until a settlement is reached - and could go on for 12 months. Audio

Legislation introducing a new ram raid offence passed its first reading in August.

Wellington mayor Tory Whanau has been praised for her decision to publicly announce she has ADHD.

If you felt a big earthquake and a tsunami siren didn't sound, what would happen to you?

The owner of an inner-city Wellington café says it is being forced to close by the council's never-ending construction work on the Central Library and the Town Hall. Audio

A $20 note was found in the nesting box of a kororā in Napier.

Jessie Ounei organised a rally outside the French Embassy in Wellington last week to "shed light on what is happening in New Caledonia".

Mayor Tory Whanau says the new street name correctly recognises chief Hōniana Te Puni.

Dozens of people rallied outside the French Embassy in Wellington this afternoon after civil unrest in New Caledonia.

Wellington Mayor Tory Whanau is calling it a "historic moment" - not only for the team, but the city, too

And how a union boss ruined a regional councillor's morning.