Anneke Smith
Auckland Council collects $13.2m in first month of new fuel tax
More than $13 million raised in the first month of Auckland's new Regional Fuel Tax has been put towards rural road safety upgrades and new safety cameras. Reporter Anneke Smith asked Aucklanders what… Audio
Small businesses doing well despite low business confidence
Big businesses welcomed the establishment of a new Business Advisory Council, but how are small businesses faring? Reporter Anneke Smith went to find out how they are feeling about the economic… Video, Audio
Harness-racing raids, charges a shock - horse trainer
Trainers and punters have spoken of their shock over the inquiry into race fixing in the harness racing industry. Ten people including top harness racing figures have been charged with race fixing and… Audio
'Stigma' will linger following harness racing arrests
Cambridge Raceway is holding the first harness racing meeting since the industry hit the headlines this week. Reporter Anneke Smith is there. Audio
More raids, arrests possible in racing scandal - police
The police aren't ruling out more arrests or raids in an unprecedented investigation into race fixing in the harness racing industry. Yesterday, the tally of arrests climbed to ten after a series of… Audio
Nigel Farage's fans greeted by boos, cheers at Auckland event
Ticket holders who showed up to Nigel Farage's speech in Auckland last night were met by screaming protesters. The former Ukip leader spoke at Auckland's Pullman Hotel as part of a week-long visit to… Audio
Australian immigration detainees 'treated like dogs'
An Auckland-born man who's in an immigration detention in Western Australia says he tried to keep out of a dangerous riot that broke out overnight on Sunday. The unrest started after an Iraqi detainee… Audio
Siblings jailed for supplying methamphetamine
A brother and sister have been jailed for 13 and seven years respectively for supplying methamphetamine linked to a boat that washed up on Ninety Mile Beach. Audio
Govt gives recycling company millions to build new plant
The Government has granted an Auckland recycling company more than three million dollars to build a new waste plant that will double its recycling capacity. Audio
Courts consider new processes for offenders with disabilities
The District Court is weighing up how young offenders with brain damage and disabilities can better access to justice. Many suffer from conditions like foetal alcohol syndrome, autism or brain… Audio
Primary teachers warn of more strikes if talks fail
Primary and intermediate teachers may strike again if their demands for more pay and better working conditions aren't met. Nearly 30,000 teachers belonging to the Educational Institute walked out of… Audio
Inquest ongoing over 'malnourished' man's heroin overdose
Scrawny, malnourished and anaemic. Just some of the words used to describe a young Auckland man, who died after a suspected heroin overdose. The man, who cannot be named, lost conciousness in a… Audio
Heroin death inquiry reveals family addiction issues
An inquest is underway after an Auckland man died of a heroin overdose. The father of the man described finding his son, and told the inquest he was ashamed of his own drug addiction, and didn't want… Audio
23 percent of women drink during first trimester
Nearly a quarter of women drink alcohol during the first three months of pregnancy, with some drinking heavily, and 13 percent continued to drink further into pregnancy, a longitudinal study has… Audio
Black Ferns Sevens return home after 29-0 win against France
It was an emotional welcome home for the Black Ferns this morning who returned as the defending champions of the Rugby World Cup Sevens. Video, Audio
Black Ferns Sevens ecstatic at Auckland return
RNZ reporter Anneke Smith is at Auckland Airport and has been talking to some of the victorious Black Ferns Sevens players as they arrived home from San Francisco after winning the Sevens Rugby World… Audio
Black Ferns Sevens make victorious return home
The Black Ferns Sevens team have just arrived back in the country after taking home the title of Rugby World Cup Sevens champions in San Francisco. The women's sevens team dominated at the World Cup… Audio
Four-day week trial ‘life changing’ for staff at Akld firm
The 240 staff at New Zealand financial services firm Perpetual Guardian who took part in a trial that saw them work four days a week - but get paid for five - say it has immeasurably improved the… Audio
Auckland iwi await answers on Motutapu archaeological damage
Damage to a previously unknown archaeological site on Motutapu Island in the Hauraki Gulf could end in prosecution. The Ngai Tai ki Tamaki Tribal Trust says a mass cow burial disturbed an ancient… Audio
Staff returning to work after first national nurses' strike in almost 30 years
Nurses are returning to work as a 24-hour strike over staffing shortages and poor pay comes to an end. Yesterday about 30,000 nurses were on strike and many took to the streets to protest about their… Audio
