Gill Bonnett

New Zealand's only oil refinery extends its maintenance shutdown again. Opus International Consultants says the outlook is mixed and the share market is little changed. Audio

Househunters browsing China's biggest property website have pushed New Zealand into that country's top 10 hottest property markets. Audio

An energy analyst says the Electricity Authority is giving power companies too easy a ride at the expense of consumers struggling with rising bills. Audio

Winds that could uproot trees and make driving dangerous are expected to hit the top of the North Island today. Audio

Kiwibank is going to be sued over fees which six-thousand of its customers claim are unfair and disproportionately high. Audio

A firefighters union says its members don't have enough training to take on more medical emergency calls. Audio

Firefighters will respond to more medical emergencies under a new agreement between the fire and ambulance services. Audio

A man from Kiribati is arguing in the High Court in Auckland that he should be given refugee status because of the damage global warning is having on his island. Audio

Immigration New Zealand could close five of its local branches as more and more visa applications are done online. Audio

A severe storm has battered the North Island overnight, cutting power to thousands of homes. Audio

The chief executives of New Zealand charities are paid on average almost a quarter of a million dollars a year, more than five times as much as the national average salary. Audio

Auckland's draft plan for the next 30 years has passed its final hurdle. Audio

A new survey shows less than half of 225 billion dollars-worth of public assets are insured, partly because the premiums would cost too much. Audio

Immigration experts say trying to cool housing demand by imposing restrictions on overseas buyers will deter the very workers that New Zealand needs to attract. Audio

Thirty Afghan interpreters and their families are due to touch down in Auckland today to start new lives in New Zealand. Audio

Families could be offered free chickenpox, rotovirus and flu vaccines for their children, under proposals being considered by the Government drug-buying agency Pharmac. Audio

The veteran broadcaster Phillip Leishman has died aged 61. Audio

Farmers and government officals are adopting a 'wait-and-see' approach on whether Waikato should be officially declared a drought zone. Audio

A big fall in employment at the end of 2012 has driven the proportion of those of working age with a job down to its lowest level in a decade. Audio

Bars, restaurants and alcohol shops fear new licensing restrictions will send them out of business in a shake-up billed as the biggest since the end of six o'clock closing, Gill Bonnett reports. Audio