Lois Williams
Opotiki College says safety of students top priority
Opotiki College is refusing to talk tonight after the arrest of five young men, charged with sexual offending against underage girls. Audio
Community agonises over how to deal with mining giant
To talk - or not to talk: That's the dilemma facing the small community of Puhipuhi near Whangarei, as it debates how best to deal with the Australian mining giant at its door. Audio
Play gets underway at the pink ball test.
It's the test within a test - the first day-night test AND the first using a pink ball, and it's underway at the Adelaide Oval. Audio
Importing standard lamps with bags of foreign soil inside.
A Kerikeri man is challenging Customs to say if it knew imported lamp bases contained bags of foreign soil. Audio
Farmer urges more cadmium testing
A Northland dairy farmer is calling for intensive research on the build- up of cadmium in New Zealand soils and streams. Audio
Family wait on beach for body of crab fisher
Family and friends of an Auckland man presumed drowned off a Northland beach are keeping watch - in the hope the sea will return his body. Audio
Old Mangawhai brigade returns as McEnaney departs
The Northland town of Mangawhai has its old volunteer fire brigade back - after the departure of its controversial former chief, Mike McEnaney. Audio
Monarchs could starve in Auckland this summer
The Trust that works to protect monarch butterflies is warning that the colourful insects are facing a famine in Auckland this summer. Audio
Mangawhai says Fire Service in denial re bully complaints
Mangawhai people fighting to save their Fire Brigade are applauding the Fire Service for suspending the officer they blame for its woes. Audio
Tribunal hears Crown took away Maori women's rights
The Waitangi Tribunal has heard that Maori women lost crucial property rights after the treaty was signed, and for them gaining the rights of British subjects meant a drop in status. Audio
Kaitaia man jailed for min 17 yrs after vehicle murder
A Kaitaia man who the court says deliberately ran over and killed the woman he lived with will spend at least 17 years in prison. Audio
Petition calls for removal of Mangawhai fire officer
More than 9-hundred people have signed a petition calling for the removal of one of New Zealand's best known firefighters from the Mangawhai Fire Brigade in Northland. Audio
Council hoping to claw back costs of failed subdivision
The Whangarei mayor Sheryl Mai says her council is hoping to claw back at least some of the costs of a failed subdivision that's lumbered the ratepayers with a huge repair bill. Audio
Ngapuhi hapu move towards talks with Crown
Ngapuhi hapu fighting for the right to settle their own Treaty claims have taken a step towards talks with the Crown. Audio
Te Reo o te Raki - Paratene Te Manu (Sonny) Wellington
In this final episode of Te Reo o te Raki (Voices of the North) 82 year old Sonny Wellington is a bit of a 'lone' kaumatua in his communities of Tutukaka and Ngunguru. He carries out blessing… Audio
Kaitaia businesses man irate at power cut
Far North business people are fuming over the power cut that switched off an entire district for several hours today. Audio
Northland power outage
Northland reporter Lois Williams gives an update on the power outage in the far north. Audio
State of the Environment report
A specialist report has confirmed the presence of asbestos at a run-down hot-pool complex near Kaikohe. Audio
Harvard bee study finds pesticides in NZ pollen
A Harvard scientist says if New Zealand wants to find out what's killing bees - it should try banning the pesticides known as neo-nicotinoids - and see what happens. Audio
Tsunami warnings failed to include Northland
Earlier Civil Defence tsunami warnings failed to include Northland, but it's now been added to the list of areas that could be at risk. Audio
