Lucy Xia
Alternative facts lead protesters to Starship Hospital
Splintered realities are colliding outside Starship Hospital today as protesters are railing against a baby getting an urgent, life-saving heart operation.
The High Court last night extended Doctors'… Audio
Asian health needs barely mentioned in Te Whatu Ora report
There are concerns Te Whatu Ora has ignored Asian health needs in a report about sector transformation.
At the last census Asians were 16 percent of the population, and this is forecast to reach 26… Audio
Protests against violent retail crime underway
Many dairy and convenience store owners have shut their doors this afternoon, to take part in protests against violent robberies.
34-year-old Janak Patel was fatally stabbed outside an Auckland dairy… Audio
Auckland suburb shocked by fatal stabbing at dairy
Residents in the Auckland suburb of Sandringham are reeling after a worker at a local dairy was stabbed to death.
The 34-year old victim was looking after the dairy for its long-serving and much… Video, Audio
Bay of Plenty locals worry over great white sharks
Bay of Plenty locals are worried about what appears to be an increase of great white sharks, but one expert is warning against over-reacting.
A nineteen-year-old woman was killed in 2021, by a great… Audio
Tory Whanau wants to hear more about three waters alternative
Wellington's mayor who has staunchly supported the government's controversial Three Waters Reforms wants to hear more about a radical proposal for change from the Mayors of Auckland Christchurch and… Audio
Labour inspectors looking into fewer complaints
Labour inspectors are investigating far fewer complaints of worker exploitation with a drop of nearly 70 percent over the past five years.
Some migrant workers are struggling to have their grievances… Audio
Junk to treasure: Auckland artists turning waste into art
The adage of one's junk being another's treasure is very much on show at an artist residency project in Auckland, where discarded stuff from the inorganic waste collection is being made into art, or… Video, Audio
Government told not enough done to let foreign workers in
The Government's being told it is still not doing enough to ensure much needed foreign workers can get into the country.
The skilled migrant category has just been re-opened after being slammed shut… Audio
Aucklanders pinning public transport hopes on Wayne Brown
Many Aucklanders are fed up with city's unreliable public transport and they'll be pinning their hopes on promises by their new mayor Wayne Brown to fix it.
The chair of the Auckland Transport board… Audio
New residents could miss out on local elections voting
Tens of thousands of people recently granted residency, could miss out on voting in the local body elections because of confusion over the rules.
At least 55,000 people granted a one-off residency… Audio
Air NZ's first NYC-AKL flight lands, sans some luggage
Air New Zealand's first direct flight from New York has touched down in Auckland, but not everyone on board has walked away with their luggage. The airline says because of adverse weather leaving the… Video, Audio
Bags offloaded to make way for more fuel for first NY to AK flight
Air New Zealand's inaugural flight from New York to Auckland arrived this morning, minus many of the passengers' bags.
Conducting the nearly 17 hour flight, covering more than 14,000 km, and… Audio
Bodies found in suitcase: Police to extradite woman in Korea
New Zealand police are seeking the extradition of a woman in Korea, in relation to the deaths of two children whose bodies were found in suitcases in Auckland.
The 42-year-old woman was arrested… Video, Audio
Extradition of South Korean woman underway over children's bodies found in suitcases
An arrest has been made in South Korea over the discovery of the remains of two children in suitcases in south Auckland.
The bodies were discovered last month by a family in the suburb of Clendon… Audio
Asian candidates complain of targetting of billboards
Some in Auckland's east Asian community are disturbed and hurt by a spate of racist attacks on election campaign billboards.
Outgoing mayor Phil Goff says while there's always been a degree of… Audio
Concerns sending workers who helped investigation overseas will stop others coming forward
There are concerns plans to force a group of migrant workers at the centre of immigration fraud allegations to leave the country will undermine efforts to bring to light cases of exploitation.
The… Audio
Concerns for Asian Kiwis accessing the health system
Experts are increasingly worried the country's second largest ethnic group is falling through cracks in the health system.
Asian Kiwis have some of the lowest cervical and breast screening rates, and… Audio