Lucy Xia
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
