Lucy Xia
Chinese migrant workers say they've been ripped off
Three Chinese migrant workers who were sacked within a month of each other by the same employer say they've been ripped off.
They are among at least a hundred workers who are unemployed after paying… Audio
West Auckland house to be demolished
A house in West Auckland that's on the verge of collapsing will be pulled down in a controlled demolition.
The red-stickered house started slipping towards Scenic Drive last night amid heavy rain.
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House has been moving for weeks according to neighbour
A West Auckland resident who lives near Scenic Drive, which has been closed after a red-stickered house started slipping towards the road last night, says the house has been moving for weeks.
Fire… Audio
Red-stickered house slipping towards road
The West Auckland road of Scenic Drive is closed after a red-stickered house started slipping amid heavy rain last night.
A neighbour has evacuated and diversions are in place.
The house is one of… Audio
Witnesses describe axe attack on Auckland's North Shore
Witnesses have told of the frightening and seemingly random attack at a restaurant precinct on Auckland's North Shore last night. Police say three people were injured, and two remain in hospital in a… Video, Audio
Chinese migrant living in garage after job disappears
A Chinese man has been living in an Auckland garage for three months and working illegally after paying more than 17 thousand dollars for an accredited employer work visa. The construction company who… Audio
Albany axe attacks: friend of victim describes scenes
An Auckland woman has described terrifying scenes when a man armed with an axe and a pole attacked people in three Chinese restaurants on the North Shore last night. Police have a 24-year-old man in… Audio
Albany axe attacks: friend of victim describes scenes
There were terrifying scenes on Auckland's North shore yesterday when a man armed with an axe attacked people in three Chinese restaurants in a shopping centre on Corinthian Drive in Albany. Police… Audio
Work visa scam leaves dozens of migrants destitute
Dozens of Chinese migrant workers have been left jobless and destitute after paying thousands of dollars for work visas - only to be left with no work or dismissed by their employer shortly after they… Audio
Man to appear in Kaikohe court charged with manslaughter
A man is appearing in the Kaikohe District court today over the killing of Linda Woods in her home last Thursday.
The 52 year old man has been charged with manslaughter, burglary and aggravated… Audio
Police arrest man after fatal home invasion in Kaikohe
Police have arrested a man in connection to the killing of 71-year-old Linda Woods in her home in Kaikohe.
Linda Woods died after an intruder entered her on Thursday night and was discovered in a… Video, Audio
Police go door to door in Kaikohe
Police are going door to door through the small community of Kaikohe looking for the man involved in the fatal home invasion last week. 71-year-old Linda Woods was killed in what Police have described… Audio
Kaikohe homicide: DNA found on clothes offender left behind
The police are calling on the public to come forward with any information about the home invasion that led to the death of 71 year old Linda Woods' in Kaikohe last week.
They have found a DNA sample… Audio
Fog cannons: Shop owners say funding criteria is too narrow
Dairy and vape store owners are still unhappy with moves by the government to help protect them from robbery by extending funding for fog-cannons in their shops.
A $4000 dollar subsidy was was set up… Audio
Chinese overstayer claims Immigration covered up dawn raid
A Chinese overstayer whose wrist was broken during a dawn-raid in Auckland last year claims Immigration New Zealand created a cover-up story.
The 47-year-old man, who wants to be known as Chen, was… Audio
Investigation underway in Ruakākā after 2 bodies found
Northland police are investigating the discovery of two bodies at a property in Ruakākā this morning. They were called to a property on Peter Snell Drive. RNZ reporter Lucy Xia spoke to Max Towle. Audio
Auckland CBD commuters wait hours for buses in heavy rain
With the heavy rain it has been gridlock in central Auckland.
Commuters trying to leave the central city early have been waiting hours for buses. Many are driving past bus stops, already full, as the… Video, Audio
Māngere residents want blocked drains fixed
Mangere residents want Auckland Council to fix their blocked drains now before they put in place a long term plan to rebuild for flood resilience. On the night of the Auckland Anniversary flood, Te… Audio
Newmarket residents return home after fire
Residents from a fire-damaged Auckland apartment building were allowed to return to their homes last night - but are on standby in case they need to get out quickly.
A fire in the basement of the… Audio
Auckland's carbon footprint ahead of the national average
A new report shows Auckland's household carbon footprint is about 15 percent higher than the national average.
But, with food and transport among the largest drivers of emissions from households… Audio