Anneke Smith

Warning: Report contains details of violence that will disturb some listeners.

A man accused of stabbing his ex-wife in broad daylight on a suburban West Auckland street has gone on trial.

Li… Audio

The Crown has wrapped up its case against a man accused of physically and sexually abusing his ex-girlfriend.

The man - who is in his 20s - is on trial in the High Court at Auckland after pleading… Audio

WARNING: This report contains graphic details that may disturb some listeners.

A woman has detailed a graphic account of physical and sexual abuse she says she suffered at the hands of her… Audio

New court documents show the pair charged following a Serious Fraud Office investigation into the New Zealand First Foundation are accused of using a "fraudulent device, trick or stratagem" to secure… Audio

The National party leader has deflected claims she's making policy on the hoof and that her caucus isn't united, during a policy announcement this morning.

Judith Collins announced her party's… Audio

Auckland Central is a diverse, young and highly educated electorate that's shaping up to be one of the most interesting races this election.

Retiring National MP Nikki Kaye says it's a three way race… Audio

New Zealand is officially in its first recession in a decade - gross domestic product shrunk 12.2 per cent in the three months to June.

Growth went into sharp reverse following the strict nationwide… Audio

More people are responding to news they're on a list of names put together by a Chinese tech company linked to China's military and intelligence apparatus.

Only a small amount of the database has… Audio

Aucklanders could be forgiven for thinking homelessness is on the rise with a noticable increase in people on the street over the past few weeks.

Businesses along Karangahape Road - an area typically… Audio

A woman whose husband was killed in a heli-skiing crash says her fight through the justice system felt like a "David and Goliath" battle.

Adelle Box represented herself at an inquest for her partner… Audio

Aucklanders returning to the city arrived to a new normal today - with vast numbers of people donning masks and face coverings.

They're now compulsory on public transport, while schools and… Audio

Auckland is officially at Alert Level 2, or Alert Level 2.5 as some people are calling it.

The city is reopening, but there are still strict social distancing requirements and members of the public… Audio

Auckland is back at Alert Level 2, or at Alert Level 2.5 as some would call it.

Reporter Anneke Smith is on Queen Street.

She speaks to Corin Dann. Audio

The sentencing of the man responsible for the 15 March terror attacks will begin on Monday in a court hearing that will be far different from any seen in NZ before.

Fifty-one worshippers were… Audio

Much of the country has had a good dumping of rainfall today.

Severe weather warnings were in place for Northland and Auckland as strong gales and rain lashed the regions.

Anneke Smith has more. Audio

Health leaders concerned for the Pacific community around the Auckland covid-19 cluster. Audio

Pacific health leaders are warning of a 'wildfire' outbreak of Covid-19 in the Pacific community if the Auckland cluster isn't fully contained.

Just under 70 percent of the current Auckland cluster… Audio

Auckland's testing centres were inundated today as thousands of people lined up for Covid-19 tests.

Even the early birds who showed up as sites opened couldn't escape the queues that saw hundreds of… Audio

A former Auckland school teacher is on trial in the High Court accused of abusing six teenage boys.

Benjamin Swann has pleaded not guilty to 10 charges of doing an indecent act on a young person.

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