Stories by Felix Walton

The council has hired 17 'navigators' to support people with housing and insurance problems.

The company managing Whakaari/White Island has been convicted for one of the two charges it faced for health and safety failings in the lead-up to a fatal eruption in 2019.

Blood donation centres around the country are getting into the Halloween spirit with creepy costumes and haunting decorations.

Workers in Aotearoa's screen industry are struggling to find jobs thanks to the impact of Hollywood's long-running industrial disputes.

Bay of Plenty MPs are split over special powers granted to police to crack down on gangs. Audio

People planning to go hiking over the long weekend are being urged to be careful and start their walks early in the day.

New Zealanders are bananas for bananas, but the country relies on imports from Mexico, Ecuador and the Philippines for its supply.

In Auckland, two of Labour's safest seats are on a knife edge with just a handful of votes between the leading candidates.

Some tech companies in Auckland are feeling desperate as homegrown talent moves across the Tasman.

Flood and landslide-affected Aucklanders worry they could be forced out of their communities if the council proceeds with buyouts based on its valuations.

Auckland Council hopes a new train station by the Sky Tower will breathe life into the city centre.

A progress report from the UN shows many countries, including New Zealand, are falling behind on tackling climate change.

All Blacks fans in France for the Rugby World Cup are contending with massive crowds, packed trains and severe heat.

New research shows young adults are taking on dangerous amounts of debt through buy now pay later schemes.

Technology experts are urging Labour and National to announce an Artificial Intelligence strategy before October's election.

Commuters were left confused after several Auckland Transport services, including train and bus timetables, went offline for almost 12 hours.

Some Aucklanders are lifting their houses to avoid damage from future floods.

Auckland residents say they are afraid to go out at night after two suspected homicides in the city on the same day.

A central Auckland high school was forced to close early after a major sewage leak damaged carpets and walls.

A New Zealander on holiday in Maui says the wildfires devastating the Hawaiian island are unlike anything he has seen before.

Crime, housing and transport were the hot topics at Wednesday night's political debate in Auckland Central.

Aucklanders are worried a new harbour crossing will cost too much and take too long. Audio

A 'gaming laboratory' hopes to find out if rolling dice and slaying dragons is good for your brain. Audio

White Island Tours told a court it paid $500,000 a year for access to Whakaari - and helicopter companies also paid to conduct tours on the island.

The 2019 Whakaari / White Island eruption which killed 22 people was impossible to predict, a leading volcanologist told the court.