Melanie Earley

Health and safety concerns after steel beams fall in strong winds

A troubled, half-finished Auckland apartment block is continuing to be a health and safety concern, ...

Man accused of murdering Ariki Rigby appears in court

The sister of Hawke's Bay teenager Ariki Rigby shouted "justice for Ariki" as the man charged with h...

Unfinished Auckland apartment block a 'blight on the landscape'

A year after a troubled, half-finished Auckland apartment block found a new owner, neighbouring busi...

Why Philip Polkinghorne will not take the stand in his trial

Philip Polkinghorne will not be giving evidence at his murder trial. Defence lawyer Ron Mansfield, K...

Name suppression ends for ex-AB's daughter charged in hit and run case

The daughter of a former All Black has been charged in relation to an alleged hit-and-run death in A...

Mum of man left dead on roadside still waiting for police apology

The mother of a man who was killed in a hit-and-run and left on a grass verge overnight after police...

Rotorua emergency housing motel cut the 'first step' - MP

The Government's decision to cut the number of emergency housing motels in Rotorua is "the first ste...

Whānau of man who died after fall from railing calls for change

Whānau of a young man killed in a freak accident at Auckland's Viaduct Basin want the public to be a...

Hillpark house fire: System outage delayed ambulance callout

Fire and Emergency says it could not raise an ambulance directly on the morning of a fatal house fir...