Speed, drones and lack of lifejackets are everyday headaches the Auckland Harbourmaster has to deal with.

Wild weather has lashed Wellington overnight, closing roads, cutting power and disrupting public transport.

Joining me now is Wayne Hastie the general manager of Public Transport in Wellington.

The Whitianga community is rallying to help those affected by a large scrub fire which has burned through homes and property. [regipons]Bay of Plenty, Waikato

The Transport Agency's Regional Performance Manager Mark Owen joins us now.

A District Court judge who was accused of striking a lawyer with a crutch at a charity event, and who has been on sick leave since, will return to work at the end of this month.

District health boards are to meet today as they decide their next step in a bitter row with junior doctors over rosters.

As strong winds and rain causes havoc in Wellington, the west coast of the South Island has survived the weather bomb relatively unscathed.

Business news for 19 January 2017.

The families of the men who died in the Pike River mining disaster have welcomed a member's bill by Andrew Little.