Latest from Samantha Motion

The police operation in Maketū began four days after Zain Matenga Taikato-Fox's death.

Close call as a car smashes into Greerton Dental Laboratory window.

OPINION: In trying financial times, people still find the capacity to give.

He says it's 'no wonder' city has a housing crisis if it's this hard to build three homes.

Former television journalist bares his scars of a career on camera.

But officials say regulations aim to create a level playing field.

His death on Sunday after a heart attack in Rotorua on Saturday was a 'huge shock'.

'Huge shock - He will be sorely missed.'

Plus, 'tonnes of shark sightings' in busy day for Bay of Plenty and Coromandel lifeguards.

A neighbour also described lying in her caravan, fearful a tree would fall on her.

Opinion: Road workers are at the coalface of public roadworks rage.

Kiwis may be losing their religion but need reasons to keep the faith in big public data.

Bay beachgoers can't stop talking about a great white shark tracking app.

OPINION: The blistering was so extensive and painful I couldn’t leave the house for days.

OPINION: Samantha Motion returns with another musical take on the year in news

OPINION: Commissioners' decision to skip consultation indicates they've stopped listening.

'This is a reoccurring problem in the area.'

OPINION: What it's like to be one of the thousands waiting to go under the knife.

Opinion: Perhaps 'extreme' protests are needed to snap us out of our cognitive dissonance.

OPINION: What do we want from the people we vote for, anyway?

The adze was found on the site of a multi million dollar development.

OPINION: The Queen used her celebrity with an amazing grace that befitted her position.

OPINION: Local roads, state highways, rural roads; none are spared the scouring forces.

'We meet so many people, who ... say 'oh I wish I'd done something like that.'

Opinion: Decisions, decisions - but what comes next?

'The one kind of family emergency where a marine biologist would have been useful.'

Opinion: Parents should be held responsible when their kids act up and harm others.

OPINION: There's no shortage of shocking statistics when it comes to pokies in NZ.

Many who die from the drug do not know they have taken it.

Opinion: It's good to set goals - but summer's a sucky time to start.

Giving up on local candidates being local would be another nail in the coffin.