Bill Hickman

New Zealand

Journalist at Radio New Zealand (RNZ)

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Articles

State Highway 8 and SH80 reopen after snow closure

2 weeks ago | rnz.co.nz | Bill Hickman

Two sections of State Highway in the Mackenzie Country that were closed overnight - because of risk from snow and ice - have now reopened. State Highway 8 between Twizel and Fairlie and SH80 between Lake Pukaki and Aoraki/Mt Cook were closed on Saturday night as a safety precaution to both motorists and crews working on the roads. The New Zealand Transport Agency said the crews had been busy gritting and treating areas of ice on the roads. The road closures were lifted around 10am on Sunday.
New fare-capping scheme proposed for Wellington

3 weeks ago | rnz.co.nz | Bill Hickman

A new fare-capping system could encourage an extra 300,000 trips on Wellington's public transport system each year, says mayoral candidate Andrew Little. Under the proposed new scheme, bus and train users would pay for up to eight trips a week - and any additional trips would be free. The plan was announced this morning - outside a rain-soaked Island Bay bus stop - as a joint policy alongside regional council candidates Daran Ponter and Tom James.
New fare-capping scheme proposed for Wellington

3 weeks ago | radionz.co.nz | Bill Hickman

A new fare-capping system could encourage an extra 300,000 trips on Wellington's public transport system each year, says mayoral candidate Andrew Little. Under the proposed new scheme, bus and train users would pay for up to eight trips a week - and any additional trips would be free. The plan was announced this morning - outside a rain-soaked Island Bay bus stop - as a joint policy alongside regional council candidates Daran Ponter and Tom James.
Wellington's Te Kāhui Auaha campus could close under proposal

1 month ago | rnz.co.nz | Bill Hickman

A question mark hangs over the fate of Te Kāhui Auaha campus in central Wellington, with a proposal that may see it close in the face of declining student numbers. The creative campus on the corner of Cuba Street and Dixon Street opened in 2018, and its facilities include two theatres, a 55-seater cinema, an exhibition gallery and a performance studio.
Expressway changes 'force fed to the community'

1 month ago | rnz.co.nz | Bill Hickman

Two district councils in the Lower North Island are banding together against downgraded plans for an expressway through their districts. More than a decade after it was originally proposed, a revised design for the Ōtaki to North of Levin expressway has seen on-ramps and overbridges removed, and interchanges replaced by roundabouts. Council and community advocates from the Kāpiti and Horowhenua districts said the sudden change has left locals confused and appalled.
RNZ reporting leads to new information in Wellington sexual assault case

1 month ago | rnz.co.nz | Bill Hickman

Warning: This story contains content about sexual violence some may find disturbing. Another person has come forward to police after RNZ reported on an investigation into a Wellington man who is the subject of multiple complaints - which RNZ understands relate to sex crimes. RNZ has spoken with two woman who allege they were assaulted by the same man but years apart. The women - who did not want to be named - had connected following a social media post about the man which has since been deleted.
RNZ reporting leads to new information in Wellington sexual assault case

1 month ago | radionz.co.nz | Bill Hickman

Warning: This story contains content about sexual violence some may find disturbing. Another person has come forward to police after RNZ reported on an investigation into a Wellington man who is the subject of multiple complaints - which RNZ understands relate to sex crimes. RNZ has spoken with two woman who allege they were assaulted by the same man but years apart. The women - who did not want to be named - had connected following a social media post about the man which has since been deleted.
Police believe 'critical, relevant' information withheld in Wellington homicide probe

1 month ago | rnz.co.nz | Bill Hickman

Police say people linked to an address of interest in the homicide of Wellington man Abdulhassan Nabizadah may be withholding "critical and relevant" information. Nabizadah, 63, was found critically injured on a street corner in the suburb of Miramar in the early hours of 17 March, minutes after police were called to a home invasion just blocks away on Darlington Road. Nabizadah died in hospital the next day.
Police believe 'critical, relevant' information withheld in Wellington homicide probe

1 month ago | radionz.co.nz | Bill Hickman

Police say people linked to an address of interest in the homicide of Wellington man Abdulhassan Nabizadah may be withholding "critical and relevant" information. Nabizadah, 63, was found critically injured on a street corner in the suburb of Miramar in the early hours of 17 March, minutes after police were called to a home invasion just blocks away on Darlington Road. Nabizadah died in hospital the next day.
Bowel cancer sufferers, survivors protest lowering screening age at Parliament

1 month ago | nzherald.co.nz | Bill Hickman

Mother of three Jay Findlater is living with stage four bowl cancer. Photo / RNZBy Bill Hickman - RNZBowel cancer sufferers, survivors and their supporters gathered at Parliament on Tuesday to call on the Government to lower the age of eligibility for free bowel cancer screening tests. Several dozen protesters met with ministers to raise awareness of the growing problem and to call for change in how the disease is diagnosed in Aotearoa.