Mary Argue

2 weeks ago | rnz.co.nz | Farah Hancock |Mary Argue

Animal advocates are calling for a halt to future government funding of octopus aquaculture research, saying farming the wild, solitary creatures is an "atrocious idea". In 2022 $1 million in taxpayer dollars was awarded to a three-year research project by the University of Auckland aimed at improving knowledge surrounding the rearing and feeding of the larvae of a native octopus species.

3 weeks ago | radionz.co.nz | Mary Argue |Nick James

Some survivors of a fatal boarding house fire are still struggling with the trauma of that night two years on, the Wellington City Missioner says. Today marks the second anniversary of the [https://www.rnz.co.nz/programmes/in-depth-special-projects/story/2018890914/this-one-s-real-the-loafers-lodge-fireLoafers Lodge fire in Newtown] that killed five of the building's 92 residents and left those who escaped homeless.

3 weeks ago | nzherald.co.nz | Mary Argue |Nick James

The Loafers Lodge building remains unchanged in 2025. Photo / RNZBy Mary Argue and Nick James of RNZSome survivors of a fatal boarding house fire are still struggling with the trauma of that night two years on, the Wellington City Missioner says. Today marks the second anniversary of the Loafers Lodge fire in Newtown that killed five of the building’s 92 residents and left those who escaped homeless.

3 weeks ago | rnz.co.nz | Mary Argue |Nick James

Some survivors of a fatal boarding house fire are still struggling with the trauma of that night two years on, the Wellington City Missioner says. Today marks the second anniversary of the [https://www.rnz.co.nz/programmes/in-depth-special-projects/story/2018890914/this-one-s-real-the-loafers-lodge-fireLoafers Lodge fire in Newtown] that killed five of the building's 92 residents and left those who escaped homeless.

Jan 31, 2025 | rnz.co.nz | Kate Green |Mary Argue

The niece of a Stokes Valley man who died after an arson attack says it is hard to find peace and move on while the person responsible is still out there. Ian David Moller, 82, was critically injured when his block of flats on Hanson Grove in Lower Hutt was set on fire in the early hours of 5 November 2024. He died four days later. It was the latest of three suspicious fires at the block in a month. Now, charges against a person relating to the first blaze at the flats have been dropped.