Alanah Eriksen is the New Zealand Herald's Managing Editor for Live News.
Alanah has held various positions at NZME including editor of the Herald on Sunday, chief reporter and police reporter. She has experience in newsrooms overseas including the Daily Mail, the Sun and the News of the World. She started her career as a cub reporter at the Rotorua Daily Post.
Herne Bay section tipped to hit millions
A vacant section on New Zealand's most expensive residential street is expected to sell for millions.
Rural dream lifts sales of small blocks
The number of lifestyle block sales has almost doubled in Auckland in the past three years.
15 appear in court after massive drugs bust
Fifteen men arrested on drugs charges have been remanded on bail until next month.
It's Cannabis & Co - cops
An indoor gardening chain would not have made a profit if it hadn't knowingly supplied equipment and advice to cannabis growers, police say.
Farmers warn of pylon standoffs
A farmers' group in the Waikato has given warning that an $824m pylon project due to start next month may lead to standoffs with Transpower.