Demelza Leslie

The Prime Minister's been accused of abusing his power and embarrassing the nation for repeatedly pulling an Auckland waitress's hair Audio

Dentists say they're sick and tired of taking out teeth from young children and are calling on the Government to take action to improve the state of the nation's teeth. Audio

The Government's been warned to make funding oral health a priority before a tsunami of baby boomers require major dental work. Audio

Controversial zero-hour contracts at some fast food chains are set to be scrapped. Audio

The parents of a teenager killed in the Carterton hot air balloon crash in 2012, who had to wait days to see their daughter's body, are demanding that MPs change the law. Audio

MPs have been told the police need to put their foot on the accelerator to sort out adult sexual assault cases and police misconduct more efficiently. Audio

The Environment Minister is confident the Government will still be able to change the Resource Management Act before Parliament this year. Audio

The Government's been forced to abandon its most controversial changes to the Resource Management Act following the New Zealand First leader Winston Peters' win in the Northland by-election. Audio

The Government's set to sign up to an international deal on government contracts to buy goods and services which it says will open up a trillion dollar-plus market to New Zealand exporters. Audio

Opposition parties say the Government's social housing policy is in ruins following the Salvation Army's decision not to buy any state houses. Audio

A senior retired Australian judge will lead a new inquiry into David Bain's bid for compensation. Audio

The Police Minister says today's report into the police's mishandling of their investigation into a teenage sex ring in Auckland makes for grim reading. Audio

The Government's been accused of half-measures in its attempt to cool the overheated housing market. Audio

The Prime Minister has been forced to defend sending training troops to Iraq following allegations the army there is committing war crimes. Audio

The Northland by-election continues to dominate questions in Parliament, as the race for the electorate seat heats up. Audio

The Government says it was right to go public with the blackmail threat to contaminate infant formula with the pest-control poison 1080 and it is defending the time it took to tell the public. Audio

The National Party is pulling out all the stops to win the Northland by-election. Audio

The Government's being accused of overcharging businesses for ACC levies by more than 370 million dollars a year. Audio

Labour is criticising planned cuts to the levy from April the first, saying the 5 cent drop doesn't go far enough. Audio

The Prime Minister is dismissing a Green Party complaint over claims of illegal spying as a political stunt. Audio