Inquiry
Health Minister: ‘We’re not going to sit on our laurels’
David Clark tells John Campbell the government is desperate for changes in the mental health sector, and understands the urgency involved. Audio
Mental health inquiry a long time coming - sector responds
People working in the mental health sector welcome an inquiry, but say it will 'mean nothing' if it's not well resourced. Audio
Concern that abuse inquiry won't be widened
The Catholic Church in New Zealand and abuse survivors are upset the goverment may not be expanding an inquiry into abuse of children in state care to include faith-based institutions. Audio
New figures on sexual abuse prompt renewed calls for inquiry
ACC says between 2012 and 2016 there was an almost 90 per cent increase in new sensitive claims lodged for male victims of sexual abuse. It's prompted renewed calls for a public apology and… Audio
Doctor tells inquiry she doesn't want to be an executioner
A palliative care doctor fears she will be made into an executioner if medically assisted suicide is legalised. Audio
Residents welcome Havelock North water inquiry
The Government finalises details of its inquiry into Havelock North's water crisis, five weeks on from the first gastro outbreak. The inquiry will focus on the outbreak and the council's response, not… Audio
No help given to single, homeless mother, inquiry told
A woman left homeless with her five children after escaping her abusive husband told the final day of an inquiry into homelessness that the government failed to help her. Audio