Kate Gudsell

The Department of Conservation staff are facing a torrent of online threats and abuse following a recent spike in anti-1080 protests. The escalation is being put down to people being captured by fake… Audio

The surfing world has gone where many sports have so far failed to and offered women and men equal prize money. The World Surf League will roll out equal pay at all elite tour events from next year -… Audio

Cat lovers fear their moggies will die if a plan to alert fewer homeowners when a deadly poison is laid to kill feral cats. The company that manufactures the poison, Connovation, wants to only have to… Audio

Community and business leaders in regions abandoned by Air New Zealand say the airline's big profit means it should rethink how it runs its business. The company posted a $390 million full year profit… Audio

An Australian immigration lawyer says New Zealanders detained in Australia may have a window of opportunity to stay now that Peter Dutton has resigned. Mr Dutton stepped down on Tuesday from his… Audio

People in the regions say they're looking forward to the arrival of more police officers, but say they need to make sure they become part of the community. The government has announced an extra… Audio

All government departments are being ordered to stop using tactics that force building companies into risky low priced contracts. They're some of the construction industry's biggest clients and have… Audio

Conservation Minister Eugenie Sage is gunning for a publicly funded hunters organisation that was set up under the previous government. The Game Animal Council is a statutory body established in 2013… Audio

Forest and Bird says too many regional councils are letting dairy farmers get away too easily with breaking the rules. A report just out from the group says even when farms are found to be flouting… Audio

New Zealanders living in Lombok say the 6.4 magnitude earthquake which struck the Indonesian island on Sunday was an horrific experience. Sixteen people have been killed and more than 300 people were… Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

The Environment Minister has been asked to install an independent Commissioner at the Manawatu-Whanganui Regional Council to force it do more to clean up polluted lakes and rivers. The pressure is… Audio

Tougher quality standards for lakes and rivers to replace the much-slated ones brought in by National last year are being looked at. Former minister Nick Smith was roundly criticised for introducing… Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

Dairy farmers want Shane Jones to butt out of their business, and say Fonterra's problems are theirs to solve. The Regional Development Minister is standing by his statements about the country's… Audio