Max Towle
Manufacturers fear skills shortage
Manufacturers say the best way to prevent a massive skills shortage is by making science and maths mandatory subjects all the way through school. Audio
Environment Canterbury under fire again over stock in waterways
No Canterbury land owner has been prosecuted for allowing stock in waterways in the past five years, but the regional council says it's not soft on enforcing its rules. Audio
American student passed on her dying wishes to her mother
The American student who was lost with her mother in the Tararua Forest Park for four days told her mother her dying wishes moments before they were rescued. Audio
Fire at Porirua siege house
A fire at the same house where the Police dog Gazza was shot and killed last month is being labelled suspicious. Audio
Capital basking in unseasonable warmth
Warm summer weather in Wellington is sticking around longer than usual. The residents don't seem to mind, but farmers are praying for rain. Audio
New reports of NZ detainees being beated by Australian guards
Guards in two Australian immigration centres are being accused of beating up detained New Zealanders. Audio
Landlords must pay for tenants' damage - Court
A court has ruled that landlords are liable for accidental damage caused by tenants - but one property manager is warning it could push up rents, and make it harder to find a home. Audio
Murder was self-defence - lawyer
A Hutt Valley woman says she shot her mother's partner because she thought he was going to attack her with a meat cleaver. Max Towle reports. Audio
Minimum wage rise not enough for some
About 150-thousand workers will get a 50 cent-an-hour boost from today with the minimum wage being pushed up to 15-dollars and 25 cents Audio
Police shoot man in head and leg in Whanganui
Police in Whanganui have revealed they shot a man twice -- including once in the head -- when he pointed a gun at them this morning. Audio
Attitudes towards Asian people improving - survey
A new survey shows attitudes towards Asian people are improving, yet many still blame them for pushing up house prices. Max Towle reports. Audio
Penguin returns to his saviour in Brazil
Every year for the past five years a Patagonian penguin has returned to an island off of Rio de Janeiro to visit a retired bricklayer who saved him five years ago. Audio
Planned convention centre hailed as next Te Papa
A convention centre and film museum double whammy planned for Wellington is tipped to have a similar impact as Te Papa. Audio
Farmhand charged with indecently assaulting child
A farmhand from Manawatu has been charged with twice indecently assaulting a 5-year-old girl in Palmerston North last month. Audio
Government under pressure to update adoption law
The Government is coming under increasing pressure to reform its more than than 60-year old adoption law, which has now been labelled discriminatory against people based on sex, marital status… Audio
Cleaner tried to apologise while impaled
A judge has found meat company Affco guilty of breaching health and safety law after a cleaner's head was impaled by a hook, leaving him suspended in mid air. Video, Audio
When can a child bike alone?
How old should a child be before they're allowed to bike to school alone? Audio
Serco fights against fight club findings
Outsourcing giant Serco is fighting for changes to be made to a Corrections Department report after it investigated claims of fight clubs at Mount Eden prison. Reporter Max Towle has been in the High… Audio
Posties to start picking up parcels from homes
Posties may start picking up parcels from people's homes, as well as delivering the mail, as part of a revamp of New Zealand Post. Employment Reporter Max Towle has more. Audio
Woman refused testing after suspected drink spiking
A woman says she was treated with contempt when she asked Wellington hospital for help after suspecting her drink had been spiked. Audio
