Max Towle

A woman whose job was given to someone else while she received cancer treatment has lost her case for unfair dismissal, and must pay 3-thousand dollars to her former company. Audio

For the first time, this year there'll be equal numbers of men and women lawyers. Audio

A 15-year-old boy who was lifted off the ground by his neck and pinned against a wall by a police officer says he thought he was going to die. Audio

Aviation security officers say they're on the verge of a nationwide strike after being told they're losing an allowance worth more than 2-thousand dollars a year. Audio

Auckland University researchers are hitting back at a study which downplays alcohol's link to violence. Audio

Water safety groups say years of campaigns are finally striking a chord with boaties. Audio

Union stalwart Helen Kelly is calling for a Government inquiry into working conditions for farm workers. Audio

New figures show cyclists and drivers may finally be learning how to get along. Audio

You might give up alcohol in July or grow a mustache in November - but would you give up eating meat, dairy, fish, or any other food from an animal for a month? A movement known as Veganuary is… Audio

A mother and son who fled Pakistan because Taliban militants were trying to kill them have been sent home by a New Zealand tribunal. Audio

A convicted armed robber who's lived in Australia since he was nine and has just been deported to Invercargill says he's on the brink of returning to a life of crime. Audio

The rolling African plains in the movie Madagascar and the swamps in Shrek have been recreated for a new exhibition at Te Papa. Audio

Work hard, take abuse from everyone and get paid 'F all' -- that's how a popular Wellington nightclub is advertising for someone to pick up dirty glasses. Audio

Wellington will get a 134 million dollar convention centre and film museum doubly whammy -- and no one's complaining. Audio

A man who fractured his skull in a car crash when he was 13 and later developed schizophrenia has won a battle with ACC for compensation. Max Towle reports. Audio

From contamination to clean up and a small stream on the Kapiti Coast which was once so polluted its water was white, has been awarded the country's most improved river. Audio

Two restaurant workers who often did 70-plus hour weeks, were kept under surveillance by a camera hooked up to the owner's house, and given a tongue-lashing when he thought they were slacking off. Audio

New Zealand is becoming a more green-conscious country. Audio

An immigration lawyer says dozens of Pasifika families are unfairly deported from New Zealand each year after putting their trust in rogue advisers. Audio