Ruth Hill

A High Court judge has grilled point by point the lawyer for the Maori claimants challenging the partial privatisation of three state owned power companies. Audio

Critics of the Labour Party's flagship house building plan are questioning the affordability of the 100-thousand homes it wants to build over ten years. Audio

Some sex abuse victims and therapists working with convicted sex offenders warn that the Government's plan for a register of sex offenders won't stop children being abused. Audio

Wellington apartment owners struggling with massive increases in insurance premiums, or who are unable to get insurance for earthquake cover at all, are calling on the Government to step in. Audio

The Archbishop of Canterbury has paid tribute to the resilience of the people of Christchurch while visiting the city's devastated red zone - but refused to be drawn into the debate over the fate of… Audio

Land values in the coastal Otago settlement of Moeraki have been halved due to the risk of subsidence. Audio

Australian researchers have found women living further south are nearly twice as likely to develop breast cancer. Audio

Thousands of state houses are standing empty for months and even years while thousands of desperate families languish on the waiting list. Audio

The Government is dismissing the Waitangi Tribunal's call for Tuhoe and other iwi to get back full ownership of Te Urewera National Park. Audio

Advocates for sex assault victims say the police have been too slow to improve the way they deal with complaints. Audio

The Police Association says the police need more money if the public wants them to implement all the changes recommended in a commission of inquiry five years ago. Audio

The Civil Aviation Authority is launching an investigation today into an incident in which the Air Force put explosive gas canisters on an international Air New Zealand passenger jet. Audio

The Airline Pilots Association says that the Air Force must adhere to basic protocols if it wants to transport equipment on domestic planes. Audio

Thousands of files containing highly sensitive personal information about children in the care of Child Youth and Family, beneficiaries and contractors employed by the Ministry of Social Development… Audio

A beneficiaries advocate says the Ministry of Social Development was told of a major security problem with public computer kiosks at Work and Income offices more than a year ago. Audio

The International Monetary Fund has cut its global growth forecast to the weakest level since the peak of the 2009 financial crisis, but it predicts New Zealand's economy will grow 3.1 percent… Audio

New Zealand's economy is set to grow more than three percent next year - unlike most other developed economies, which are at risk of recession. Audio

The Labour Party MP Annette King is accusing the Housing Minister Phil Heatley of arrogance and obfuscation when it comes to answering questions over what she says is a growing crisis in the state… Audio

Trade unions and some economists are backing the Green Party's proposal to tame the dollar and pay for the Christchurch rebuild by printing more money. Audio

The Institute of Economic Research's chief economist, Shamubeel Eaqub, says quantitative easing, or printing more money, may not help contain the high New Zealand dollar. Audio