Ruth Hill

Desperately worried doctors in the Far North fear people are dying as a direct result of critical workforce shortages in hospitals. Ruth Hill reports. Audio

The junior doctors' union says staff shortages at Rotorua Hospital are so dire that patients are being sent back to the emergency department from other wards. Ruth Hill reports. Audio

David Tamihere said the fight to clear his name for the murders of Swedish backpackers Heidi Paakkonen and Sven Urban Höglin 35 years ago isn't over, despite the Court of Appeal decision today… Audio

More cancer patients are waiting too long for potentially life-saving radiation treatment. One Waikato breast cancer patient - who should have got treatment within 12 weeks of her surgery - waited 16… Audio

Some patients with severe eczema are paying thousands of dollars for new-generation treatments - but many of those worst affected are missing out. Dermatologists say eczema treatment in New Zealand is… Audio

Thousands of patients at a Lower Hutt clinic have been told they can't have face-to-face appointments for now after most of its doctors and nurses resigned. Desperate patients from High Street Health… Audio

Wellington City Council narrowly voted to accept its Long-Term Plan today after a last-minute attempt to prevent the sale of its stake in the airport failed to get off the ground, Ruth Hill reports. Audio

Engineers are today probing the stricken ferry Aratere, as the Government weighs up the costs of replacing the country's ageing interisland ferry fleet. Audio

Community pharmacies are going out of business due to what sector leaders call the flawed funding model. The Pharmacy Guild warns without adequate Government funding, more will be forced to introduce… Audio

Of more 1500 people celebrating the New Year at Furneaux Lodge at the start of 1998, only Scott Watson had the propensity, motive and opportunity to kill Ben Smart and Olivia Hope according to the… Audio

Today is the last day of the appeal hearing for Watson, who is trying to overturn his convictions for the murders of Ben Smart and Olivia Hope on New Year's Day 1998. Reporter Ruth Hill spoke to Corin… Audio

A detective told a key witness in the Scott Watson case he was "lying" when he initially said Watson wasn't the man he had seen on the night Ben Smart and Olivia Hope were murdered, Ruth Hill was in… Audio

Just how reliable is the evidence of those two blonde hairs purportedly found on Scott Watson's boat? That's the big question for the Court of Appeal this week. It's day three of the hearing, which is… Audio

On today's episode, Wellington City Council's Iona Pannett says the capital's large number of empty buildings is a problem with squatters, but it's difficult for the council to prosecute owners when… Audio

The reliance on DNA analysis of two hairs linked to murder victim Olivia Hope is being scrutinised in the Court of Appeal today. Reporter Ruth Hill has been in court and spoke to Charlotte Cook. Audio

How two blonde hairs linked to murder victim Olivia Hope ended up on a boat - or whether they made it on board at all - has been under scrutiny at the Court of Appeal. Ruth Hill spoke to Ingrid… Audio

Two blonde hairs linked to murder victim Olivia Hope have been the focus of Scott Watson's appeal in court today. Watson is attempting to overturn his convictions for the murders of Ms Hope, who was… Audio

Eye-witness testimony in the trial of double-murderer Scott Watson had been contaminated by too much publicity around the trial, the Court of Appeal has been told. Ruth Hill spoke to Charlotte Cook. Audio

Scott Watson's face "plastered" across TV screens months before his arrest for the murders of Ben Smart and Olivia Hope could have influenced eye witnesses, the Court of Appeal was told today, Ruth… Audio

On today's episode, the Government says its reversal of the oil and gas exploration ban is a necessary move in the country's transition to clean energy, we hear from Resources Minister Shane Jones and… Audio