Catherine Hutton
'We don't fit in' - the struggle over Funded Family Care
Even though they do it with love, families looking after those with serious disabilities is a tough job, and the carers say the task is made even harder because they're being ignored by the government… Video, Audio
Plans to widen Transmission Gully labelled band aid
Late plans to widen and extend the motorway where Transmission Gully merges with State Highway 1 have been labelled a band-aid solution.
The Transport Agency will shortly call for tenders to build an… Audio
Wellington councillors in tense meeting over Shelly Bay sale
Wellington city councillors are in a tense meeting to decide whether to proceed with the sale and lease of a couple of controversial pieces of land at Shelly Bay.
They're discussing the future of the… Audio
Wellington restaurant says risk of Covid transmmission is low
Wellington restaurant Little Penang says it has deep cleaned the store twice since a Defence Force worker - who later tested positive for Covid-19 - visited their location on The Terrace while… Audio
Hawke's Bay communities fed up with brown murky water
Showers like running mud and dodgy water that changes hair colours.
They're among the complaints of residents of two small Hawkes Bay communities who are fed up with brown and smelly water, and say… Audio
KiwiRail plan to dock ferries in inner harbour hits bump
KiwiRail's plan to dock its new mega ferries in Wellington's inner harbour has a major problem - the city is too windy.
Wellington's harbourmaster is also warning the new site could mean recreational… Audio
Auckland disability centre deliberately run down say parents
Parents whose children were cared for at a purpose-built disability centre in Auckland say there appears to have been a deliberate attempt to run down the site.
The Laura Fergusson Rehabilitation in… Audio
Documents show trust paid staff bonuses to manage its closure
Leaked documents show a cash-strapped Auckland trust for the disabled paid senior staff bonuses to manage its closure and wants to reopen with a focus on private clients.
Until its closure last… Audio
Tetraplegic fears confinement after funding cut
A South Island tetraplegic fears he will be confined to his bed, unfed and unwashed from today when the Ministry of Health cuts off funding from his carers.
The Ministry says the man has failed to… Audio
Family of Covid-19 victim: 'We know the reality of how deadly the disease is'
The death of two brothers from Covid 19 in less than a fortnight has prompted a warning from their family for others to take it seriously.
Nigel Huirama Te Hiko died yesterday afternoon at Waikato… Audio
Wellington yacht club worried about racing with new ferries
A Wellington yacht club which has been around for more than a hundred years is worried it will no longer be able to operate races in the harbour, if Kiwirail get their wish for a new ferry terminal… Audio
Spat over where to put new Wellington ferry terminal
Plans to build a multi-use ferry terminal in Wellington are in jeopardy, following Kiwirail's insistence it wants to move into the central city beside rival Bluebridge, but won't share facilities with… Audio
High profile team of troubleshooters to help protect NZ border
The government has unveiled a high profile team of trouble shooters to help protect the country's border.
It is scaling back the use of private security guards at managed isolation facilities, opting… Audio
Country ramps up for level 2, 3 lockdown
The announcement that Auckland has community transmission of Covid has sent our largest city and the country's rest homes back into lockdown, prompted queues outside supermarkets and warnings the… Audio
Family fights chaotic system in caring for disabled foster child
A Woodville family has spoken about their nightmare ordeal trying to get funding and support to look after their severely disabled foster child.
Dairy farmers Pip and Jules Cook care for 15-year-old… Video, Audio
Family carer legislation back on government agenda
A law professor is adamant a current law which prevents family carers from complaining to the courts about their pay and conditions is unconstitutional.
Parliament's health committee will today… Audio
Forest and Bird pleased with govt waterways pledge
Forest and Bird says the government's pledge to clean up the country's waterways is putting the environment at the heart of its recovery to Covid-19.
The Labour Party says the $162 million package… Audio
Single page law change delayed until after election
The government is refusing to pass a single-page piece of legislation, before the election, that would allow families with disabled children to take complaints to the Human Rights Review Tribunal and… Audio
Covid-19: What will level 1 mean for New Zealand?
Talk of returning the country to a "new normal" has been welcomed with cautious optimism, but those who are eagerly awaiting a change warn the devil is in the detail.
The Prime Minister this morning… Audio
Will NZ flu season be mild this year?
It is hoped New Zealand efforts to flatten the Covid-19 curve, will translate into a milder flu season this winter.
But experts warn unlike Covid-19, influenza is already present and cannot be… Audio