Catherine Hutton

The Ministry of Social Development continued to say the counselling service Relationships Aotearoa wasn't living within its means, despite knowing it was chronically underfunded. Audio

The Ministry of Social Development says it did all it could to help the now closed counselling service Relationships Aotearoa. Audio

The Minister of Social Development says she's sympathethic to the idea of an independent child advocate for those in state care. Audio

A man will appear in court this morning on a charge of attempted murder after a massive police manhunt ended at a roadblock in Waiouru last night. Audio

A court's been told chequebook justice overcame the public interest when charges weren't laid against the head of Pike River Coal, over the disaster that killed 29 men. Audio

Job vacancies of the country's biggest online listing site are on the increase nationwide but Wellington, Gisborne and Taranaki are bucking the trend. Audio

Tonight the former prison boss, author, researcher and social commentator Celia Lashlie, is being remembered for her work with teenage boys and stopping domestic violence. Audio

An investigation has found a rehab centre took a client's benefit money, failed to provide alcohol treatment, encouraged him to stop taking his medication and allowed him access to knives and air… Audio

A Christchurch property developer thinks forcing higher than necessary earthquake building requirements on commercial landlords could only lead to higher vacancy rates and higher insurance premiums. Audio

The trial of a man accused of setting fire to a Wellington storage unit has been told the motive revolves around a falling out between two people. Audio

The Justice Minister, Amy Adams, is due to decide tomorrow on the fate of a Korean man who has spent more than three years in an Auckland jail. Audio

The Sustainability Council says the scheme designed to reduce the country's emissions is "certifiably useless" and will need to be scrapped if New Zealand wants to meet its targets. Audio

Workers in care homes face a long wait before they can achieve pay parity with similar occupations dominated by men. Audio

Catherine Hutton speaks to voters and others to discover what Labour needs to do to attract support Audio

For the first time Pharmac is widely consulting with drug companies about funding an adrenelin injector, like an epi-pen, to treat allergies. Audio

A long-serving soldier who tried to dupe two women subordinates into giving him sexual photos and videos of themselves has been kicked out of the army. Audio

Youth advocates are calling for a major overhaul of family group conferences saying families are too far removed from the process and victims often don't attend. Audio

An island in the Far North is back on the market for $30million - even though the owners may never have had approval to buy it in the first place. Audio

Radio New Zealand and other media organisations are fighting to overturn a court suppression of a foreign diplomat's name. Audio

The Government is trying to reduce the size of the public sector in more ways that one. Audio