Catherine Hutton

Unions have lodged a claim for community mental health workers, seeking pay parity with their colleagues in the disability and aged care sectors. Audio

Efforts to reduce the amount of junk food advertising targeting children are being panned before they've even been introduced. Audio

The Council of Trade Unions is puzzled why the Government has set aside 15 million dollars in the budget to investigate whether some school staff have been underpaid their holiday pay, when other… Audio

The Government has introduced new charges to register marriage celebrants and directly on marriage fees. Audio

Three new remand homes are being planned for Whangarei, Palmerston North and Dunedin in a bid to stop young offenders being sent to youth justice residences. The Children's Commissioner is confident… Audio

New Zealanders living in Australia are demanding politicans here put pressure on the Australian government to back off from proposed new citizenship laws, as Catherine Hutton reports. Audio

Seven people have been killed in workplace accidents in the last fortnight which brings this year's workplace death toll to at least 17. Audio

A Masterton Family Court judge has accused CYF of wiping their hands of four children in a bid to save money, and ruled the children should stay with the couple - their great aunt and uncle - as… Audio

Radical changes to the Family Court to get warring couples into mediation appear to be faltering with a large number of people granted exemptions simply because they don't want to go, as Catherine… Audio

The Family Dispute Resolution Service was supposed to help estranged parents - with the help of a mediator - reach agreement on things like custody arrangements without having to set foot into court… Audio

Countdown has removed Palace Poultry Eggs eggs from its shelves and the Serious Fraud office is investigating, after reports it's been selling caged eggs labelled as free-range. Audio

The research found 80% of the gender pay gap can be attributed to conscious and unconscious bias against women, and the size of the gender pay gap increased for male and female employees on higher… Audio

Lawyers have attacked a draft bill outlining radical changes to child welfare services saying it's badly written and should be scrapped. Audio

The head of the social workers union, Lucy Sanford Reed says the proposed Child Youth and Family legislation is messy and will not deliver the desired outcomes. Audio

The latest review of Wellington's mental health services suggests a series of inquests and recommendations for improvement have had little positive impact. Audio

Traditionally children start school on their fifth birthday, but the government is looking at letting children start school from the beginning of the term closest to their birthday. Audio

Early childhood centres are crying foul over a proposed law that will change when children can start school. They're worried the so-called 'cohort entry' which will mean 5 year olds start at the… Audio

RNZ's Christmas Reporter Catherine Hutton talks with an unnamed New Zealand Defence Force soldier on his fourth tour of duty and second time in Afghanistan, mentoring Afghan Army soldiers, about the… Audio