Ian Telfer
Mayors holding out on leaky homes deal
Auckland's North Shore mayor is negotiating a deal to take leaky homes out of the courts but is threatening to walk away unless the Government offers more. Audio
Financial advice industry scandalously poor
A consumer watchdog has issued a scathing assessment of the financial advice industry after finding evidence of widespread incompetence. Audio
NZIER reorders Government's environmental policies
A respected economic think-tank says New Zealand's environmental priorities give far too much emphasis to fighting climate change. Audio
Poll suggests National voters reject ETS changes
A new survey has revealed many National party voters are very unhappy with the Government's changes to the Emissions Trading Scheme. Audio
Kapiti Coast gas poisoning case begins
The High Court has begun hearing the case of a Kapiti Coast woman and her son who claim they were severely poisoned by a wrongly installed gas heater. Audio
Insurers wary of being burned again in ACC competition
Insurers say they're wary of being burned again in a political war over workplace injury insurance. Audio
10 percent of tradespeople flee profession
A new report shows 10 percent of tradespeople have left the building industry as a result of the recession. Audio
Thousands of potentially toxic sites may never be investigated
Lists just released by local bodies show there are tens of thousands of potentially contaminated sites which may never be investigated. Audio
Greens say councils irresponsible over contamination
At least two regional councils are refusing to release lists they hold of sites potentially contaminated with toxic waste. Audio
Clean up begins at toxic Waiwhetu stream
The clean up has begun on one of the country's most polluted waterways, the Waiwhetu Stream, near the mouth of Wellington's Hutt River. Audio
Logs to China are the new boom
The dairy boom may not be what it sued to be, but there's a new export product China can't get enough of - logs. Audio
Government to fix tree weed legal bug
The Government is moving to fix a legal glitch that has seen the Department of Conservation billed over $800,000 for cutting down feral pine trees. Audio
ETS changes ruin forestry plantings until 2020
New analysis suggest the Government's changes to the Emissions Trading Scheme may have killed off new forest plantings for carbon credits by up to a decade. Audio
NZ forestry planning for ETS
The forestry sector is working out the best ways to cash in on the Emissions Trading Scheme, which is being introduced to Parliament on Thursday. Audio
Waikato dairy dispute becomes increasingly bitter
The head of the Waikato dairy factory believes a sludge spill at his plant was an act of sabotage which the union vehemently denies. Audio
DoC reveals revolutionary stoat trap
It's been described as a revolutionary new trap for stoats which could lead to the pest's total eradication. Audio
Pressure on West Coast hydro objector to give in
A West Coast mayor is calling for a lone objector to a long-awaited hydro-electricity scheme to give in, and stop holding back progress in the region. Audio
Scientists salute father of the Green Revolution
Agricultural scientists say the Father of the Green Revolution, Norman Borlaug, is the hero of their profession. Audio
Senior police officer convicted for drink driving
A senior police officer who was caught driving after drinking heavily at the police college bar has been convicted and fined. Audio
West Coast Timberlands dispute settled for $4m
The Government has settled a bitter decade-old dispute with the West Coast timber industry over promises made to it by the former state owned enterprise Timberlands. Audio