Ian Telfer

Refugee Status Appeals Authority says the number of lawyers regularly doing appeal work has fallen to"near crisis levels". Audio

The town of Levin and the Horowhenua region are reeling from what locals say was the worst storm for 50 years. Audio

Floods, slips, damaged buildings, civil defence emergency annouced in Marlborough. Audio

Ian Telfer reports on the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment's report on the Mapua decontamination project. Audio

The increase kicks in from the first of September. Audio

Aged care insiders say the cases made public are symptoms of systemic problems in the sector. Audio

Today the Association outlined its priorities for new policing initiatives. Audio

Finance Minister, Michael Cullen says a common Trans-Tasman market is already partly a reality. Audio

Ian Telfer has been gauging local reaction to the move. Audio

Inflation has recorded its biggest quarterly rise in 18-years, driven by higher food and fuel prices. Audio

Environmental groups say the Government should spend millions of dollars to make the current power-saving campaign permanent. Audio

There are moves to declare the Awatere Valley of southern Marlborough a drought-affected area. Audio

The missiles include one that has a range of 2 thousand kilometres, far enough to reach Israel. Audio

The price of oil is on its way down - but not at New Zealand's petrol stations. Audio

Twelve years after a market-based system for power began, the Electricity Commission has reviewed it. Audio

A coroner's call for American-style school bus laws has been greeted with scepticism. Audio

Over the weekend the biggest storm of the year so far closed many roads, disrupted travel plans. Audio

The cost of fuel has risen on average by over a third in the last year. Audio

The forestry industry is welcoming a Treaty settlement involving the country's largest forest. Audio

Hundreds of people gathered at Parliament today for the signing of the biggest Treaty of Waitangi settlement deed. Audio