Kate Gudsell

The women who the Security Intelligence Service says have left the country to marry jihadist fighters in Syria and Iraq have not had their passports cancelled and are free to come home. Audio

The Chief Ombudsman has found evidence of interference from ministerial offices in official government responses to requests for information. Audio

The Prime Minister, John Key, says Judith Collins has learnt from her mistakes and she'll come back to Cabinet as a better minister after yesterday's reshuffle. Audio

The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, Jan Wright, has delivered a strong warning about rising sea levels describing the damage as a slowly unfolding redzone. Audio

28 protestors have been arrested outside the Defence Industry Association annual meeting in Wellington today after confronting conference goers. Audio

About 150 people protested against the NZ defense industry meeting in Wellington today. The protestors blocked some attendees from getting into the conference this morning. The protest was organised… Audio

Protesters have been gathering this morning outside the TSB Arena in Wellington, the venue of the Defence Industry Association's annual forum. Audio

A Housing New Zealand inspector who lost his job for sexual harassment has been awarded 20-thousand dollars for what amounted to a humiliating dismissal which damaged his family life. Audio

The world's largest palm oil producer plans to use fertiliser mined in Otago on its plantations. Audio

A new weapon in the war on wasps is among the winners of this year's World Wide Fund for Nature Conservation Innovation Awards. Audio

Filipino dairy workers who padded their work experience to gain visas have been given a reprieve but still fear they may be caught out by good character tests in their future applications. Audio

Skiiers and snowboarders could be feeling the heat from global warming as soon as 2040 with rising temperatures reducing snow fall and likely to reduce the length of ski seasons. Audio

The fifth attempt to get marine protection for the Ross Sea has failed, but at the eleventh hour China came to the table, saying it could support a revised proposal. Audio

A woman has been awarded 13 thousand dollars for being sacked from her Auckland bar job after she'd worked there for a little over a week. Audio

The Wellington City Council will prioritise its nearly-300 thousand dollar grants fund to go towards supporting services for incoming refugees. Audio

Farmers could have to pay their way under a revised emissions trading scheme. Audio

Environmental advocates say the findings of the country's first state of the environment report in eight years are shocking and a damning indictment on the Government. Audio

Dirty water, poor quality pasture and threatened marine species are front and centre in the first state of the environment report in eight years. Audio

The Employment Relations Authority has decided not to take a tough line with a Bangladeshi employer who hired illegal immigrants and destroyed evidence. Audio

The motor vehicle industry says it is open to discussing more rigorous testing of vehicle pollution in the wake of the Volkswagen emissions cheating scandal. Audio