Kate Newton
Companies claim they can mine beneath conservation land
The mining industry and conservationists both say mining could go ahead beneath the country's most protected conservation areas, despite contrary claims from the government. Audio
Outrage at Coronation Street actor William Roache
Advocates for survivors of sexual abuse have condemned comments by the Coronation Street actor William Roache suggesting victims are to blame for what happens to them. Audio
West Coasters keen to hear Don Elder front at select committee
A union leader who represented hundreds of Solid Energy mineworkers who've lost their jobs in the past year says the company's former chief executive, Don Elder, should give some of the millions of… Audio
Westland residents demand answers after council budget blow-out
Some West Coasters are planning to march on the Westland district council because it's blown its budget by more than five million dollars in the first half of the financial year. Audio
Restrictions on Dunedin student party in bid to retain event
The organisers of a popular annual student party in Dunedin have agreed to a raft of new restrictions for this year's event, in a last-ditch bid to prove it can be held safely. Audio
Cost a barrier to funding HPV vaccine for boys
Cost could be the major barrier to including boys as well as girls in a vaccination programme to prevent cervical cancer. Audio
