Laura Bootham

Parliament's health select committee says there's an urgent need to improve sex education in schools. Audio

The Labour Party and rape prevention groups want urgent change made to the law with more rights for rape victims. Audio

Radio New Zealand has launched a new online-only network that targets people aged 18 to 30. Audio

Scientists say a new approach to fighting pests may be a 'game changer', helping save New Zealand's endangered species and proving a boon for agriculture. Audio

Alpine specialists say the couple who died at the weekend left it too late in the afternoon to reach the summit of Mount Taranaki and were caught out by its treacherous and unpredictable weather. Audio

More now on the latest immigration trends which show the number of people moving to New Zealand has hit its highest level in a decade. Audio

Census figures out today show Auckland's expanded by more than 110,000 people since the last people-count seven years, but rural populations are shrinking. Audio

The Corrections Association says a directive sent to all staff at Mt Eden Correctional Facility shows Serco, the company running it, is putting unacceptable pressure on guards to work in unsafe… Audio

Prison staff representatives say attacks on staff are far more serious than official figures show. Audio

A controversial housing development in Northland faces what could be its final hurdle today, with local hapu saying it's time humans, rather than birds, got something out of the project. Audio

Assaults on staff and patients at mental health units across the country are climbing, with nurses and unions calling for urgent action. Audio

Power companies are continuing to put their prices up, despite figures showing an over-supplied power market and weak demand. Residential customers and power advocacy groups are outraged and say the… Audio

The Ministry of Health has admitted it cannot handle the growing number of prisoners needing urgent mental health treatment. Audio

The Teachers' Council says it will meet as soon as possible with the Ministry of Education following revelations teachers, including paedophiles, remain registered even after pleading guilty to… Audio

The diaries of New Zealand soldiers caught up in the First World War are being put online, along with photos and veterans' recollections of the trenches. Audio

The Government's partial sale of the country's largest electricity generator is being tipped as likely to be a success by some analysts, though others say the two-stage payment model is a desperate… Audio

Wellington's Westpac Stadium has the all-clear to host Saturday's Bledisloe Cup rugby Test. Audio

A new report gauging New Zealanders' wellbeing says they're mostly content except when it comes to money. Audio

There is growing concern over the credibility of a review examining the troubled inquiry into domestic violence set up by businessman and philanthropist, Sir Owen Glenn. Audio

The former chief of the Defence Force, Sir Bruce Ferguson, says a leaked Defence Force document that calls investigative journalists subversives who pose a similar threat to security as criminals and… Audio