Mary Wilson
Overcrowded hospital emergency departments (Part 2)
The Health and Disability Commissioner Ron Paterson has released five reports today on the problems posed both by stretched hospital EDs and by the lack at some hospitals of systems for sharing vital… Audio
Cost of last summer's drought
The estimated cost of last summer's drought has been revised. MAF's Deputy Director General of Policy, Paul Stocks joins us. Audio
Amnesty International speaks out over Taser use
Amnesty International has just released its report on the use of electric stun guns by the United States police. Audio
Gough Gough and Hamer plead guilty
A company which services heavy industrial machinery could be fined a quarter of million dollars. Audio
Offender seeks Writ of Habeas Corpus
Stewart Wilson has served 14 years of the 21 year sentence he was given for sexual offending over a 23 year time frame. Audio
Diplomatic stand-off with Fiji (Part 3)
With Labour's foreign affairs spokesperson and former Prime Minister, Helen Clark. Audio
Japanese business confidence suffers
Our correspondent in Tokyo, Mark Willacy, says even wealthy Japanese consumers are feeling the pinch. Audio
Overcrowded hospital emergency departments
The Health and Disability Commissioner says overcrowded hospital emergency departments are putting patient safety at risk. Audio
Legal services in jeopardy
The lawyer for the man accused of murdering his wife and abandoning their daughter at an Australian railway station claims legal services has it in for his client. Audio
TVNZ correspondent deported from Fiji
TVNZ's Pacific correspondent Barbara Dreaver has arrived back in New Zealand after being deported from Fiji this morning. Audio
China Correspondent Quentin Sommerville
For the latest news from China, we're joined by our correspondent in Beijing, Quentin Sommerville. Audio
The government's review of the ETS looks set for trouble
Peter Dunne told Checkpoint on Monday that the review would not revisit arguments over the existence of global warming. Audio
Canadian police pull 24 Tasers out of use
A media investigation suggested older models of the stun gun could fire excessively large electrical charges. Audio
Government side step Pharmac over Herceptin
The Government's decision to side step Pharmac and fund the breast cancer drug Herceptin is being criticised. Audio
Granny dumpers
An emergency medicine specialist is urging families not to dump their elderly relatives at hospitals in a bid to have a break. Audio
Maori Party to vote against 90-day trial for workers
The Maori Party has decided to vote against the Government's planned 90-day trial period for new workers. Audio
Tasers given to AOS officers in Auckland, Wellington
The police have begun to roll out Taser guns, as fresh fears are raised about their safety. Audio
Tagger murder-accused's defence nonsense - Crown
The Crown has made its closing arguments in the case of a man accused of fatally stabbing a teenager. Audio
Government proposing changes to Resource Management Act
Radio New Zealand political editor Brent Edwards has been looking at the briefing paper. Audio
