Penny Ashton

A voice-pitch correction device came into use in music records in the late 1990s. Some in the business see the technology as revolutionary others as a big cheat. Cher's song Believe was the first to… Audio

The need for more housing will need more people saying "yes". There's nimbyism, Not In My Backyard and there's also the more welcoming doctrine of yimbism - Yes In My Backyard. Audio

Transport Agency contractors were caught dumping rubble from road works into a stream near Whangarei.It feeds into the harbour and in or beside it were road slabs dug up from near the Oakleigh River… Audio

Jacinda Ardern is continuing to be a popular presence in New York this week. She was interviewed on CNN, Donald Trump personally asked after her baby Neve and she in turn remained poker-faced while… Audio

A voice-pitch correction device came into use in music records in the late 1990s. Some in the business see the technology as revolutionary others as a big cheat. Cher's song Believe was the first to… Audio

The Environment Court has given the go-ahead for the America's Cup defence in Auckland. Team New Zealand will move into the Viaduct Events Centre, building will start on the Hobson Wharf base for Luna… Audio

Emma Grieve's students at Mangawhai Beach School in Northland have been turning up to school bleary-eyed after playing the video game Fortnite into the wee hours of the morning. So, in the latest… Audio

Four months after it went missing, the police have recovered a stolen digger from a property in Takapau. Audio

The difficulty involved in greeting a mixed-gender group of people now. Audio

There's been mixed reaction to the proposed cat ban in the Southland town of Omaui. Do we need to be more responsible with our predatory animals? Audio

The New Zealand Herald is reporting the number of school stand-downs for fighting and assault have hit an 11-year high. According to Dane Dougan, the chief executive of Autism NZ, half of those stood… Audio

Oranga Tamariki says all instances of harm to children will be logged faster now - the latest in a serious of moves to keep closer tabs on the welfare of children. The harm to children stats, however… Audio

Questions persist around whether the former US army security analyst Chelsea Manning should be granted special dispensation to give speeches in New Zealand. Audio

The ombudsman has stepped in to help a woman who bought a vacuum cleaner from a door-to-door salesman for nearly $4,000 - nearly four times the price of top-of-the-line vacuum cleaners at Noel Leeming

The government won't chip in to bring home Abby Hartley, who lies gravely ill in a Balinese hospital. But we spend big money rescuing lost climbers and trampers - so what's the difference? Audio

The Labour Party says it'll implement all the recommendations of a report into indecent assults at a Young Labour camp, but it won't release the full report - a decision which has angered one of the… Audio