Ruth Hill

Millions of dollars of deals in dairying, telecommunications and food research have been announced during the Chinese President's visit here. Audio

The Commerce Commission has cleared one of the country's largest supermarket chains of allegations of anti-competitive behaviour. Audio

The Revenue Minister says fugitive killer Phillip Smith was most unlikely to have used the nearly 50-thousand dollars he stole from taxpayers to fund his escape. Audio

Legal experts say the Prime Minister's promise that Crown Law will consider footing the bill for a civil prosecution over the Pike River Mine disaster is giving the families of the dead men false… Audio

New research shows more than 1 in 3 patients who need hip and knee operations in at least two district health boards are not getting them because of budget restrictions. Audio

Households could see their power bills drop by about 25 dollars a year under a Commerce Commission decree that cuts profit margins for electricity and gas distribution companies. Audio

Within hours of New Zealand winning a coveted seat on the United Nations Security Council today, some former diplomats were warning cutbacks here will make it harder to make a difference there. Audio

Our reporter Ruth Hill has been looking at the IPCA report and what happened to Mr Reuben. Audio

Officials are being told to take a harder line on threatening behaviour, in an independent review into the fatal shootings at the Ashburton Work and Income office. Audio

At least 11 women are suing the Accident Compensation Commission for the cost of raising children born after botched sterilisations. Audio

A blues singer who recorded a satirical song lampooning the Prime Minister and his Government has asked the High Court in Wellington to lift a ban on it. Audio

The Minister of Social Development, Paula Bennett, has today been confronted by a handful of protesters in Rotorua, accusing her of waging war on the poor. Audio

The Labour Party says staff in the Prime Minister's office should be questioned under oath over the SIS inquiry - and John Key says he's prepared to answer under oath too. Audio

At least 30 farmers in mid Northland are facing financial ruin in the wake of this year's extreme weather events and falling income. Audio

A Far North iwi leader is accusing oil drilling protesters, including kaumatua, of thuggery and bullying tactics after a workshop with oil company officials was abruptly hijacked. Audio

Some Chinese New Zealanders are warning that the political backlash against the bid by a Chinese company to buy a huge farm near Taupo could cost the country much needed investment. Audio

Public health and road safety experts are heralding the drop in the alcohol limit for drivers as a life-saver. Audio

An expert witness at the inquest into the fatal 2010 mid-air collision at Feilding Aerodrome says under-reporting of near misses is endemic and is having deadly results. Audio

As we 're reporting tonight the Defence Force has pleaded guilty to failing to provide a safe workplace in a private prosecution taken by the sole survivor of the Anzac Day helicopter crash in 2010. Audio

Afghan interpreters and their families settled in Palmerston North by the Red Cross a year ago are moving away because there's no Shi'ite mosque in the city. Audio