Ruth Hill
Health Board Investigates Missing Money
The police and the Capital and Coast District Health Board are investigating allegations that hundreds of thousands in taxpayer money has been misused by a Maori trust in Kapiti. Audio
Call for Govt to Offer Loans to Leaky Homeowners
The Government is coming under increasing pressure to take a more hands-on role in resolving the leaky building crisis. Audio
Strategic Finance directors under scrutiny
Investors left out of pocket by the collapse of Strategic Finance are demanding to know how company directors were able to extract millions of dollars via subsidiaries, even while their funds were… Audio
Crackdown on black market pounamu
The police and Ngai Tahu have launched a crack-down on the black market in pounamu on the West Coast. Audio
NZ consortium buys up Shell petrol stations
For the first time in more than twenty years, a major petrol station chain is in New Zealand hands. Audio
Historians, scientists fear changes could compromise research
Historians and scientists say their research and independence could be compromised by the public sector changes announced yesterday. Audio
Court of Appeal calls on government to fix leaky homes law
The North Shore City Council has failed in a bid to overturn two High Court decisions awarding millions of dollars' compensation to owners of leaky buildings. Audio
Tributes paid to Sir Ian Axford
The international scientific community says before Sir Ian Axford, space was an emptier place. Audio
Ignorance not bliss for KiwiSaver members
A new survey has found that most KiwiSaver members are living with a false sense of security about their investments. Audio
Modest recovery for building sector
The construction industry says it may never get cheaper than it is now to build a new house, with many firms competing for jobs. Audio
Signs Otago-Southland DHB will back down on rest home policy
The Otago Southland District Health Board is back-peddling on plans to slash home support and introduce a six-month stand-down period for people referred to rest homes. Audio
Draft pig welfare code published
The Government has published a draft version of a new pig welfare code to regulate factory farms in the pork industry. Audio
ACC claimants hail court decision
A court ruling that a woman is entitled to weekly compensation even though she wasn't working at the time of her accident could open the door for hundreds of other ACC claims. Audio
Report says home insulation unlikely to work well in south
Research has found the Government's home insulation scheme doesn't keep houses in colder parts of the country warm. Audio
Unemployment a year on from job summit
It's one year tomorrow since the Prime Minister's Job Summit, which harnessed the collective brain power of the country's leading thinkers in business, education, iwi and government. Audio
Experts discuss how well the job summit worked
A year ago tomorrow, the jobs summit brought together some of New Zealand's brightest thinkers to discuss the best way to keep jobs during the recession. Audio
XT problems don't breach contract
Consumer New Zealand is welcoming Telecom's decision to wave fees for the worst affected XT customers who want to break their contracts early and switch to another provider. Audio
Green Party Says Smart Meters Give Power to the People
The Green Party is promoting smart electricity meters as the means to give householders more control over their power bills. Audio
Shonky workmanship in home insulation scheme
An independent audit of the Government-funded home insulation scheme has found widespread problems with shoddy workmanship. Audio
Hammer coming down on cowboy builders
Until now, anyone with a hammer has been allowed to call himself a builder but under a scheme launched by the Government today, every builder, brickie, roofer and plasterer now has two years to get… Audio