Policy

The Department of Corrections and Chief Ombudsman are in a public spat over a scathing report on the management of New Zealand's 18 prisons.

Ombudsman Peter Boshier says Corrections leadership are… Audio

Prison guards and justice advocates are both demanding Corrections is to be held account over its treatment of prisoners including inmates being locked in cells for 23 hours a day.

It follows a… Audio

Former prisoners and families of inmates say the trauma of solitary confinement will haunt them for life.

A independent report from the Office of the Inspectorate found that more than 5000 prisoners… Audio

A new report says funding for Māori mental health and addiction services is unfair, resulting in treatment inequalities for Māori.

The report, by Te Hiringa Mahara, the Mental Health and Wellbeing… Audio

Auckland Council is hoping new food scrap bins will save sending 100,000 tonnes of foodwaste to landfill. Food bins have been rolled out to 140,000 households across West Auckland and the North Shore… Audio

Today on The Panel, Wallace and panellists speak to Dr Dougal Sutherland about the Government's performance on improving mental health services. Plus, they speak to the Maritime Union about Mayor… Audio

To Tasmania now, where the Hobart council agreed last night to double rates for short-term stay properties, like Airbnb's, to ease the rocketing cost of renting. The proposal will use the short-term… Audio

The New Zealand firearms registry is set to go live at the weekend, nearly four years after it was first proposed. The registry follows major changes to firearms laws made after the 2019 terrorist… Audio

Surgeons say a new tool which prioritises a person's ethnicity, along with other factors such as deprivation, time on the waiting list and location, when deciding who gets treatment is a simplistic… Audio

"Using a hammer when a screwdriver would do."  That's what one relevant player is saying about the government's wide-ranging review of the country's emissions trading scheme. Tamata Hauha, which… Audio

Parents who were looking to return to work because of cheaper early childhood education fees through a government subsidy may now need to rethink their plans. As part of last month's Budget, the… Audio

An outcry from the early childhood education sector has pushed the government to back down on its key budget policy of 20 hours free ECE for 2 year olds. Providers will no longer require providers to… Audio

The government says it's reviewing the country's emissions trading scheme, and one of the industry group's most affected by the process says the move was "long overdue". Beef and Lamb says the… Audio

Outcry from the early childhood education sector has pushed the government to back down on a new condition that was set to be imposed on centres. As part of the Budget policy, the government plans to… Audio

The government has tweaked a key Budget policy , by backing down on a condition it was imposing on the early childhood education sector. As part of last month's Budget, it extended 20 hours of free… Video, Audio

New Zealand's a world-leader with its smokefree laws, but can it do the same when it comes to vaping? Audio

Data on wait times for emergency departments, operations and cancer treatment are now six months out of date.

In March, Te Whatu Ora was forced to pull inaccurate figures on emergency departments… Audio