Kate Green

The local government minister Simeon Brown said he still has concerns about the workings of Wellington City Council. That's despite his meeting with Wellington's Mayor Tory Whanau at parliament this… Audio

"More focused on themselves than serving the city," that's the scathing assessment from the Finance Minister on Wellington City Council which she also described as "shambles." Local Government… Audio

Australia's transport authority said New Zealander Blake Wilson was drunk when he stole a helicopter and fatally crashed it into a hotel, but it's not clear why he did it. The 23 year old flew a… Audio

Gail Maney spent 15 years in prison before being released on life parole for her part in the death of West Auckland tyre-fitter Deane Fuller-Sandys in 1989. Maney says it's never been about the money… Audio

The government's social housing agency is set to cut 321 jobs, part of the government-ordered down-sizing affecting organisations across the public service. That's on top of previously announced cuts… Audio

Consumer NZ is challenging Meridian Energy's claim that the proportion of households' expenses going on the power bill has dropped because electricity prices haven't been rising as fast as other… Audio

Lawyers from both the crown and the defence agree there is no evidence implicating a woman convicted and jailed for a West Auckland murder two decades ago. Kate Green spoke to Guyon Espiner. Audio

An internal report from the health agency shows the sterilisation centre at Dunedin Hospital is failing hundreds of times a year. The leaked document shows there are about 500 incidents each year… Audio

Some patients are opting to pay for elective surgeries rather than wait months to go through the public system. Kate Green reports. Audio

Research done by the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners surveyed 400 doctors over two weeks. It found those with 22 hours of patient contact time a week generally ended up working the… Audio

Doctors at Hutt Hospital are now expected to make beds and clean medical equipment, on top of a busy patient workload. Reporter Kate Green has been speaking to a clinical staff member who works in ED… Audio

Survivors of abuse in care are demanding action to match the apologies following the final, damning report of a six-year inquiry. Kate Green reports. Audio

Survivors of abuse said it's vital that real change and accountability stem from the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care. The inquiry's final report will be made public on Wednesday -- the… Audio

A GP clinic in Lower Hutt, which was forced to stop face-to-face consultations for most of its 9000 patients because of staff shortages, has hired a second doctor. But the future of High Street Health… Audio

The 68-year-old was killed after a robbery outside the Fashion Island shopping centre in Newport Beach, while on holiday with her husband, well-known businessman Doug McKay and three men have been… Audio

Locals said High Street Health Hub sits empty, doors closed, with no nurses and one part time doctor based at another clinic left on its books. A former staff member said the corporate business model… Audio

Kapiti Coast residents are demanding the council throw out a report on how to protect hundreds of homes from sea level rise. Locals and the Kapiti Coast District Council have been at loggerheads for… Audio

Conservation projects around the country are in jeopardy, as funding through the previous government's Jobs for Nature programme comes to an end. Kate Green reports. Audio