Katie Scotcher

A senior woman lawyer says the industry is changing because of the Me Too movement but not for the right reasons, in the first part of a RNZ series Katie Scotcher looks at how #MeToo gained momentum…

Grace Millane's father and uncle were among hundreds of people gathered at a vigil for the slain British backpacker and other victims of violence in Auckland last night.

A former flatmate of the man accused of murdering 22-year-old British backpacker Grace Millane says she felt uncomfortable living with him and he was a prolific user of online dating sites.

The number of people hospitalised for synthetic cannabis use has almost doubled in the past two years.

Tauranga shop owners say they are relieved the city council's ban on begging has passed its final hurdle. Audio

The Tauranga City Council has narrowly passed a bylaw banning begging and rough sleeping near retail and hospitality premises.

Auckland children with severe and often extremely painful teeth problems are having to wait more than eight months for treatment - double what they should be.

Several million dollars will be pumped into Auckland and Whangārei after they were awarded the rights to host the Women's Rugby World Cup in 2021.

The New Zealand Qualifications Authority is unlikely to reach its target of having NCEA exams completed online by 2020.

More than 100,000 primary school students in Auckland will be home from school today as teachers and principals walk off the job for the second time this year.

The Film and Video Labelling Body is pushing for law changes to make cinemas screen warnings before films start after complaints about a scene in A Star Is Born.

A chief medical officer has told an inquest into a young man's sudden death that medical staff in the hospital had the experience to assist the dying patient.

Nearly a third of women skip school or work when they have their period as they cannot afford sanitary products, a new survey has found.

More than 100 year-13 Mt Albert Grammar students marched to their school today claiming they were banned from their last day to avoid pranks.

Conduct within the National Party shows no work environment is safe from bullying and harassment, says National MP Scott Simpson.

Bullying, harassment and abuse of power - the biggest problems facing New Zealand workplaces.

A former National Art Gallery director says Te Papa is failing to do justice to the national art collection. Video

A Wellington drag queen says he has been harassed by strangers so often that he's now too frightened to walk alone in the city.

Initial findings from The International Bar Association Survey also found that half of all female lawyers have been bullied at work.

Law firm Russell McVeagh has lost one of its partners after complaints about the man's drunken behaviour, but a former lawyer says his resignation won't be career-ending.

Police have taken disciplinary action against nine staff for sexual harassing their work mates since 2014.

Two public transport lobby groups are opposing plans to build a light rail line between Auckland airport and the city centre.

Police are defending their four-month investigation into a principal who physically restrained a child in his class and stopped him running away from the school.

A Tauranga property investor is selling his rentals and ditching the industry in anticipation of tougher tenancy regulations.

Canterbury District Health Board is not telling the full story about sexual assault complaints laid by staff, a nurse says.