Andrew Mc Rae

Australia's loss is New Zealand's gain after cyclist Jordan Kerby changed allegiances and now is heading to the Tokyo Olmpics wearing the silver fern. 28-year old Jordan Kerby was born in Australia… Audio

Microplastics have been found in high levels in shellfish across the Bay of Plenty prompting concern for both the marine environment and human health.

The tiny plastic particles, range in size from 5… Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

No one has ever been held to account for the decades of abuse and torture suffered by children at the Lake Alice psychiatric unit. Now, survivors have told their stories.  Audio

The Waikato DHB says it's yet to speak to patients who have had private information published on the dark web.

Information including bank details, drivers' licences, passports, home addresses… Audio

The cyber-stricken Waikato DHB is yet to contact all the patients whose personal details were released on the dark web earlier this week. Cyber experts think the data were dumped in retaliation for… Audio

The Abuse in Care inquiry looking at abuse of young people at Lake Alice Psychiatric Hospital in the 1970s, has concluded with one survivor saying the darkness and shame carried by all survivors has… Audio

A survivor of Lake Alice Psychiatric Hospital who took his complaints to the United Nations says the government here is still not helping victims.

In the 1970s, then 13-year-old Paul Zentfeld was put… Audio

A psychiatrist who worked in New Zealand in the 1970s says many people employed at psychiatric hospitals back then often had no relevant qualifications.

David Baron's given evidence to the inquiry… Audio

Staff members from Lake Alice Psychiatric Hospital have spoken of being too scared to report ill-treatment of patients in the child and adolescent unit in the 1970s.

Survivors have told the inquiry… Audio

Warning: This report may be distressing for some listeners.

A survivor of the adolescent unit at Lake Alice Psychiatric Hospital in the 1970s says she was raped by the head of the unit multiple… Audio

A clinical psychologist has likened the treatment given to young people at Lake Alice Psychiatric Hospital in the 1970s to tactics used by those such as the Nazis' secret police, the Gestapo.

The… Audio

Harrowing testimony is being delivered at the Abuse in Care inquiry about what happened to children at the Lake Alice Child and Adolescent Unit. RNZ reporter Andrew McRae is covering the hearing in… Audio

Warning: Details in this report may be upsetting for some listeners.

Details of the torturous electric shock therapy inflicted on children have been laid out in grim detail at the Royal Commission… Audio