Meriana Johnsen

It's six months since a flood tore through the streets of Napier, causing chaos and sending hundreds of people out of their homes. Some people have got their lives back to normal but many are still… Audio

The number of privacy breaches reported nationally has more than doubled, after a law change that made it mandatory for organisations to notify the Privacy Commissioner. Since December last year, if a… Audio

New Zealand video game developers are worried their burgeoning industry risks losing talent to Australia. An incentive scheme announced last week as part of the Australian Federal Government's 2021… Audio

The Children's Commission is concerned some women prisoners are being put in handcuffs before and after giving birth. The Department of Corrections Prison Operations Manual says 'no mechanical… Audio

Finance Minister Grant Robertson is insisting the Government's announcement on public sector pay does not amount to a pay freeze. Last week it was announced public servants earning between… Audio

Iwi leaders say the Māori Health Authority is being used as a political football. 

National is piling on the pressure, saying the government is creating a separatist system. 

The Māori Party say… Audio

The Waitangi Tribunal has delivered a scathing report into operations of Oranga Tamariki and suggested the government step back.

Instead it wants to see a Māori transition authority to work out how… Audio

A landmark report into how Oranga Tamariki takes Māori children away from their families will be out today. 

The recommendations of the Waitangi Tribunal will be released at midday, following its… Audio

Māori doctors believe a new health authority for tangata whenua will have the power it needs... but warn the devil's in the detail. 

The government will create a new Māori Health Authority as part of… Audio

Former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin is guilty of murdering George Floyd. While the verdict has been hailed as significant for the Black Lives Matter era, activists point to the need for… Audio

The government's announced it will create a Māori Health Authority as part of its massive overhaul of the health system. Such an agency was a key recommendation in the Waitangi Tribunal's Kaupapa… Audio

The government unveiled a major shake-up of the health sector this morning. It will set up a brand new Māori Health Authority, which will set policies for Māori health and fund services. Such an… Audio

The government's unveiled a major reform of the health system, scrapping all 20 district health boards. They'll be replaced by a new, national body, Health NZ which will be responsible for running… Audio

The world needs to turn climate changing emissions around now or face a dire future, an NZ scientist says. This morning, the United Nations' secretary-general Antonio Guterres warned the planet's on… Audio

Māori firms are leading the way with higher rates of innovation among big businesses. That's a finding from the Productivity Commission report.. you've been hearing about throughout the programme. It… Audio

It's getting even harder to get on the property ladder. The latest QV Quartile Index shows in the main centres, the five biggest price increases in the last 12 months all occurred at the lower end of… Audio

Winston Peters' appeal against a High Court ruling throwing out legal action he took over the leaking of details of his superannuation payments to media is underway. The former Deputy Prime Minister… Audio

Derek Chauvin's future is now in the hands of the jury as his murder trial wraps up in Minneapolis. The former police officer faces three charges related to the death of George Floyd. The trial has… Audio