Phil Pennington
Making strangulation a separate crime - but NZ's not ready
New Zealand is approaching decision time on anti-strangling laws and the world's leading expert predicts such a law could spark hundreds of prosecutions here. Audio
Patients left in lurch as Bayer pulls free anti-coagulant
Fifteen hundred patients with blood problems have been left in the lurch after a big pharmaceutical company stopped supplying them a free anti-coagulant drug. Audio
Two years to catch up with GP's dangerous prescribing
A Hamilton GP is to get to practice as a doctor again, despite prescribing dangerously high doses of controlled medicine to drug-addicted patients. Audio
Extradition battles can be shorter and more clear-cut
Imagine a high profile extradition of a foreigner accused of a crime that didn't involve millions of taxpayers' dollars and years of wrangling in the courts. Audio
Roseneath fort may have implications for other home owners
A court ruling about a children's fort is ensnaring a growing number of Wellington home owners in planning delays and extra costs. Audio
Northland rugby's gang patch ban non-negotiable.
Northland rugby's gang patch ban is put to the test next month, after it was brought in to save a division of minnows from falling apart Audio
Does NZ need the sushi police?
You've heard of the Michelin stars for restaurants -- the one, two and coveted three stars? Well, now Japan's poised to bring in the gold, silver and bronze awards for sushi. Audio
Lack of offshore sensor led to quake confusion
The tricky earthquake off Whakatane 24 hours ago that confused sensors, Geonet and much of the North Island has shown up a glaring hole in the country's earth-quake spotting abilities. Audio
Former Council of Trade Unions President on assisted dying
Helen Kelly was the President of the Council of Trade Unions when she was diagnosed with terminal cancer. She is now focused on cannabis law reform and the issue of assisted dying. Video, Audio
NZer charged with insulting Buddhist faith arrives home
A New Zealand man jailed in Myanmar for insulting the Buddhist faith has just arrived home in Wellington. Audio
The end in NZ of My Little Pony game-maker
Gameloft has suddenly shut it's Auckland studio and axed 150 jobs despite receiving millions of dollars in government grants. Phil Pennington reports. Audio
Calls flood in over Tracey Ann Patient cold case
Police received more than 60 phone calls yesterday after an appeal for information into the killing of 13-year-old Aucklander Tracey Ann Patient 40 years ago. Audio
Brothers, 73 and 75, vow to see Mokau coal mine through
What makes two Taranaki-bred brothers in their 70s believe they can swim against the tide that's going out relentlessly on coal mining? Audio
No breach of rules by high country station over cattle in river
Both the Department of Conservation and the Otago Regional Council say no rules are being broken in the latest case of stock in waterways, and there'll be no action taken against one of the country's… Audio
Cattle free to wander countryside
Yesterday morning we talked to an annoyed tramper after RNZ was sent photos of cows wandering through the Matukituki River on the doorstep of Mt Aspiring National Park. Audio
Plumbing watchdog cracks down on cowboys; products still an issue
The plumbing watchdog has brought in a former police detective to crack down on cowboy tradespeople and is poised to employ a second investigator next week. Audio
Electric shocks turn crash into tragedy
A low-speed crash into a power pole turned to tragedy when five young people from two cars got electric shocks with one of them dying. Audio
New pressure on to use airbags for heli-skiers
A Queenstown man buried in an avalanche four years ago is making a new push to get heliski companies to use airbags that can save skiers lives. Audio
Ashburton neighbour interview
A neighbour next door to the Ashburton house where 3 children and a woman have been found dead, speaks to Checkpoint. Audio
Next door neighbour of Ashburton house where 4 dead
More now from Ashburton where three children and a woman have been found dead. Audio
