Susie Ferguson

The government is promising to boost the number of front line police officers and address gang violence as part of a hefty pre-Budget law and order package.

It's investing more than $560 million over… Audio

New Zealand's chief censor, David Shanks, is stepping down from the job today after five years.

It's a confronting job for anyone, and he's likely to be remembered as the man who banned the video of… Audio

Emergency department staff at Christchurch Hospital are still being punched, spat on, sworn at and sexually harassed by patients, despite efforts to stem the violence and aggression.

Recorded rates… Audio

An independent review into the New Zealand Broadcasting School in Christchurch has found the school fosters a toxic learning environment where sexual harassment, bullying and harmful behaviour was… Audio

Ruapehu Civil Defence officials have spent part of this week working on plan if there is an eruption.

The central plateau volcano had its strongest tremors in two decades and plumes of steam were… Audio

Auckland Council has endorsed the business case for a $306 million dollar plan to construct cycleways in the city.

It means construction will now be sped up, but the topic is still proving divisive… Audio

The country's consumer watchdog is skeptical about a move by supermarket chain Countdown to freeze the price of some products.

From Monday, Countdown will freeze the price of more than 500 essential… Audio

A statue of Jesus Christ has risen in the Brazilian town of Encantado - and it's even bigger than the one in Rio de Janeiro.

Construction of the towering new monument began three years ago; the final… Audio

Children who've missed their free routine dental check-ups in Auckland has hit a record high.

They're being urged to see private dentist - but not everyone can afford that. Health authorities warn… Audio

Auckland council is voting today on a $2 billion cycling plan which would double the number of cycleways in the city.

Bike Auckland would like to see the plan brought in.

Its chair Tony Mitchell… Audio

Auckland council is voting today on a $2 billion cycling plan which would double the number of cycleways in the city.

Josh Van Veen from the Auckland Ratepayers Alliance, says not one cent more… Audio

A decision by the coroner to investigate the role social media played in the Christchurch terror attack has been called a "landmark moment".

In an earlier decision, the Coroner's Court ruled that the… Audio

A specialist criminal court for young adults, known as the Young Adult List, is being launched in Gisborne today.

It's been developed to recognise that young adulthood is a time of increased… Audio

Parliament's Speaker Trevor Mallard has taken a hammering over his trespass order debacle which ended yesterday afternoon with an embarrassing backdown.

Having issued the two year bans to Winston… Audio

The Coroner's Court has announced this morning the scope of what will, and won't, be covered in its investigation of the March 15 terrorist attack in Christchurch.

Questions will include whether the… Audio

An unprecedented leak from the US Supreme Court of plans to overturn the right to abortion nationwide has called into question the integrity of the court.

Protests are being held across the country… Audio

Several EU member states have raised doubts about a plan to stop oil imports from Russia, put forward by the Commission's president.

The Commission is proposing a complete ban by the end of the year… Audio