Susie Ferguson

There were some day one jitters but also the return of some theatre to parliament when National's new leader made his debut in the House.

After little more than a year in Parliament, Christopher… Audio

A service helping children recover from sexual violence says there is little sign of extra help coming under a new national strategy.

The Government yesterday launched a 25-year strategy to combat… Audio

Women in Sport Aotearoa chief executive Rachel Froggatt says Te Kura Ngata-Aerengamate is not alone in experiencing bullying and mental health issues on her team.

Black Ferns coach Glenn Moore… Audio

Northland mayors say plans for border checks between Auckland and Northland to keep unvaccinated holidaymakers out are flawed.

The checkpoints will be at State Highway 1 near Uretiti and SH12 near… Audio

Two of our largest tertiary institutions have made vaccination mandatory for all their students, staff and visitors after Otago University joined the the University of Auckland in finalising its… Audio

Techno DJs in Berlin are campaigning to save their culture, by getting Unesco heritage status.

Berlin has a strong relationship with the electronic dance music - it became the soundtrack to… Audio

Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has comfortably survived a vote of confidence in the wake of anti-government riots that's seen dozens of buildings burned down, three deaths and shops… Audio

There has been widespread condemnation over the sentencing of ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

She has been found guilty of inciting dissent and breaking Covid-19 rules, in the first of a… Audio

A code of conduct complaint has been laid about Thames Coromandel District Council mayor Sandra Goudie's vaccination stance. Several councillors are fuming the mayor will attend a council meeting… Audio

A new national stategy to eliminate family and sexual violence in the next 25 years has been revealed.   

Governments have tried - and failed - for many years to get on top of the problem.     

A… Audio

The government has released a new national strategy out this morning to eliminate family and sexual violence in the next 25 years.

Governments have tried - and failed - for many years to get on top… Audio

Kāpiti Coast was one of the hardest hit regions during yesterday's drenching. 

The area had an estimated one month's worth of rain - causing flooding, slips and road closures - with access shut off… Audio

A new survey of teachers shows the pandemic is taking an increasingly heavy toll on them and their pupils.

Many teachers report their pupils' behaviour has deteriorated and teachers themselves are… Audio

A change to a key part of the housing intensification bill has been enough to alarm supporters, but too little to placate critics.

The bill is up for debate at its second reading in Parliament on… Audio

Searchers for a man and his three children in a remote part of King Country in September initially believed they had probably been washed out to sea.

Thirty-four-year-old Thomas Phillips and his… Audio

A new Government strategy aims to stamp out family and sexual violence within 25 years.

Family and sexual violence runs rampant in this country, and after failed campaigns to tackle the problem, a… Audio

A 40-page new ERO report examines and quantifies how well -- or not -- teachers and students have coped with the educational challenges of the pandemic.

The findings are based on thousands of survey… Audio

New Zealand's grip on the Bathurst 1000 motor race has been broken after defending champion Shane Van Gisbergan's hopes were scuppered by a tyre failure in the closing stages of the Great Race on… Audio