Ruth Hill

Beneficiary advocates say the Government's crack-down on welfare fraud is a punitive approach that's likely to be an expensive over-kill. Audio

The number of cyber attacks against the government and businesses has ballooned by 50 percent in the past year. Audio

Making headlines overseas the coroners findings on the death of an Invercargill woman. Audio

Don Elder has quit suddenly from his one point four million dollar job at Solid Energy on the back of its big losses and the axeing of more than 500 workers last year. Audio

Former defence force personnel and military experts say it may take years to repair the damage done by the the most recent cost-cutting drive by the Defence Force. Audio

Defence force cost cutting measures have been roundly condemned by the Auditor General who has found it compromised the force's ability to do its job and damaged soldier morale. Audio

Ruth Hill on the 30th anniversary of the Internet. Audio

Tributes to Mike Hopkins who died in a rafting accident, Ruth Hill reports. Audio

Ruth Hill reports on the spate of attacks on animals. Audio

The Government is fast-tracking the redevelopment of the decrepit and quake-prone Grey Base Hospital, which has suffered years of decay and uncertainty over its future. Audio

A leading accountancy firm is accusing the Inland Revenue Department of rewriting the rules on accommodation allowances, and warns some employers could face big tax bills going back four years. Audio

Audits of schools and tertiary education providers show some boards have misused state funding, with lavish spending on overseas trips, double-dipping by board members, and buying land and buildings… Audio

A High Court judge has grilled point by point the lawyer for the Maori claimants challenging the partial privatisation of three state owned power companies. Audio

Critics of the Labour Party's flagship house building plan are questioning the affordability of the 100-thousand homes it wants to build over ten years. Audio

Some sex abuse victims and therapists working with convicted sex offenders warn that the Government's plan for a register of sex offenders won't stop children being abused. Audio

Wellington apartment owners struggling with massive increases in insurance premiums, or who are unable to get insurance for earthquake cover at all, are calling on the Government to step in. Audio

The Archbishop of Canterbury has paid tribute to the resilience of the people of Christchurch while visiting the city's devastated red zone - but refused to be drawn into the debate over the fate of… Audio

Land values in the coastal Otago settlement of Moeraki have been halved due to the risk of subsidence. Audio

Australian researchers have found women living further south are nearly twice as likely to develop breast cancer. Audio

Thousands of state houses are standing empty for months and even years while thousands of desperate families languish on the waiting list. Audio