Ruth Hill

Power is being restored to homes and businesses across Wellington after an accident at a substation caused a city-wide blackout. Audio

Two former cabinet ministers along with two other directors of the failed company Lombard Finance and Investments are facing criminal charges for misleading investors. Audio

A new government working group will consider whether or not taxpayers should continue to carry the total cost of the welfare system. Audio

Australian apple producers say they are still worried about allowing New Zealand apples into their country because of the risk of fire blight. Audio

Internet user groups and civil liberties campaigners say secretive international talks to crack down on copyright infringements threaten the rights of ordinary people. Audio

The police and the Capital and Coast District Health Board are investigating allegations that hundreds of thousands in taxpayer money has been misused by a Maori trust in Kapiti. Audio

The Government is coming under increasing pressure to take a more hands-on role in resolving the leaky building crisis. Audio

Investors left out of pocket by the collapse of Strategic Finance are demanding to know how company directors were able to extract millions of dollars via subsidiaries, even while their funds were… Audio

The police and Ngai Tahu have launched a crack-down on the black market in pounamu on the West Coast. Audio

For the first time in more than twenty years, a major petrol station chain is in New Zealand hands. Audio

Historians and scientists say their research and independence could be compromised by the public sector changes announced yesterday. Audio

The North Shore City Council has failed in a bid to overturn two High Court decisions awarding millions of dollars' compensation to owners of leaky buildings. Audio

The international scientific community says before Sir Ian Axford, space was an emptier place. Audio

A new survey has found that most KiwiSaver members are living with a false sense of security about their investments. Audio

The construction industry says it may never get cheaper than it is now to build a new house, with many firms competing for jobs. Audio

The Otago Southland District Health Board is back-peddling on plans to slash home support and introduce a six-month stand-down period for people referred to rest homes. Audio

The Government has published a draft version of a new pig welfare code to regulate factory farms in the pork industry. Audio

A court ruling that a woman is entitled to weekly compensation even though she wasn't working at the time of her accident could open the door for hundreds of other ACC claims. Audio

Research has found the Government's home insulation scheme doesn't keep houses in colder parts of the country warm. Audio

It's one year tomorrow since the Prime Minister's Job Summit, which harnessed the collective brain power of the country's leading thinkers in business, education, iwi and government. Audio