Stories by Emma Hatton

Opiki and Tokomaru residents in the Manawatu want to break away from their current council, which they say has neglected them for years, and forge a new future with Palmerston North.

They feel more… Video, Audio

A Victoria University student wasn't allowed to return to her student accommodation after trying to take her own life, because the university deemed the hall environment wasn't conducive to her… Video, Audio

Fashion designers have been left out of pocket in the wake of the closure of one New Zealand's largest fabric wholesalers. Video, Audio

Women around the country, due to give birth over the Christmas period, are struggling to find a midwife, and an increasing number are being referred to their local hospital. Video, Audio

Progressive Enterprises recently announced all its stores would be ditching plastic bags by the end of the year. Johnsonville Countdown is one of the first, with only reusable bags now on offer. Video, Audio