Stories by Gwen Mcclure

Swindles, scams and deception take centre-stage at Wellington's highly specific documentary film festival.

In a world where misinformation and disinformation are rampant, the website has become an unlikely source of truth.

They believe they are exempt from laws. But that doesn't stop the law from coming after them.

As the US looks to be leaving the Pacific, and New Zealand is rowing with Kiribati and the Cook Islands, experts worry about Chinese influence.

The Detail: Euthanising a beached whale is an unpopular move. But sometimes trying to save it is worse.

Having a baby by surrogacy in New Zealand is complicated, convoluted and costly. A bill promised fast-tracked change, but progress has been anything but.

Moving an elephant across an ocean is no small feat for her keepers, physically or mentally.

At North Shore Hospital, anaesthetised patients were examined by student doctors without giving consent. It's likely that most don't even know it happened.

The Detail: During New Zealand Play Week, experts say play should be mandatory, and a bit riskier.

A convoluted drama playing out for an Auckland property developer has ensnared small-scale investors and contractors alike.

The Detail - Sir Don McKinnon on New Zealand's key role in bringing peace to Bougainville over the past 30 years.

In crime dramas, forensic science is the hero. In real life, we need context

Every year, 600 people are diagnosed with HPV-related cancers that could be prevented with a free vaccine

The region served as a perfect hiding place for priests accused of sexual abuse. Some didn't stop when they got there.

In 2024, spying has gone high tech - but it's not all cybercrime and internet hacking

Young Kiwis are heading overseas in record numbers, but are finding that the traditional London OE looks different than it did for earlier generations

These 'traditional' influencers don't talk about politics, but all the markers of conservative ideologies are there

The very public woes of a Lower Hutt GP clinic represent a wider malaise in primary care 

A ceasefire deal over Gaza has been on the table since June. So why are Israel and Hamas still at war?

The Julian Assange saga has been going on for so long that most of us have probably forgotten how it started

What we know, what we don't, and what the evidence says, about whether boot camps work.

Steroid use will be out in the open at the Enhanced Games, and testosterone won't be banned. But is it taking away from the sport?

The Gloriavale offshoot in India is home to Kiwi women and children. A former member of the sect says getting them out of there is urgent

Leap year is all about matching the seasons to time. It's just a construct, but try telling that to February 29th babies.

Conflict and coverage - why some conflicts dominate headlines for months, then suddenly get ignored