Stories by Katie Scotcher

Auckland's Waitemata Harbour is littered with abandoned boats, with a least one pulled from the water every week.

Joseph Parker's interview about his part in the Roast Busters gang has been described as "re-traumatising victims and an example of rape culture in action". Audio

The Auckland Pride Board has ditched its Pride Parade plans and has replaced the event with a Pride Walk across the city.

Almost 25,000 motorists were asked to get their vehicle WoF rechecked late last year, but just over 4000 have done so.

"Significant" losses of cryptocurrency after a security breach at Christchurch-based trader Cryptopia are under investigation by police.

Junior hospital doctors will strike in two weeks in a bid to get better employment protection.

A flurry of late donations has enabled the Auckland City Mission to hand out hundreds of extra food parcels on the final day of its Christmas drive.

A woman who prostituted her daughter 1000 times has had her jail sentence increased.

A woman who set up a website for people to anonymously share stories of abuse five years ago says it's sad women are still being sexually harassed.

A senior woman lawyer says the industry is changing because of the Me Too movement but not for the right reasons, in the first part of a RNZ series Katie Scotcher looks at how #MeToo gained momentum…

Grace Millane's father and uncle were among hundreds of people gathered at a vigil for the slain British backpacker and other victims of violence in Auckland last night.

A former flatmate of the man accused of murdering 22-year-old British backpacker Grace Millane says she felt uncomfortable living with him and he was a prolific user of online dating sites.

The number of people hospitalised for synthetic cannabis use has almost doubled in the past two years.

Tauranga shop owners say they are relieved the city council's ban on begging has passed its final hurdle. Audio

The Tauranga City Council has narrowly passed a bylaw banning begging and rough sleeping near retail and hospitality premises.

Auckland children with severe and often extremely painful teeth problems are having to wait more than eight months for treatment - double what they should be.

Several million dollars will be pumped into Auckland and Whangārei after they were awarded the rights to host the Women's Rugby World Cup in 2021.

The New Zealand Qualifications Authority is unlikely to reach its target of having NCEA exams completed online by 2020.

More than 100,000 primary school students in Auckland will be home from school today as teachers and principals walk off the job for the second time this year.

The Film and Video Labelling Body is pushing for law changes to make cinemas screen warnings before films start after complaints about a scene in A Star Is Born.

A chief medical officer has told an inquest into a young man's sudden death that medical staff in the hospital had the experience to assist the dying patient.

Nearly a third of women skip school or work when they have their period as they cannot afford sanitary products, a new survey has found.

More than 100 year-13 Mt Albert Grammar students marched to their school today claiming they were banned from their last day to avoid pranks.

Conduct within the National Party shows no work environment is safe from bullying and harassment, says National MP Scott Simpson.

Bullying, harassment and abuse of power - the biggest problems facing New Zealand workplaces.