Ruth Hill

Police are warning if a fraudster is allowed her KiwiSaver funds, it could open the door for other criminals.

Joanne Harrison was jailed and then deported to Britain after defrauding the Transport… Audio

A massive campaign by cycling advocates has forced Wellington City Council to do a u-turn, signing off today on fast-tracking cycleways across the city.

The $226 million project, which is part of the… Audio

Wellington City Councillors are pushing back against a series of last-minute proposals their mayor sent to them in the early hours of this morning. The council is meeting today to vote on adopting the… Audio

The police are appealing a High Court ruling that could stop them issuing formal written warnings to people who they consider to have acted wrongly, but aren't having charges pressed.

More than… Audio

A warm welcome at the door, hugs, bright shirts in Pasifika prints. It's more like a festival than a vaccination clinic, and that's the whole point.

Capital and Coast District Health Board has… Video, Audio

The Immigration Minister was shouted down at a rally of unhappy migrants today, as he revealed he couldn't give them the answers they were after in their bid to loosen border restrictions.

A crowd of… Video, Audio

Migrants separated from their families for more than a year and frustrated at the backlogs for visas are holding a protest at Parliament. The rally, organised by the Federation of Aotearoa Migrants… Audio

Campaigners have been lying down on the cold, soggy grounds at Parliament calling for Pharmac's budget to be tripled to over three billion dollars within two years. Patient Voice Aotearoa is… Audio

About 100 Hutt Valley High School students turned the front lawn of Parliament into a make-shift study space today to protest the state of their school buildings.

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A woman who was excommunicated by the Exclusive Brethren Church when she was 20 likens it to becoming a refugee in her own country. Lindy Jacomb, who grew up in South Auckland, was cut off by her… Audio

A leading security consultant says New Zealand's flimsy regulatory framework is allowing former SIS agents to use their counter-terrorism level training on law-abiding citizens.

RNZ has learned that… Audio

A former member of the Exclusive Brethren in Britain, is calling on the Government to strip the church of its charitable status.

Lance Christie, who was "excluded" from the church four years ago, was… Audio

A two-year investigation for RNZ has found the Exclusive Brethren Church is a major and secret client of controversial private investigators Thompson and Clark.

A privacy law specialist believes the… Audio

Wellington City Council has today voted for a "sinking lid" on pokie machines, even though most councillors agree it is largely a symbolic gesture.

Councils around the country are calling on the… Audio

Coroners and grieving families are frustrated that coronial recommendations to prevent deaths are being ignored in some cases, even by state agencies.

They are calling for a law change to ensure… Audio

Weeding out fake news is increasingly difficult in the new media environment where social media rules.

But are journalists also being duped - or are they complicit?

Ruth Hill reports. Audio

The former New Zealand businessman Sir Ron Brierley has pleaded guilty to three charges of possessing child pornography. Sir Ron was stopped from boarding a flight at Sydney airport in 2019 and border… Audio

The boss of MIQ is defending an apparent double standard for defence staff while they're on base OR out and about in the community. Gyms, bars, the mess hall and other communal facilties are… Audio

A man who narrowly escaped being trampled by race horses after invading the track on Wellington Cup Day is banned for life from all racetracks around the country.

Justin Bergman pleaded guilty to… Audio