Carla Penman
IPCA rules police illegally held a family
Police watchdog the IPCA has ruled that officers held a family including a young baby illegally in a patrol car and a paddy wagon - but there's no sign they'll get an apology. Audio
Struggle to communicate with the police highlighted
A 12 minute-long phone call to police on the night Cissy Chen went missing is highlighting the difficulty people, who don't speak English well, have when they dial 111. Audio
Fonterra's announced sweeping job cuts questioned
Many in the dairy sector are questioning whether Fonterra's losing sight of what New Zealand farmers need after it announced sweeping job cuts yesterday. Audio
Lawyer backs sacking of Barfoot and Thompson employee
A leading employment lawyer says the Barfoot and Thompson employee sacked yesterday for leaking confidential housing data has only themselves to blame. Audio
Real Estate firm fires staff member over Labour data leak
A staff member has been fired from the real estate firm Barfoot and Thompson over the controversial housing data leaked to the Labour Party. Audio
AC/DC drummer is sentenced to home detention
A judge has told the former AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd that his more than 40 year-long rockstar lifestyle has finally caught up with him. Audio
AC/DC drummer to ask for discharge without conviction today
The AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd will ask for a discharge without conviction when he appears for sentencing in Tauranga today. Audio
Union not ruling out further action over unsafe new rosters
A workers' union isn't ruling out taking further action if Auckland's biggest bus operator does not budge on new rosters it deems unsafe and unfair. Audio
Crown seeks preventive detention for elderly attacker
The Crown is seeking preventive detention for a man attacked four elderly women includimg a 97 year old in Auckland . Audio
Taxi drivers guilty of elaborate Rugby World Cup ticket scam
Two Ethiopian taxi drivers have been found guilty of an elaborate Rugby World Cup scam totalling more than half a million dollars. Audio
Our reporter with the latest in Whanganui East
Our reporter Carla Penman is in Whanganui East. Audio
State of emergency remains in place for Whanganui
A state of emergency remains in place for Whanganui and Taranaki this morning. Audio
Report on Whanganui
At least 800 households are without power, dozens of roads remain closed and the East of Whanganui is cut off after the city's biggest ever flooding. Audio
Water logged homes along Wanganui's Anzac Pde inaccessible
As many as 100 water-logged homes along Wanganui's Anzac Parade could remain inaccessible until next week. The city was cut off for a time after wild weather closed access to the north and south on… Audio
Not guilty verdict in trial for Cissy Chen murder
The partner of Auckland woman Cissy Chen has been cleared of her murder. Audio
Interest rate cuts unlikely to impact Auckland's housing market
Real estate commentators say the Reserve Bank's cut to interest rates is unlikely to push Auckland house prices higher. Audio
Small Auckland community bands together to fight development
A small South Auckland community is vowing to protect what it claims to be the last significant chunk of land in New Zealand with ties to early Maori heritage from developers. Audio
Chinese tourist driver jailed for killing 5-year-old
The grieving father of a five-year-old girl killed by a Chinese tourist driving on the wrong side of the road has told the man that burying his daughter was the worst day of his life. Audio
Mother of a toddler who died in HNZ house speaks out
The mother of a toddler whose death has been partly blamed on living in a cold, damp house, says she'd been asking Housing New Zealand for help for years Audio
State house partially responsible for a toddler's death
A coroner has ruled that a cold, damp and leaky south Auckland home may have contributed to the death of a toddler who lived there. Audio
