Craig Mc Culloch

The Government is promising a massive overhaul of workplace health and safety - but opposition parties are worried it stops short of introducing corporate manslaughter charges. Audio

Political pressure is mounting for the Government to re-examine the murder and rape conviction of Teina Pora. Audio

The resignation of the parliamentary service boss Geoff Thorn is unlikely to be enough to end the pressure on the prime minister's chief of staff Wayne Eagleson. Audio

The Labour Party's political opponents say its promise to stop overseas investors buying New Zealand houses is desperate, xenophobic and racist. Audio

Thirty-five jobs are being cut at Work and Income as part of a review of back-office work in its regional offices. Audio

About 70 cleaners and their supporters gathered outside Parliament this afternoon, singing and banging buckets, to protest changes to employment law. Audio

The Employers and Manufacturers Association says it's unhelpful for unions to air the country's dirty laundry over workplace law on the global stage. Audio

Opposition parties say information-sharing between the Ministry of Social Development and Inland Revenue is unfair to beneficiaries and could threaten their privacy Audio

The government pressed ahead with its SkyCity conference centre deal, despite the Treasury warning the facility is unlikely to attract many more international visitors. Audio

The Council of Trade Unions is launching a nationwide campaign challenging proposed changes to employment law which it describes as a radical attack on workers. Audio

Some families of suicide victims hope the Government will finally relax legislation which they say prevents them from sharing their stories. Audio

The parents of a woman who died after a high-speed police chase in east Auckland hold no ill-will toward the officers involved but hope a wide-reaching review will help prevent future deaths. Audio

The former justice minister Sir Douglas Graham and three other former directors of Lombard Finance have had their sentences increased to home detention. Audio

A military court of inquiry has found two New Zealand soldiers wounded in a fatal gunfight in Afghanistan were probably hit by friendly fire, and it recommends improving troops' training. Audio

A deer hunter has inadvertently landed himself and the police in hot water after publishing an article which could jeopardise the police investigation into who killed George Taiaroa. Audio

The owner of a takeaway store in Porirua has been ordered to pay more than $36-thousand for exploiting three migrant workers, forcing them to work more than reasonable hours and paying less than the… Audio

The Government is considering pulling funding from the policing of Easter trading hours and instead put it into protecting migrant workers. Audio

The Electricity Authority has torn into proposed plans to overhaul the power sector - saying they would shrink the economy and damage investment. Audio

The tech company, Snakk Media, has increased its revenue by 83% in the past year - but is yet to make a profit. Audio

New research shows graduates with the highest opinions of themselves are often the lowest performing in the workplace. Audio