Demelza Leslie

A bid by a Green Party MP to name and shame employers into paying men and women the same for work of equal value has failed at the first hurdle. Audio

The Prime Minister says the country's blasphemy law has long-since passed its used-by-date and should be repealed. Audio

Low and middle income families should expect to receive some financial relief in this month's Budget. The finance minister Steven Joyce is putting the final touches on his first budget and as our… Audio

The Labour Party warns more families could be living in cars and garages this winter because the Government is failing on its promise of providing more emergency housing. Audio

RNZ reporter Demelza Leslie from the National Crisis Management Centre where Civil Defence is holding a briefing on ex-Cyclone Cook. Audio

Maori politicians are pushing for a rethink on last year's decision to ban people with gang affilliations from working to rehabilitate prison inmates. Audio

A startling new book by the investigative journalists Nicky Hager and Jon Stephenson was released this week, raising questions about whether the New Zealand Defence Force committed war crimes in… Audio

The Deputy Prime Minister, Paula Bennett, says the Government is in no hurry to launch an inquiry despite the Defence Minister at the time admitting civilians were killed. Audio

The Ministry of Social Development has apologised after Child Youth and Family wrongly told the Family Court for years that a man had been convicted and jailed for sex abuse. Audio

Opposition parties say a similar government group has already looked at the matter, and it came up empty - and it won't be any different this time, as Demelza Leslie reports. Audio

The Maori Party is pleased the Social Development Minister is bowing to pressure to give whanau a higher priority in child protection law. The Maori Party co-leader, Marama Fox, says the issue was a… Audio

A fourth environmental group has pulled out of the government's Land and Water Forum, saying the Government's new freshwater standards were the final straw. Audio

Social Development Minister Anne Tolley remains unapologetic about requiring private data from social agencies to ensure their ongoing funding. Audio

The ACT party unveils an incentive to shorten prisoner sentences if they learn to read and write - something political foes say should have wide appeal. Audio

The Government's been in damage control this week, after Maori leaders spoke out against a planned change to the care and protection system for children. The change, governing the placement of… Audio