Katie Scotcher

A rangatahi advocate says it's encouraging the government's introducing a fast-track intervention to prevent children from repeatedly committing crimes.

Under the new scheme, announced this morning… Audio

Bullying and harassment victims are being traumatised by Fire and Emergency's complaints process. 

An independent reviewer is recommending sweeping changes to change the culture and restore trust… Audio

Changing the bullying culture at Fire and Emergency New Zealand (FENZ) requires every leader, and an independent and trustworthy complaints process - says an independent reviewer.

The latest… Audio

Week one of pre-polling in the general election in Fiji has been fraught from the get-go.

Officials are battling with low turnout, and the deputy leaders of a major party have appeared in court… Audio

Police have recovered two Lindauer paintings stolen in a high-profile ram-raid in Auckland 5 years ago.

They were painted in 1884 and had a combined value of around one million dollars in 2017.

The… Audio

A professor of international relations says Ukranian president Volodymyr Zelensky will regard his address to New Zealand's parliament next week as important.

Mr Zelensky will speak directly to MPs… Audio

Two far-right activists facing charges over sharing the livestream of the Christchurch mosque attacks appeared in the Christchurch District Court today.

Kelvyn Alp and Hannah Spierer - presenters of… Audio

Airlines may have to ration jet fuel until late December, following the import of a bad batch.

The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment is warning Christmas travel plans could be disrupted… Audio

The Green Party wants the leaders of oppressed nations to address Parliament.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has been invited to speak to MPs, though it's still not clear when exactly it will… Audio

The Resource Management Act is one step closer to the scrap heap.

The government is repealing the regulatory quagmire and replacing it with three proposed laws, two of which have been introduced to… Audio

A government report has for the first time identified dozens of communities at serious risk of flooding and are unprepared to cope.

Ministers are now considering how to help and abandoning those… Audio

Jacinda Ardern says her party is the "underdog" in the Hamilton West electorate. A byelection has been forced in the seat, following the resignation of Gaurav Sharma.

Labour leader Jacinda Ardern… Audio

Independent MP Gaurav Sharma has resigned from Parliament, forcing a by-election in Hamilton West.

The former Labour MP says he intends to stand in the by-election as an independent candidate.

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The government says it wants the Shakespeare in schools programme to continue, after its funding was cut by Creative New Zealand. RNZ political reporter Katie Scotcher talks to Kathryn with the… Audio

Parliament's Speaker has asked an independent investigator to find out if there's less bullying and harassment since her last inquiry.

In 2018, Debbie Francis found systemic problems at Parliament… Audio

The Broadcasting Minister is defending the plan to merge TVNZ and RNZ into a single mega entity saying it's needed because the public doesn't trust the media.

The National Party has been on the… Audio

New Zealand's Covid rules look to be in for a shake-up, with the Prime Minister confirming the traffic light framework is up for review.

Opposition parties are urging the government to scrap the… Audio

The Greens' co-leader Marama Davidson has been criticised for breaking cabinet rules when she shared pictures of blocks of chocolate on social media.

Davidson posted images of the Whittakers blocks… Audio