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The shockingly bad press for ECT
Up to 300 New Zealanders a year are administered electric shock treatment - and the vast majority are happier for it. Audio
Time to ditch your 3G phone
Tens of thousands of handsets and other devices are likely to become redundant by the end of the year as NZ shuts down the 3G phone network.
Time to ditch your 3G phone
Tens of thousands of handsets and other devices are likely to become redundant by the end of the year as NZ shuts down the 3G phone network. Audio
How citizen's arrest laws could make New Zealand more dangerous
The government wants to make retail a safer work environment by allowing for citizen's arrests. One legal expert fears the change will have the opposite effect.
Citizens arrest laws raise red flags for experts
The government wants to make retail a safer work environment by allowing for citizens arrests. One legal expert fears the change will have the opposite effect. Audio
Preparing our kids for the wild world of the internet
Are we paying enough attention to giving our children the ability to sort out what's real and what's not in the murky depths of the internet?
Preparing our kids for the wild world of the internet
A claim we're not paying enough attention to giving our children the ability to sort out what's real and what's not in the murky depths of the internet. Audio
Celebrating 100 years of Indians in Wellington
A new book promises to lift the lid on the history of Wellington's Indian community in ways that would surprise most people. Audio
Changes underway for media industry, but it's a messy process
Media oversight and regulation is described as messy, and screen productions desperately need help.
The growing number of 'sovereign citizens' clogging up courts
They believe they are exempt from laws. But that doesn't stop the law from coming after them.
SovCits are fighting the law, but the law's winning
More people are using 'SovCit' arguments in court, engaging in so-called 'paper terrorism' Audio
Shaking up the media landscape
Media oversight and regulation is described as messy, and screen productions desperately need help. Changes are in the wind. Audio
A change in thinking over shaken baby syndrome
A supposed shaken baby case is raising questions over the misdiagnosis of injured infants, with authorities rushing to lay the blame on parents.
When shaken baby syndrome verdict is unsafe
A supposed shaken baby case is raising questions over the misdiagnosis of injured infants, with authorities rushing to lay the blame on parents Audio
Why NZ's corruption ranking could affect your mortgage
The country has been "complacent" about its reputation for honesty and has fallen in a major global index.
The corruption ranking that could affect your mortgage
New Zealand has been too complacent for too long about our reputation for honesty, and now we're on a downward slide in international perception. Audio
NZ doco maker on the case for convicted UK baby killer
How a Kiwi documentary producer has been instrumental in getting authorities to revisit one of the most notorious murder cases the United Kingdom has ever seen Audio
A Kiwi champion for Lucy Letby
How a Kiwi documentary producer has been a part of a network to get authorities to revisit one of the most notorious murder cases the United Kingdom has ever seen Audio
Defence budget comes under scrutiny
Our cash-strapped, underfunded, overspent defence force is in line for a budget boost, and experts say it can't come soon enough.
Our defence budget under scrutiny
Our cash-strapped, underfunded, overspent defence force is in line for a budget boost, and experts say it can't come soon enough Audio
