Stephen Parry

The Gore District Council has rejected a second petition calling for its chief executive, Stephen Parry, to go.

Parry's fractured relationship with the mayor led him to resign in September but he was… Audio

Otago correspondent Tess Brunton discusses another temporary closure of Oamaru Emergency Department, due to doctor shortages. And down in Gore, an $11,000 attempt to patch up relations between mayor… Audio

The Gore District Council says it wants to speed up the removal of ouvea premix stored at a paper mill near Mataura, after flooding almost reached the substance.

When saturated with water, ouvea… Audio

First Union says removing sales targets for bank staff is a good start - but more needs to be done to police the sector. The Financial Markets Authority and the Reserve Bank published the findings of… Audio

A senior banker says the public would hide their money under mattresses if they knew how banks really behaved. A Reserve Bank and Financial Markets Authority review of New Zealand's 11 largest lenders… Audio

An ANZ worker says there was enormous relief yesterday when the bank announced an end to front-line sales targets. The union for many banking workers says the move could mark the beginning of the end… Audio

First Union says bank workers are feeling more pressure than ever to sell financial products. In a recent survey of 600 union members working at ANZ, BNZ and Westpac, 87 percent said they felt… Audio

A union representing banking workers is demanding a royal commission into New Zealand's banks and the tactics they use on customers. The Reserve Bank and the Financial Markets Authority have told the… Audio

First Union organiser Stephen Parry and Consumer New Zealand's chief executive Sue Chetwin discuss the probe into New Zealand banks' behaviour. In talking about the experience of banking staff, Mr… Audio