Stories by Elle Hunt

'Tis the season to look back on the year that was. And this one was pretty bleak!

How many beats per minute? How many drops? How dope were the drops? Pop correspondent Elle Hunt looks at the year in bangers.

This time next month, Elle Hunt will be based in Australia. She reflects on what it means to become a statistic of the brain drain.

The Martin Place siege lasted 16 hours and resulted in three deaths. But for Australian authorities, the saga is only just beginning.

A crackdown on blood and breath alcohol limits aims to reduce the road death toll over the holidays.

Animal welfare laws don't go far enough to protect animals from pain and suffering, says the SPCA.

The week in emoji: Thumbs up to the Wellington supercity and anti-terror legislation.

Phillip Hughes' death was remarkable not just for the circumstances, but for the change it might make to the sport of cricket.

A recent report estimates the cost of domestic abuse to the economy as $7b a year. But does that distract from the real issue – and its victims?

Thumbs up emoji to Andrew Little and arms-crossed emoji to Roger Sutton.

This week: escaped murderer detained in Brazil, restrictions on home lending kept in place, and domestic flight routes cut.

Opponents say the TPPA is shrouded in secrecy. Negotiators say that's how trade deals are done.

Retired scientist Dr John Robinson has spent the past 40 years researching a "perfect storm" that he believes will bring about a social breakdown.

More ties with the rest of the world means more opportunities for New Zealand, but also more competition.

The experts are agreed: sitting for prolonged periods is detrimental to our health. Elle Hunt gives a standing desk a go.

The New Zealand of the future will be a more ethnically diverse country than it is today, and that presents challenges and opportunities.

Much has been made of so-called "zombie towns". Is the growth predicted in centres over the coming decades going to come at the cost of the regions?

The rising cost of superannuation seems to encapsulate the inequality between the old and the young. But is the scheme really unaffordable?

Sass, animated GIFs and up-to-date results: Elle Hunt and Megan Whelan live blog the election results.

One hundred and twenty-one years since women were granted the right to vote, it's still one of the greatest levellers we've got.

We hear from young voters, young non-voters, and the young people standing for Parliament in this year's election.

Ben Uffindell: "They thought I was serious, that I was absolutely for real. How could you, I don't know."

It's no wonder young people aren't voting when "the system is set up to exclude them", says its Auckland Central candidate.

Friends don’t stop friends drink and driving for fear of creating an awkward moment. So how do you market a product that no one wants to buy?

The more entry points there are into feminism, the faster we'll end rape culture, writes Elle Hunt.