Ann Marie May

Agencies providing 'first aid' courses for suicide prevention are experiencing huge demand, with one provider having about 400 people on a waiting list for its services. The courses give participants… Audio

Wellington commuters could soon find themselves with a four legged seat-mate, as the rules are changed to let pets travel on buses. Audio

A Wellington lawyer has hit out at police training and leadership after a bogus traffic checkpoint targeting euthanasia supporters was declared illegal. The Independent Police Conduct Authority says… Audio

The police have dismissed a senior criminal lawyer's claim that a police watchdog's critical report reflects a lack of training and leadership in the organisation. The Independent Police Conduct… Audio

A police interview with a man convicted of killing roadworker, George Taiaroa, in 2013 seriously breached his rights, but the Crown says that did not warrant any reduction in his sentence. Lawyers for… Audio

A case shrouded in secrecy is expected to continue today in the High Court in Wellington. Security has been beefed up for the hearing, the subject of which is so secret it has not even been listed on… Audio

Susan Austen is before the High Court in Wellington accused of assisting the suicide of Annemarie Treadwell in 2016. Court reporter Ann Marie May has the latest details. Audio

Excerpts from Annemarie Treadwell's diary were read to the High Court in Wellington, where Susan Austen is on trial accused of helping Ms Treadwell kill herself in 2016. Ann Marie May reports. Audio

A woman whose mother's death is at the centre of a High Court trial in Wellington wept in the witness box as she spoke of the last hours she spent with her.

Veronica Mansfield was giving evidence at… Audio

Almost $2 million in cybercrime losses have been reported to New Zealand's computer crime agency since it began operating in April.

More than half of the 400 incidents reported to the Computer… Audio

Research shows more than a third of senior doctors and dentists working in public health have been bullied, and over two-thirds have seen someone else being bullied. Audio

Fluoridation of south Taranaki's water supply was necessary to help fight a high degree of poor dental health in the area, South Taranaki District Council told the Supreme Court. Audio

A group fighting the fluoridation of drinking water supplies in court has argued tooth decay is not serious enough to warrant imposing it on a whole community. Ann Marie May reports. Audio

Salman Alhisaynawi, 44, was sentenced to five years imprisonment for eight charges, including making and distributing child pornography. Audio

The Court of Appeal's been told evidence produced by the Crown at Mark Lundy's trial showed the death of his wife was not a random killing, but an inside job by someone who wanted her dead and did not… Audio