Lisa Owen

Migrants have spoken of the devastating effects of long waits for national security checks before they can become residents.

One woman miscarried the day she found out another check had been ordered… Audio

Forces of nature destroying plans for an Erebus memorial at an Auckland park could present a fresh opportunity according to whānau of some of the victims.

The Ministry of Heritage and Culture today… Video, Audio

New Zealand boxer Mea Motu is a world champion.

Motu claimed the IBO super bantamweight world title last night after beating Canadian Tania Walters on the Fight for Life card in Auckland.

The… Video, Audio

Businesses and residents in Warkworth, north of Auckland have had taps running dry for the second day in a row.

A water main burst yesterday - cutting supply to some in the town, and while it was… Video, Audio

That's how the actions of Christchurch eye surgeon Ian Dallison were described in the High Court this morning as he was sentenced for the attempted murder of his former landlord.

Dallison received… Audio

It's already been more than 40 of waiting, and the wait continues, with the proposed national memorial to the Erebus plane crash victims homeless again.

A new geotechnical report has found recent… Video, Audio

A man who pretended to be a doctor at Middlemore Hospital has been sentenced to three and a half years in jail.

30-year-old Yuvaraj Krishnan pleaded guilty to a series of fraud charges. He faked a… Video, Audio

Kmart staff in Palmerston North have been threatened with an imitation handgun and knives and fear more violence according to First Union.

It's been pushing for the store to fit staff with body cams… Video, Audio

And returning to our story about the PM's pre-Budget speech. Chris Hipkins is again hosing down expectations, saying it will be "no frills" and definitely no new taxes or a cyclone levy.

But… Video, Audio

The Prime Minister has hosed down the idea of a capital gains tax.. a day after his government released a report highlighting the unfairness in the tax system.

Speaking to a business crowd in… Audio

New Zealand Rugby is putting on a brave face despite posting a nearly $50 million loss in the past financial year.

In its annual report, NZR revealed a financial year loss of $47 million, a reversal… Video, Audio

Aviva Client Services Manager for Sexual Violence Services, Jo Bader, has assisted survivors in the case of two men convicted for drugging and raping women at a Christchurch bar.

She talks to Lisa… Video, Audio

A depraved web of rape, sexual violations, drink spiking - a five year investigation - and never ending trauma for the many victims.

Two men have been convicted of 68 charges in one of the biggest… Audio

The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found an officer was not justified in shooting a man dead in Auckland in February 2021.

Tangaru-Noere Turia, a 34-year-old 501-deportee from Australia… Audio

An East Coast iwi is partnering with the government to give Māori and community groups more say in decisions about uplifiting children.

Ngāti Kahungunu, its health and wellbeing advisory group Te… Audio

The richest NZ families are taxed at less than half the rate of your average New Zealander, according to new research.

And the Green Party says the simple fix is a comprehensive capital gain tax. The… Video, Audio

Freedom camping sites and car parks in Whanganui are now home to a growing fleet of vehicles housing the city's homeless.

The district council has set aside money and earmarked a site for them to… Audio

A bar owner in Christchurch is at a loss for what to do after being burgled two nights in a row.

It was one of several establishments broken into during a crime rampage around the city early Monday… Video, Audio