Lisa Owen

It turns out 'Tidy Kiwi' are actually increasingly untidy. The country's latest litter audit shows Aotearoa's rubbish problem is gettting worse with the total number of items, volume and weight of of… Video, Audio

Helicopters and ground crews are battling a scrub fire that's been burning at Cape Reinga since Tuesday afternoon.

The blaze has been fanned by strong, gusty winds, and firefighting efforts so far… Video, Audio

Stuart Nash says he'll remain the MP for Napier "for now".

In a Facebook post, he's apologised to the people of Napier, and said he'll continue to work hard to ensure they get everything they need as… Audio

The National Party leader is calling news of Stuart Nash's breach of the Cabinet manual a "cover-up" and demanding a please explain.

It follows revelations the Prime Minister's Office knew two years… Video, Audio

World Netball have imposed the maximum fine on Netball Jamaica after last year's series with the Silver Ferns turned into a farce.

The nearly $10,000 fine comes after a World Netball investigation… Video, Audio

The government has announced a new recycling project to prevent 45,000 tonnes of carbon emissions by 2035.

The initiative aims to have a single recycling service around the country, and to eventually… Video, Audio

School was out again today for 20,000 high school teachers - and their 280,000 students - with a second nationwide strike in less than a fortnight.

And they're warning there's more to come, unless… Audio

It was revealed on Wednesday that staff in the former Prime Minister's Office knew that Stuart Nash had leaked Cabinet details in an email to his political donors.

In 2021 an Official Information… Audio

As Auckland Council aims to cut spending to solve a so-called $295 million financial deficit, former Silver Fern and general manager of literacy charity Duffy Books in Homes Linda Vaga talks to Lisa… Video, Audio

Aucklanders have just a few hours left to have their say on sweeping cuts the council's proposing to meet a massive shortfall in its annual budget.

The region's libraries stand to lose funding… Video, Audio

Survivors of abuse in state care say suggestions they could face delays over redress are an insult.

The idea was raised in a briefing for the incoming minister for the public service, Andrew Little… Audio

A Corrections Department recuritment ad has fallen foul of the Advertising Standards Authority, for perpetuating a negative stereotype of a Māori boy.

The TV commericial showed a young Māori boy… Video, Audio

Homeless in paradise - that's how Queenstown residents describe living in the resort town during the housing crisis.

People are resorting to living in cars, tents, hostels and couch surfing as… Audio

School students have lamented getting detentions because their buses are so late - or do not show up at all.

Residents of East Coast Bays in Auckland say a severe shortage of buses is leaving people… Video, Audio

New Zealand Football is set to receive around $13 million in funding from FIFA over the next four years via the governing body's development programme.

The record-breaking investment in football… Video, Audio

The man at the centre of a standoff with police in Stratford has been arrested and taken into custody.

Police negotiators and the armed offenders squad surrounded a house for more than twelve hours… Audio

Opposition parties are demanding the Greens' co-leader Marama Davidson publicly apologise for saying white cis men are the main perpetrators of violence.

Ms Davidson made the remarks during a charged… Audio