Lisa Owen

Coromandel could have its ferry service back if the government losened immigration rules to allow more skippers and qualified crew into the country, the boss of Fullers 360 says.

Right now road… Video, Audio

Imagine you're having a quiet evening on the deck of your Central Otago cottage, when a family of wild pigs gatecrashes.

And when you head down to shoo them along, you find yourself face to face with… Video, Audio

Wellingtonians can't understand why they pay so much more at the pump than the other big cities.

A new report from the Commerce Commission shows people in the Capital, Porirua and Lower Hutt pay the… Audio

Transport Minister Michael Wood says the government is committed to restoring the road connection across the Coromandel Peninsula, after the major dropout on SH25A a few weeks ago.

Earlier on… Video, Audio

Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has been in the Coromandel region today, to see the destruction of a wet summer with two cyclones hitting the area.

He's promised support to businesses desperately… Video, Audio

The Health Minister's claim that recruitment of doctors and nurses is going "incredibly well" has suprised some in the industry.

Last night on Checkpoint Dr Ayesha Verall said across the course of… Video, Audio

The Black Caps are back in action against Sri Lanka in the first cricket Test in Christchurch.

There is plenty to play for in the last Test series of the summer as the Black Caps look to improve… Video, Audio

Washed-out bridges, twisted steel and missing bits of rail track have halted trains around Napier.

A huge clean up operation is now under way to repair the lines after Cyclone Gabrielle tore its… Video, Audio

Te Whatu Ora has apologised for sharing inaccurate data that has prompted a please explain from the Health Minister, who had used the figures to talk up a turnaround in Emergency Department visits.

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Prime Minister Chris Hipkins visited fragile roads on the Coromandel Peninsula today.

It comes as State Highway 25A connecting Kopu with Hikuai remains closed and State Highway 25 between Opoutere… Video, Audio

News of the sudden liquidation of the Kamo Wildlife Sanctuary - and possible euthanasia of 15 big cats - is causing upset.

The park houses lions, tigers and a leopard. Sam Olley reports from Te Tai… Video, Audio

A pregnant Coromandel woman faces a three hour drive on backroads to get to a birthing unit, instead of a 45-minute trip, because of the road closure.

Leilani Brown lives in Whenuakite. She's… Video, Audio

A crucial Coromandel highway with a big hole in it, will reopen tonight at 7pm and will stay open overnight.

A chunk of State Highway 25 between Hikuai and Whangamatā has fallen away.

The hole has… Video, Audio

After the country's devasting floods, sponge cities are being floated as a solution to future downpours.

The term 'sponge city' is all about uncovering natural streams and using native plants to… Video, Audio

Smee is back in the sea - a green turtle that spent almost a year in rehab after being accidently hooked on a fishing line has been returned to the wild.

The turtle - named after Captain Hook's best… Video, Audio

The mayor of Gisborne has welcomed the government decision to focus its transport priorities to repair roads in cyclone-hit areas.

In its three-year plan, the government had wanted to reallocate some… Audio

The clock is ticking for farmers who need to get stock off their land of ahead winter, but cannot because cyclone damage has them penned in.

Some small rural communities are still completely cut off… Video, Audio

A second stoush has blown up around a government appointed chair and claims of political impartiality.

Last week it was health boss Rob Campbell - now it is the chair of Pharmac, Steve Maharey - a… Audio