Lisa Owen

Enough plans and too much talk - it's time to curb cars on Queen. That's the message from Auckland Central MP Chloe Swarbrick and the City Centre Residents' Group who have launched a petition for… Video, Audio

ACC doesn't have a strong privacy culture, its policies are outdated and its staff have a narrow view of what privacy breaches are.

Those are just some of the findings in a damning independent report… Audio

"Absolutely dire". That's Master Builders' summary of the GIB shortage that's left projects unfinished and some businesses struggling to stay afloat.

Fletcher Building has an effective monopoly with… Video, Audio

The incoming Police Minister Chris Hipkins has admitted the government needs to do more to tackle gang crime - but exactly what that is remains unanswered.

He was given the role after yesterday's… Audio

Armed police remain on the streets of a small Waikato town after a shooting close to a primary school.

A man was shot-at several times in his car in Taupiri at about half-past-nine this morning.

He… Audio

What happens when health's first line of defence starts to falter? As many as half the country's GP clinics aren't enrolling new patients, amid a cocktail of winter illnesses, Covid infections and… Video, Audio

Four years of hell at the hands of his foster father. This is the evidence of a man, who is now deceased, which has been shared at the inquiry into abuse in care and its focus this week on state… Audio

Auckland's Smith and Caughey department store was hit by an audacious smash and grab overnight.

Two of it's big store front windows have been smashed, with thieves taking what they could before… Audio

Buller Civil Defence has set up its Emergency Operations Centre to deal with the wild weather hitting the region.

A neighborhood in Waikanae has been in clean-up mode today after two tornadoes hit… Audio

An organisation which provides health education to young people says some rangatahi who vape are consuming as much nicotine as someone smoking a pack and a half of cigarettes a day.

The Life… Audio

There's no 'plan b' if Christchurch's hotly-debated multi-use arena is ultimately scrapped, according to the Crusaders chief executive.

The proposal's been passed to the public for their say on… Video, Audio

New faces, old heads and a certain rugby league convert. As usual, there's plenty to talk about in the first All Blacks squad of the year.

The 36-strong group will host Ireland - one of 3 teams they… Audio

A crisis meeting has been called between KiwiSaver provider Simplicity and Fletcher Building over impact GIB supply problems are having on its $35 million-worth of shares.

Last week, Simplicity's… Video, Audio

Wild weather continues to pummel districts north of Wellington in what's being described as an unprecedented storm on the Kāpiti Coast.

A neighborhood in Waikanae's been in clean-up mode today after… Video, Audio

The Prime Minister has shaken up her Cabinet line-up following the surprise departures of two key team members.

Parliament's speaker Trevor Mallard will leave next month - and the Justice Minister… Video, Audio

Hawke's Bay councils are launching a campaign on the controversial three waters reforms, getting locals to have their say, claiming the government hasn't listened to communities.

All councils in the… Audio

Jacinda Ardern appears to have had some success in her long-standing battle to convince Australia to review its contentious 501 deportation scheme.

Under the section 501 visa character test… Video, Audio

A social housing developer's leading a revolt against Fletcher Building's effective monopoly on plaster board supplies that's brought some construction companies to their knees.

Simplicity Living has… Video, Audio