Lisa Owen

Southland man Blair Vining was diagnosed with terminal bowel cancer in 2018 and given just weeks to live.

He sought treatment privately after being told there would be an eight to ten week wait… Video, Audio

The government's introducing a 'high powered task force' to tackle the issue of ballooning waitlists for hospital operations and appointments.

There are 27,000 people who've been waiting four months… Audio

Volcanologists say they have seen a steam plume from Mt Ruapehu, visible for 45 minutes.

Mt Ruapehu is putting out the strongest tremor - or vibrations - in two decades and the crater lake… Audio

Police concede the pandemic and MIQ duties mean resources have been diverted away from Youth Aid and they are playing catch up.

An 11-year-old ram raid driver and a seven-year-old burglar in recent… Video, Audio

Labour has dived in the latest Newshub/Reid Research poll. The party now sits at 38.2 percent, a drop of 6.1 percent.

National has taken advantage, jumping 9.2 percent to 40.5 percent.

Jacinda… Audio

A proposal to pump up crowd capacity at a popular New Plymouth concert venue is hitting a sour note with some.

The Bowl of Brooklands currently has a capacity of 15,000, but the council has floated… Video, Audio

The man who stabbed four people during a frenzied knife attack in a Dunedin supermarket has been jailed for 13 years.

Luke James Lambert was this afternoon jailed on each of four counts of attempted… Video, Audio

There are concerns top Queenstown hotels may have to lower their gold star standards because there aren't enough cleaners to go around.

The boss of the Hilton says as tourist numbers bounce back… Video, Audio

As the Budget creeps closer, Grant Robertson has unveiled a new set of rules governing how he and future Finance Ministers can divvy out funds.

A new debt cap, a new way of measuring debt, and a… Audio

The US Supreme Court could be overturning the landmark ruling which made abortion legal in that country.

A leaked draft opinion which has been obtained by political journalism site Politico, shows… Audio

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Petrol pain is setting in once again as temporary government tax cuts start to wear thin.

Prices are nearly back where they were before the Government slashed fuel taxes by 25c a litre.

So today we… Video, Audio

The spate of ram raids across Tāmaki Makaurau has workers on edge and calling for stronger action.

Overnight the Harvey Norman and Huffer stores in Westgate and Ponsonby were burgled and three people… Video, Audio

Speaker Trevor Mallard has been told to consult other parties over his decision to trespass Winston Peters from the grounds of Parliament for two years.

The former Deputy PM is one of several people… Video, Audio

An Auckland councillor says it's ludicrous councils cannot stop new homes being built on private land that will flood in next two decades due to rising sea levels.

Richard Hills is chair of the… Video, Audio

Authorities are in a race against time to save one of Auckland's most iconic waterfront areas and transport routes.

Tāmaki Drive is one of the prized coastal areas in the forefront of grim new… Video, Audio

Now an auction that's bound to make a splash, the last of 80 NZ-designed whale tales are about to go under the hammer at Auckland's viaduct.

The colourful creations have been dotted around Tāmaki… Video, Audio

The Black Ferns Sevens have fallen just short of a fairytale return to the world circuit.

New Zealand cruised into the final against arch-rivals Australia in Canada today.

But as Felicity Reid… Audio

Bakers are being warned there's a bit of a supply issue with New Zealand wheat.

A bad growing season means Edmonds is short on local supply for flour, but Australia's rising to the occasion.

To… Video, Audio

The Prime Minister has declared New Zealand open for business.

She told a summit on New Zealand and US business today that the country is moving into a new phase of its Covid -19 recovery -… Audio