Lisa Owen

News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6305496553112 Video, Audio

The first international flights have touched down in Auckland in over two years, bringing in tourists, family and Kiwis home from holidays or business trips.

A historic and entirely unprecedented… Video, Audio

The Prime Minister has twisted and turned over a wealth tax today - as the Opposition revisited a well-worn debate from 2020.

Jacinda Ardern first refused to rule out introducing a wealth tax in a… Audio

'An economic approach that will get Kiwis ahead'. That's how National leader Christopher Luxon is selling his party's vision for the country in a pre-Budget speech.

Luxon says the government has no… Video, Audio

Rising sea levels and cities that are slowly sinking. Scientists say the impacts of sea level rise will be be knocking on peoples doors sooner than expected.

New data from NZ Sea Rise has painted a… Video, Audio

Putting the brakes on a recent spate of ram raids is proving tough with some of those involved as young as 11.

The latest saw a gang of young thieves swoop on an Auckland electronics store after ram… Video, Audio

Embarrassing, disastrous, and the result of a massive attitude problem. Just some of the words being used in the post-mortem of the Warriors' record-setting defeat to Melbourne Storm on Monday night.

An animal shelter and charity has been left gutted in more ways than one after thieves cleaned them out for a second time.

HUHA - Helping You Help Animals - was building new dog shelters for winter… Video, Audio

Early trials suggest some students will struggle to pass new compulsory NCEA standards in numeracy and literacy.

The new standards will be brought in for NCEA Level 1 next year.

While some teachers… Audio

Pressure to investigate safety at New Zealand ports is mounting after the second death of a port worker in a week.

A man was killed at Lyttleton Port yesterday while coal was loaded onto a ship.

… Audio

It's unclear whether two new electric ferries for Auckland will mean cheaper trips for passengers.

The government has announced $27 million of funding - about 75 percent of the cost - for two… Video, Audio

Retail NZ chief executive Greg Harford says ram raid crimes are "definitely growing in significance".

"It seems to be becoming increasingly commonplace ... it's really distressing for the staff, the… Video, Audio

Ram raiders have struck again in Auckland, this time targeting shopping malls for high value goods.  Video, Audio

There's still no collection for soft plastics in the top of the South Island - despite the scheme restarting nationwide more than two years ago.

The scheme stopped in 2018 when offshore plants said… Audio

New Zealand Rugby has appointed the former Governor-General, Dame Patsy Reddy to its board.

Dame Patsy joins respected rugby administrator Rowena Davenport as new NZR Board appointees. The move comes… Audio

Engines are revving and bar tills ringing in Palmerston North for the city's biggest weekend of the year.

The Superstock Teams' Champs bring thousands of petrol heads to Manawatū and pump millions of… Audio

A fatberg's caused a raw sewage overflow into Stephens bay at the gateway to the Able Tasman National Park. 

The wetland and beach is being monitored for contamination after a fat residue buildup… Video, Audio

Jacinda Ardern is wrapping up the final leg of her overseas mission after a pivotal sit-down with Japan's prime minister.

The two leaders met in Tokyo overnight and emerged with an agreement which… Audio