Lisa Owen

RNZ deputy editor Craig McCulloch joins Lisa Owen with the latest news from Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's trip overseas, first landing in Singapore.

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Australia Zoo has made a last-minute decision to pull the pin on plans to take Burma the elephant from Auckland Zoo.

The 38-year-old was due to live out her twilight years at the zoo across the ditch… Video, Audio

The Prime Minister has been officially welcomed to Singapore as she kicks off her first overseas trip since the pandemic. Jacinda Ardern arrived in the country last night New Zealand time - after… Audio

There are calls for a national inquiry after another worker is killed on the job at Auckland's port.

The worker from private stevedoring firm Wallace Investments died after falling from a height… Video, Audio

The country's two top doctors signed off on a suggestion to end MIQ in November last year.

Dr Ashley Bloomfield and Dr Caroline McElnay agreed MIQ was no longer justified on public health grounds… Audio

After spending the last five months based in Australia the Phoenix men's football team return home this weekend to play two A-League games.

They'll play at their home ground in Wellington on Sunday… Audio

Some East Coast towns are breathing a sigh of relief they've escaped the worst in the latest big weather event.

But while it wasn't as ferocious as the one three weeks ago, it's still left some… Video, Audio

Nurses pay equity talks may need urgent resuscitation after the Health Minister gave their unions a very public serve. Video, Audio

With ANZAC Day nearly here the stock of poppies in a Christchurch workshop are ready to bloom.

Each year all the poppies that go out to RSAs up and down the country are made by a small team of… Video, Audio

With the lifting of restrictions under the Orange traffic light setting, there will be no limit on the number of people who can attend Easter Services at churches across the motu.

For the last two… Audio

Auckland golfers are worried about council plans to use public courses for more public purposes - such as housing, community facilities, public walkways or business use.

The council's draft… Video, Audio

Vaping or e cigarettes are a gateway to traditional smokes, according to new Australian research.

A team at the Australian National University reviewed the results of close to two hundred studies.

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'Tis the season for hot cross buns, and we've had plenty of debate this week about what makes a good bun.

Is it the humble supermarket six pack, the corner bakery bun - or the posh cafe creation?

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Allegations tonight that Tauranga bus drivers are facing racial abuse and death threats from local school boys hanging out at the city's transport hub.

Bay of Plenty Regional council says there's… Video, Audio

Wellington cafes are rejoicing at the return of many more public servants along the streets and in offices in the CBD.

Yesterday's announcement that the country would go down to orange light… Audio

Auckland shop owners hit with a ram-raid and an armed hold-up in the past week are sick of teenagers getting away with violent crimes and boasting about it on social media. In the suburb of… Video, Audio

As 50 Defence Force troops fly out to Europe, the Defence Minister says it's not out of the question that New Zealand could have boots on the ground in Ukraine in future.

Peeni Henare says currently… Video, Audio

Water New Zealand says it will take decades, and cost a fortune, to replace aging asbestos pipes carrying our drinking water.

New Zealand has over 88,000 kilometres of water pipes - enough to go up… Audio

Confirmation of the move to the orange light setting comes as a relief to the country's top netballers - and the sport's administrators. Audio