Lisa Owen
School leaders prepare for move to Covid orange restrictions
At midnight Thursday morning the Covid traffic light flicks from red to orange.
Masks are still a must in many places including shops and on public transport. But schools will be left to make their… Video, Audio
Midwives, mums, supporters march in support of St George's Maternity Centre
About 150 Christchurch midwives, mothers and their supporters have marched to St George's Hospital to hand deliver a petition to save its maternity unit from closing.
The petition has been backed by… Audio
Dog trainer Mark Vette farewells Monty, the car-driving dog
Monty, the adorable, amazing mutt that literally drove a change in the way people think about rescue pups, has died suddenly.
Monty and two other SPCA dogs were taught to drive a Mini car to prove… Video, Audio
Social media, thrill-seekers drive ram-raid rush - police
Police believe a rush on ram raids is being driven by young thrill seekers looking for social media content - booze, vapes and cigarettes.
On Monday luxury Queen Street stores Louis Vuitton & Gucci… Video, Audio
Rotorua's challenge to house homeless and holiday-makers
The border's now open to Australians but some traditional tourist towns have some recovering to do, after a bruising couple of years.
The head of Rotorua's economic development agency fears tourists… Video, Audio
Evening business for 13 April 2022
News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
Cyclone Fili: Wairoa drenched and heavy rain still falling
On the east coast in northern Hawke's Bay, Wairoa has been drenched, and the rain is still falling.
The rain set in as the day dragged on - with locals still recovering from the storm just three… Video, Audio
Commerce Minister on what's being done to lower food prices
If your growing grocery bill induces indigestion, figures out today confirm the biggest jump in food prices in more than a decade.
Proof, the government says, that supermarket super profits need to… Video, Audio
Borders reopen: Tears of joy as Australians land at NZ airports
The arrival gates have been flung open to welcome Australians, who've been able to travel freely to New Zealand for the first time in more than two years.
For some, it was a long awaited family… Video, Audio
NZ to move to orange Covid restrictions before Easter
Red Covid restrictions, which meant people had to be seated and separated at a bar or restaurant, are being eased as NZ moves to orange level restrictions.
The whole of New Zealand will move to… Audio
Economist worried as RBNZ takes 'sledgehammer' to inflation
Is the cost of food giving you a bellyache? Figures released today show prices are up 7.6 percent on the same time last year.
It's the biggest jump in more than a decade. Mortgages will be costing… Video, Audio
Warriors apologise after Montoya's homophobic slur
The Warriors are defending their response to a homophobic slur made by outside back Marcelo Montoya last Friday's rugby league match in Queensland.
Montoya will front the NRL judiciary tonight… Audio
MetService issues red weather warning for Tairāwhiti, Wairoa
MetService has issued a Red Warning for Tairāwhiti and Wairoa.
That means residents are being told to act now - to protect themselves, their properties and their animals.
It's just three weeks after… Video, Audio
NZ’s greenhouse gas emissions dropped 3% in 2020 - data
Covid-19 may have ground the country to a halt in 2020 - but new figures show total emissions dropped only three percent compared to the year before.
It is the only year in two decades where New… Audio
Protections in place at ANZAC Day services around Aotearoa
The ongoing battle against Covid means ANZAC Day commemorations will be a little different again this year.
The dawn service at Auckland War Memorial Museum - which is usually one of the biggest - is… Video, Audio
Evening business for 12 April 2022
News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
When is a hot cross bun not a hot cross bun?
Culinary crime or coup? Millions of hot cross buns are sold in the countdown to Easter and while the classic bun is still the outright winner there are some new kids on the block.
Brace for it - one… Video, Audio
Family does not want anyone put off vaccination, after teen's death
Director General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield says the death of a teenager after having the Covid vaccine is "very sad" and "quite sudden".
He says the Covid Independent Safety Monitoring Board… Audio
Qantas credit policy criticised as unfair, unworkable
The credit policy of Australian airline Qantas is going down like a lead balloon with a consumer advocacy group that says it's unfair and unworkable.
It could also see New Zealanders stuck with… Video, Audio
Vake's friends urge tougher sentences for one-punch attacks
Friends of a rising MMA fighter and father killed in a one punch attack want much tougher minimum sentences, akin to ones Australia has.
Today Daniel Havili was sentenced to two years and nine months… Audio
