Lisa Owen

A new unit aimed at helping the mental health of young Cantabrians is a step closer to reality after getting a million dollar injection.

The facility will be based at Canterbury's old linen services… Video, Audio

Oma rāpeti - run rabbit - you have one last chance. Auckland Council has pressed pause on a plan to cull wild rabbits in Western Springs park so people can rescue domestic bunnies that have been… Video, Audio

New Zealand's biggest pip fruit region is bracing itself for another impossibly tough season.

Many in Hawke's Bay thought last year was the worst ever season - with thumping losses.

Now they fear… Audio

Golf and swims in the lake, while staying at a top Queenstown hotel - sound like a holiday? It's actually work.

Six super rugby sides are sequestered in team bubbles for the next month in the South… Video, Audio

New Zealand film director Jane Campion has become the first woman in the history of the Oscars to be twice nominated for best director.

Local film-makers are banking on The Power of the Dog becoming… Audio

News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6296450099001 Video, Audio

Has that grocery bill got your eyebrows raised, maybe you've even uttered a few expletives? You're not alone.

Prices are continuing to rise, up 4.5 percent for the year to December 2021. Some… Video, Audio

The state landlord says it's been warned against evicting its worst tenants, with other agencies claiming it will undo their good work.

Kainga Ora appeared before the Social Services and Community… Audio

Wellington Mayor Andy Foster says the Parliament protestors have made their point and its time to move on.

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A line of police are holding back protesters who this afternoon tried to make a dash for Parliament, in a second day of demonstrations on the front lawn of the Beehive.

Hundreds of police have formed… Video, Audio

The step up to red light restrictions saw supermarkets once again do big business on what we use to do our business.

But it's got some urging shoppers to think more green when they hit the shops.

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The government says New Zealand won't be able to stamp out the Omicron outbreak as it announces it's the start of the "big boost week", and promises special support for the rural sector.

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The Black Caps have called in some new and old faces for the remainder of their fractured home summer.

The reinforcements have been summonsed as captain Kane Williamson remains on the sidelines with… Audio

Warning: Story contains details that may be distressing to some listeners.

A trauma cleaning business that has been posting graphic death-related images on social media has been forced to apologise.

Ten years after he disappeared without trace, a beloved pet is set to be reunited with his owners.

Winky, a one-eyed but very sociable moggie, wandered off in 2012 from his family's apartment at… Video, Audio

While plenty of us have had interruptions to our lives because of Covid, spare a thought for the littlies who started school in 2020.

Now into year three, they're yet to have a full year of school in… Video, Audio

Businesses have strongly rejected the government's assertion it did not swipe their rapid antigen tests for their own stocks.

The government spent much of last year with a ban on the importation of… Video, Audio

It's time to ditch the government's test, test, test mantra in favour of a more targeted message; according to the scientists processing those tests.

Lab workers say they have been operating on the… Audio

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New Zealanders are being warned to prepare for pumped up petrol prices, with rates likely to climb for some time yet.

That's according to the managing director of low cost operator Waitomo, who says… Video, Audio