Lisa Owen

One of the Highlander's favourite sons is returning home. Former coach Jamie Joseph is coming back to the southern franchise to take on the role of Head of Rugby. Sports reporter Jonty Dine joins Lisa… Video, Audio

Residents who fled their homes as devastating wildfires struck the Hawaiian island of Maui overnight have described apocolyptic scenes as people fled their cars and a petrol station exploded. More… Video, Audio

Police in south-west Waikato are urging farmers to check for missing stock as they ramp up their search for runaway dad Tom Phillips. Mr Phillips and his three children, Jayda, Maverick, and Ember… Video, Audio

"Our hearts ache with worry" That from the parents of a missing Auckland teenager who police believe has been murdered. The lead investigator revealed Headhunters are implicated in killing the… Video, Audio

Get your teeth into the big announcements on climate change, cellphones and teeth. Caucus debates the BlackRock deal, China, free dentalcare affordability and teachers as the "phone police" Audio

Today we bid farewell to one of RNZ's goodsorts.. . Paul Bushnell left his job as a drama teacher at Linwood College in Christchurch to come here almost 30 years ago. Since then he's been a producer… Audio

Former All Blacks captain Kieran Read believes the All Blacks have a "great" chance of winning this year's World Cup, but he says they're not the favourites to take the title in France. The All Blacks… Audio

Auckland's mayor Wayne Brown has unveiled a vision of how he'd like the waterfront to look, under his mission to claw back land currently used by the port. The governing body met behind closed doors… Audio

An investigation into the fatal boat accident in Kaikōura has found a fuel leak may have contributed to the deaths of five passengers. The vessel i-Catcher - chartered for a birdwatching trip -… Audio

The election is just two months away. 10 weeks. 72 days. Caucus returns looking at what's distinct about this campaign - no kingmaker, missed opportunities, weaker majors and stronger minor parties,  

The Australian and New Zealand governments have announced a taskforce to make travel between the two countries easier. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is in Wellington for bilateral talks… Video, Audio

Hamilton Council's outed a pair of illegal rubbish dumpers, releasing a photo of a man and woman off loading a trailor full of trash under the cover of darkness. And they're appealing for people to… Video, Audio

Anyone from top athletes..to coaches and weekend sports warriors can have their say on a new code that will basically form the rule book for sports and recreation in New Zealand. An Integrity Sport… Video, Audio

Massey University staff fearing for their careers and the quality of education on offer have made a personal plea to management to stop the cuts. The cash-strapped institution has asked for more than… Audio

National is reviving its call for the government to ditch its prison reduction target, in the wake of the fatal shootings in Auckland. The party argues it weakens the punishment offenders face and… Audio