Lisa Owen

It is the race that had cyclist Campbell Stewart in screaming agony from about the halfway mark, but he pushed through the pain barrier with the help of his cheering teammates to win silver.

The… Video, Audio

Health officials are mulling the prospects of a Pfizer booster shot, and a longer wait between the first two doses.

The doors are flinging open for over 55s to get their Covid-19 vaccine from today.

There are calls for Wellington Regional Council to let students and community service card holders ride the city's buses and trains for free.

A collective of unions, churches and student groups say… Video, Audio

A nasty crash at the Olympic velodrome has left NZ track cyclist Aaron Gate with a broken collar bone, burns and without a medal in Tokyo.

The men's pursuit team were in a strong position in the race… Video, Audio

Lisa Carrington has become New Zealand's most successful Olympian, adding another gold medal - tohutoa - to her haul today.

She's won the K1 500m to claim her third Olympic gold medal of these Games.

The Wallabies are hoping to make history when they take on the All Blacks at Eden Park on Saturday night.

Australia haven't triumphed at the ground in 35 years and the Auckland fortress will be home… Audio

New Zealand is a step closer to banning gay conversion therapy, with legislation criminalising the practice passing its first hurdle in Parliament this afternoon. 

All political parties, except… Audio

The Police Commissioner says he will not be routinely arming his officers - despite a new survey showing three quarters of the force want to be armed.

It's a decision that solely rests with him, but… Audio

Our South Island reporter Tim Brown and cameraman Nate McKinnon shot around Tom's old haunts this afternoon.

They caught up with his former PE teacher and coach Gavin Miller at Timaru Boys.

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Tom Walsh - the builder from Timaru - is now the proud owner of two Olympic bronze medals.

Walsh heaved a 22.47 throw to put himself on the podium, alongside Americans Ryan Crouser and Joe Kovacs.

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New South Wales has seen its worst day yet, with 262 new Covid-19 cases, and five more deaths.

Not only that, but the outbreak has spread beyond Sydney.

Covid-19 has turned up in wastewater around… Video, Audio

A bid to lower the voting age to sixteen has seen teenagers spend the day trying to convince the Court of Appeal leaving them out is unjustified discrimination.

The group, Make It 16, took the case… Audio

It's emerged Google co-founder Larry Page was able to enter New Zealand despite the Covid-19 border restrictions.

But the government says he met the relevant requirements to enter the country.

The… Audio

Tom Walsh bagged his second bronze medal in consecutive Olympic Games in the panga mataa - the shot put.

Walsh trailed two Americans but managed to get himself onto the podium with a monster 22.47… Video, Audio

Wahine toa Lisa Carrington is New Zealand's most decorated Olympic athlete.

The paddler pushed through the pain barrier to win her third gold of these Games, bringing her career medal total to six -… Video, Audio

A call for an overstayer amnesty to help with labour shortages.

The Employers and Manufacturers Association says as well as letting more recognised seasonal workers into the country the government… Video, Audio

Frustrated workers at Marsden Point feel abandoned by the government ahead of a vote over whether to cut hundreds of jobs.

Shareholders will decide on Friday whether to stop processing oil at the… Audio

A scathing independent review into Mediaworks has exposed allegations of sexual assault, bullying and a boys' club culture.

The company's chief executive, Cam Wallace, has apologised today to current… Audio

Migrant advocates say border exemptions for seasonal workers from the Pacific only add insult to injury for overstayers in New Zealand.

The government has decided to allow Recognised Seasonal… Audio