Lisa Owen
Full lockdown needed in Sydney, or Covid-19 outbreak won't stop - expert
A 20-year-old Australian man has died of Covid-19 in Sydney as the state continues to record hundreds of Delta cases daily.
New South Wales is in lockdown until the end of the month as it tries to… Video, Audio
'We gave it our all' - Burling, Tuke reflect on Tokyo Olympics
"We gave it our all, and we definitely don't hold any regrets," silver medal winning sailor Peter Burling says, dscribing the bittersweet feeling of coming second in the 49er.
Burling and sailing… Video, Audio
Health provider concerned at tangata whenua vaccine hesitancy
The head of a Māori health provider in Lower Hutt fears vaccine hesitancy among tāngata whenua is leaving the community vulnerable in the event of a Covid-19 outbreak.
Capital and Coast District… Audio
A jobseeker's market as unemployment drops, wages up in NZ
It's a job-seekers market - with employers competing to fill roles and pumping up pay packets.
Official data released today shows the unemployment rate has fallen to its lowest in nearly a year, and… Audio
Evening business for 4 August 2021
News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6266475378001 Video, Audio
Carrington back on water - latest from Tokyo Olympics
In Tokyo, after winning two gold medals yesterday, canoe sprint paddler Lisa Carrington was back on the water today.
Carrington won gold in the K1 200m yesterday and then just over an hour later… Video, Audio
Antivaxers' misinformation 'reprehensible' - Covid-19 Minister
The government is denouncing those spreading lies about the Covid-19 vaccine campaign, calling their behaviour reprehensible.
It warns misinformation is already hobbling efforts to inoculate the… Audio
Govt pledges fairer MIQ booking system as problems ongoing
There is a promise to make the MIQ booking system fairer, as those desperate to come home pay huge fees to third parties to secure a spot.
Pressure has been mounting on officials to improve the… Audio
Seniors stranded in Australia risk losing superannuation
Pensioners struggling to get home from Australia are having their superannuation payments stopped and some may be forced to start paying them back.
RNZ has spoken to people who needed to travel… Audio
Queen Charlotte Drive still a mess after Marlborough floods
More than two weeks after heavy rain caused devastation in the Marlborough Sounds, some residents remain without road access.
Samantha Gee joined a convoy with Marlborough District Council staff… Video, Audio
A golden day, and more, for NZ at Tokyo Olympics
It has been a golden day for New Zealand athletes in Tokyo. Lisa Carrington is on top of the world, winning a third gold medal in the same event in three consecutive Olympics.
She's now got five… Video, Audio
National alone on crusade questioning use of 'Aotearoa'
National is demanding the country's name be put to a public vote - with one MP saying until that happens, the government should not use the word Aotearoa.
The demand has been roundly ridiculed by… Audio
Laurel Hubbard admits feeling intense spotlight at Olympics
Laurel Hubbard has admitted she's felt the intense spotlight on her, but hopes her Olympics appearance encourages young trans people.
The weightlifter became the first openly transgender woman to… Video, Audio
New Covid-19 vaccine may be needed as Delta variant mutates in Fiji - experts
Health experts in and around Fiji are warning if the Delta variant of Covid-19 keeps mutating - a new vaccine may be needed.
More than 20,000 people with Covid-19 are in isolation and the death toll… Audio
First home buyers may feel brunt of tighter lending rules
First home buyers may find themselves at the sharp end of further moves to tighten mortgage lending.
The government and the Reserve Bank are having a second go at cooling the runaway housing market.
…Evening business for 3 August 2021
News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6266322758001 Video, Audio
Olympic kayaking legend Ian Ferguson praises Lisa Carrington
Olympic Kayaking legend Ian Ferguson just got company at the top.
Paddler Lisa Carrington has smashed her first two races, bringing home gold in the singles and doubles.
That brings her career medal… Video, Audio
David Nyika's friends, family celebrate bronze from Hamilton
New Zealand has won its first boxing medal at the Olympics since David Tua way back in 1992.
David Nyika was already guaranteed to break that drought, having secured a bronze by advancing to the… Video, Audio
Peter Burling's father celebrates silver win from NZ
Sailors Peter Burling and Blair Tuke have just claimed silver in the 49er class in the waters off Japan.
Peter Burling's father Richard joins Lisa Owen as he celebrates his son's win.
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Sailors Burling and Tuke claim silver in 49ers off Japan coast
The medals keep rolling in for the New Zealand team. Sailors Peter Burling and Blair Tuke have just claimed silver in the 49er class in the waters off Japan.
Our reporter Clay Wilson joins us from… Video, Audio
