Lisa Owen

Friday was a day to celebrate in Aotearoa, with gold and silver medals raining down on the New Zealand Olympic rowing team.

Emma Twigg flew through the women's single sculls to secure gold, and the… Video, Audio

Unprofessional staff behaviour, harmful physical restraints and a failure to implement appropriate Covid-19 personal hygiene measures. 

These are just some of the concerns highlighted by the Office… Audio

A community on the North Island's west coast is reeling against proposals to ramp up snapper fishing in the area.

Following a complete depletion of snapper in the area at the beginning of the… Video, Audio

There are just hours left for New Zealanders in Australia to get home if they want to avoid spending two weeks in managed isolation - and pay for it.

While travel agents report a frantic few days… Audio

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Conversion therapy will become a crime punishable by up to five years in prison, under legislation introduced to Parliament today.

It involves attempting to change a person's sexual orientation -… Audio

There were some wobbles for country's first mass vaccination event this morning but organisers are sure they've ironed them out for a big weekend ahead.

About 16,500 people are expected to get their… Video, Audio

The roof nearly lifted off The Cloud on Auckland's waterfront this afternoon, as families and friends willed the mens' eight to their first Olympic Gold in nearly 50 years.

Our cameras were there as… Video, Audio

The New Zealand rowing contingent blitzed it on Friday with a gold in the single sculls for Emma Twigg - her first medal at her fourth games.

The men's eight glittered as well, taking out the top… Audio

Ports of Auckland appears to be welcoming a new era in their relationship with Auckland Council and unions, after years of tension.

A damning safety report earlier this year revealed major concerns… Audio

A United Nations official with Covid-19 has been evacuated from Fiji on a mercy flight after a decision from New Zealand health authorities.

RNZ understands the woman, who is seriously ill, will be… Video, Audio

Forestry contractors say they are losing money, losing work, and losing jobs as a result of fluctuations in the market for timber, and delays in the ports.

The sector was enjoying some record high… Audio

There's political consensus New Zealanders are paying too much for groceries, but little agreement on who's to blame and what should be done.

The government isn't ruling anything in or out with its… Audio

In Tokyo several New Zealand athletes are circling the medal podium in contention for some bling to hang around their necks.

Our reporter Clay Wilson joins Lisa Owen from outside the canoe slalom… Video, Audio

Every dog has its day, and in Blenheim that will be August 1, when canines will be allowed back into the CBD, thanks to new bylaws.

So what's the doggie deal? Jamie Arbuckle is a Marlborough District… Video, Audio

It should have been the Kiwi dream, instead a high-achieving immigrant says he will leave the country because his wife and daughter are not allowed in.

Chandra Raju last saw his wife and little girl… Audio

More than 200 businesses have put their hands up to offer Covid-19 shots at the office.

As the rollout ramps up, the Ministry of Health asked workplaces to apply to join in - but set strict criteria.

A draft report released this morning by the Commerce Commission says the two supermarket companies Foodstuffs and Woolworths have an effective duopoly over the grocery sector in New Zealand.

That… Audio

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