Lisa Owen

The government is demanding answers after a video showing a boy being tackled and put into a headlock at an Oranga Tamariki care facility was leaked to media.

Newsroom.co.nz published footage taken… Video, Audio

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The government is mulling the idea of mandatory QR scanning in "high-risk" locations, but Cabinet is seeking advice on the move after daily scans fell from a high of two million every day at the… Video, Audio

The government needs to ring fence spots for business in MIQ and look at shortening isolation for fully vaccinated people if it wants to grow the post-Covid-19 economy, according to one business… Video, Audio

A polar blast has brought wild weather to much of the country today. Snowfall from the bottom of Te Waipounamu to central parts of Te Ika-a-Māui has caused massive disruption.

Our reporter Timothy… Video, Audio

Wellington's mayor has declared a state of emergency for the south coast as big swells and a storm are expected to hit on Tuesday night.

Charlotte Cook is at Breaker Bay with the details.

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Guests at the Novotel Auckland Airport were told earlier on Tuesday they must stay beyond their mandated 14 days in MIQ, because two others have Covid-19.

The travellers who arrived from Dubai and… Video, Audio

Two Kiwis are riding the Olympic wave, as surfing makes its debut at the Games. It's hoped Ella Williams and Billy Stairmand's appearance at the Tokyo games will inspire even more Kiwis to get on… Audio

Horowhenua residents and businesses have been warned the district will run out of clean drinking water if they don't drastically reduce or stop using it altogether.

Heavy rain over the weekend has… Audio

Compulsory QR scanning and more mask wearing could be on the cards as Cabinet weighs up its options.

The government has been under pressure to make more Covid-19 measures mandatory, after an… Audio

Employers and Manufacturers Association boss Brett O'Riley is calling for some Covid-19 vaccination prioritisation for exporters in NZ.

"Not to the front of the queue, but … the vaccination… Video, Audio

The high hopes tourism towns had for Australian school holidays have collapsed, with the brakes put on the trans-Tasman bubble.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has also ruled out financial help for… Video, Audio

A call for the Covid-19 vaccine rollout to ramp up on both sides of the ditch if the trans-Tasman bubble is to stay afloat.

All quarantine free travel from Australia is on pause until at least… Video, Audio

Australia could be on the verge of a national outbreak of the Covid-19 Delta variant. Four states and territories have reported new cases and have imposed lockdowns or tighter restrictions.

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Warning - some details in this report may disturb some listeners.

There are calls for a wider investigation following a survey of female school students, which has uncovered widespread sexual… Audio

News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6261342211001 Video, Audio

DOC is appealing for clues about who caused the brutal death of an endangered kaka- the latest in a series of attacks on native wildlife.

A young male was found emaciated on a property in Whangateau… Video, Audio

Fijians are being warned to take Covid-19 more seriously, or many more deaths will occur.

Health authorities are blaming a spike in cases on people not following Covid-19 rules. 

There are more than… Audio

Covid-19 testing numbers have dropped from the heights recorded last week, but centres and GPs in Wellington are gearing up for another surge.

People who were at the same place as the Sydney… Video, Audio

The start of the Australian school holidays was meant to be a lifeline for Queenstown's beleaguered businesses, instead that lifeblood has been cut off.

The government has closed the trans-Tasman… Video, Audio