Lisa Owen

The National Party is defending its role in the Transmission Gully, following a scathing review that found the project was flawed from the get go.

An interim review into the 27km highway has found… Audio

Winston Peters has been back in court today, appealing the decision made last year where he was ordered to pay over $300,000.

It all goes back to a leak to the media in 2017 which revealed the former… Audio

There are calls for Franz Josef emergency service buildings on top of the Alpine fault to be urgently moved after research has shown the probability of a devastating quake striking the South Island… Audio

A Christchurch woman with cancer has a massive hurdle to get through and it's not just chemo, but finding a home to live in.

Krystal Brown has been staying in a sleep-out and needs a bigger place to… Video, Audio

Sydney tourism operators are over the moon to be welcoming back New Zealanders taking advantage of the quarantine-free travel arrangement.

Our tourism reporter Tess Brunton and videographer Simon… Video, Audio

News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6249448392001 Video, Audio

Accusations of propaganda, destroying "taonga" and jeopardising people's mental and spiritual health - all par for the course at a meeting over the future of Rotorua's Springfield Golf Course.

A… Video, Audio

The government's Ihumātao deal has been deemed unlawful by the Auditor-General - and the Housing Minister Megan Woods ordered to please explain.

The Opposition has hammered the Government over the… Audio

A former inmate is taking prison operator Serco to court for allegedly treating him in a degrading and inhumane way. It is something Serco categorically denies.

Peter Rerekura has now completed his… Video, Audio

A cleaner at Auckland Airport has tested positive for Covid-19.

The person tested positive during routine testing yesterday - and was announced this afternoon.

With the latest details, Checkpoint… Video, Audio

One last thing on the bubble before we go today. Airports on both sides of the Tasman have marked quarantine free travel between Australia and New Zealand with songs, dances, drag queens and more.

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Fishing guides who've been left with little to no business post-Covid-19 say the trans-Tasman bubble has come too late to make a difference this season.

There are about 130 guides registered with the… Audio

The trial of three men charged with orchestrating an international cocaine importation ring began in the High Court at Auckland today.

The European trio are facing seven charges relating to four… Audio

Flights continue to arrive at Auckland Airport this evening. Checkpoint's Nick Truebridge and Nick Monro spent the day watching tearful reunions.

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Emotions ran high at airports across the country today with Wellington, Christchurch and Queenstown airports welcoming their first international passenger flights in almost 400 days.

The trans-Tasman… Video, Audio

A big structural overhaul is going down at Wellington City Council. It comes after a review found poor governance, missing leadership, and behaviour which undermines public trust and confidence.

The… Audio

The Prime Minister has hailed the opening of the new trans-Tasman travel bubble as a world-first milestone.

Speaking at her post-Cabinet press conference, Jacinda Ardern said Tourism New Zealand… Audio

For the first time in almost 400 days international tourists landed at Queenstown Airport, to tears, cheers, offers of free bungy jumps and relief that not only were friends and family reunited but… Audio

News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6249358592001 Video, Audio

Two Auckland isolation hotels are being emptied of returnees pending an investigation into how Covid-19 was transmitted inside the facilities.

Genome sequencing show the virus spread between two… Video, Audio