Lisa Owen

Early childhood service owners are wary of plans for a squad to investigate potential fraud and safety failures.

The Education Ministry is reinstating the Provider Assessment Group which ceased… Audio

A life-changing device that many type-1 diabetics cannot afford is being handed out as a weight management tool by a wellness retreat.

CGM devices monitor glucose levels for type-1 diabetics, but… Audio

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Health Minister Andrew Little has shot down calls for a swift overhaul of drug laws, saying any major change would first have to go to a referendum.

A host of health and social organisations have… Audio

An employment lawyer is predicting there will be legal action over Covid-19 vaccination requirements for frontline workers.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Monday if they don't get vaccinated… Video, Audio

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says 86 percent of MIQ workers have received at least one vaccination dose so far.

That leaves about 540 people still outstanding.

Ardern says from the first of… Audio

Unvaccinated workers could stay in some of the riskiest frontline jobs at MIQ for several weeks because there's simply not enough jabbed workers to fill the gaps if they're redeployed.

The third… Audio

Te Pāti Māori has been referred to the police for failing to disclose more than $300,000 in donations.

Any political party donation of over $30,000 must be declared to the Electoral Commission within… Video, Audio

Six kiwi have been released onto the Kaitake range in Te Papakura o Taranaki / Egmont National Park today where the call of our national bird has been absent for decades.

The release is a milestone… Audio

It's crunch time for a pioneering peanut crop in Northland, which government agencies hope could provide a viable product for the area.

The Ministry for Primary Industries has teamed up with the… Video, Audio

The Prime Minister wants quality assurance on pre-departure tests from countries where New Zealanders are flying from.

A two week travel suspension comes into force on Sunday, for flights arriving… Video, Audio

Auckland Airport is putting the finishing touches on its new twin terminal in anticipation of the return of quarantine-free travel on April 19.

Travellers from countries outside the bubble will be… Video, Audio

A Wairarapa hapū is overwhelmed by the support for their crowdfunding campaign for about $500,000 to buy back some of their whenua.

Ngāti Kahukuraawhitia wants to purchase 182 hectares by the… Audio

Tougher penalties and fines are on the cards as part of a proposed crack down on irresponsible freedom camping.

Tourism Minister Stuart Nash has released plan to hike the costs for those who break… Audio

News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio

Gisborne is struggling to find enough homes for its isolated population.

As house prices rise dramatically, people are still living on the streets, in cars and even in tents as winter approaches.

… Video, Audio

A new Covid-19 vaccination clinic in Ōtara could be vaccinating five times the number of people booked in.

South Seas vaccination clinic been open two days and is working through people in group 1… Video, Audio

"Shambolic" is how one rest home boss is describing the Covid-19 vaccine rollout.

Aged care residents and workers are in the priority two category, and according to the government's own timetable are… Video, Audio

Thousands of children have abandoned their classes for the day, all in the name of climate action.

School Strikes 4 Climate were held in a number of big cities for the first time since September… Video, Audio

Australians are cautiously keen for a trip over the ditch, according to a travel agents industry group.

It is less than a fortnight until the quarantine-free bubble begins, on a state by state basis.