Lisa Owen

The Prime Minister is urging people to call out those breaking the Covid rules, but says it's up to police to prosecute.

A 21-year-old Aucklander, who should have been self-isolating, visited a… Video, Audio

The Fijian rugby league team - the Kaiviti Silktails - have sung a beautiful hymn of thanks to staff at their Australian MIQ hotel, where they've just finished two weeks isolation.

All the players… Audio

Fiji Police say illicit drugs more lethal than methamphetamine are being produced in the country.

They've uncovered clandestine laboratories in the country - as the drug problem there escalates.

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A programme that could help bring back a dolphin species from the brink of extinction has been launched with the Prime Minister's support.

The Māui Drone Project - lead by the World Wildlife… Audio

Technical problems and not enough people to answer the phone led to some long waits to get through to Healthline, a Ministry of Health review has found.

On Thursday Lisa-Marie told Checkpoint she was… Video, Audio

The Queen is urging people to think about others when getting the Covid-19 vaccine.

The 94-year-old received her first jab last month, alongside her 99-year-old husband Prince Philip, who is… Video, Audio

If you're in the market for a new car and have been holding out for prices to drop, you might be out of luck.

A vehicle shortage caused by the pandemic has seen the average sale price for both new… Audio

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Immigration New Zealand says there was no special treatment for Green MP Ricardo Menendez March, when it granted his partner a visa.

His partner was living in Mexico and was granted a six-month… Video, Audio

The brakes won't go on trucks on the Auckland Harbour Bridge for at least a decade if at all according to Waka Kotahi.

On average about 170,000 vehicles cross the bridge everyday and over the years… Video, Audio

The man fatally shot by the police in Papatoetoe last night was a 501 deportee from Australia.

The police say 34-year-old Tangaru Noere Turia was deported from Australia in 2017, under section 501 of… Video, Audio

Real estate agents are under fire for failing to repay millions of dollars in wage subsidies, despite record property prices and a booming market.

Checkpoint can reveal more than $13 million was paid… Video, Audio

More people are having to self-isolate tonight after another person linked to the February cluster broke the rules before testing positive.

This new case - labelled L - is a household contact of a… Video, Audio

A review that found a charitable trust guilty of high costs and a lack of transparency has been labelled "strange and ridiculous". The chair of the Christchurch Foundation made the comments as he… Audio

The government has pulled another lever to try to slow the runaway housing market - requiring the Reserve Bank to take house prices into account.

National says the move's far too late and a senior… Audio

'Close-plus', 'close', 'casual-plus' and 'casual' - the ever-widening net of contact categories in Auckland's Covid-19 response is stirring up confusion.

As officials try to contain Auckland's… Audio

Former Wellington mayors are throwing their two cents worth in over the shambolic goings on at the council.

There are also questions being raised about whether Mayor Andy Foster even has the… Audio

Immigration bosses are looking into the case of a Green MP's partner to ensure no special treatment was given regarding his visa application.

Ricardo Menendez March flew to Mexico in December to care… Audio

People with life-shortening conditions will soon get to access their KiwiSaver earlier.

The government has announced that from March people with Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, Huntington's disease… Audio

The so-called "wokester" Police Commissioner has gone head to head with National MP Simon Bridges.

The pair clashed in several heated exchanges in a select committee today, over the police's approach… Video, Audio