Lisa Owen
Who will face NZ in World Test Championship final?
Kiwi cricket fans will focus their attention on India over the next five weeks as they wait to find out who the Black Caps will play in the World Test Championship final.
New Zealand have secured… Audio
British soldiers acknowledged at Ruapekapeka commemoration
175 years on from the battle of Ruapekapeka, hapū in the Far North have acknowledged the British men killed in the conflict, despite suffering losses of their own.
A memorial honouring 12 soldiers… Video, Audio
Woman charged, caught at border smuggling 947 plants
A woman has been sentenced to 100 hours community work and a year's supervision after she got busted at Auckland International Airport in 2019 trying to sneak in hundreds of cacti and succulents that… Video, Audio
CCTV in more than half MIQ hotels not up to scratch
The CCTV systems in more than half our managed isolation and Quarantine Hotels are still not up to scratch despite the government ordering upgrades.
An investigation is underway into how Covid-19… Video, Audio
Evening business for 3 February
News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
No travel, so NZ boat sellers see skyrocketing demand
With international travel off the cards, boat sellers say they are struggling to keep up with skyrocketing demand. And space to keep vessels is now becoming scarce. Louise Ternouth reports. Video, Audio
Cones on Wellington's Jervois Quay as sinkhole opens
A sinkhole has opened up in central Wellington on Wednesday afternoon. Crews are at the site on Jervois Quay near the waterfront.
RNZ reporter Charlotte Cook is there. Video, Audio
Mana Wāhine speak at Waitangi Tribunal
The Waitangi Tribunal has heard Māori women have been marginalised for too long and colonisation denied them rights over their bodies, minds and beliefs.
The first stages of the Mana Wāhine Inquiry… Audio
Medsafe details approved Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine
Medsafe has given provisional approval for the Pfizer Biontech vaccine. The first New Zealanders to get the jab will be MIQ workers and their families.
The Prime Minister says the vaccine will be… Video, Audio
East Otago locals frustrated over contaminated water response
Residents in two East Otago towns are frustrated they do not know when they can drink water out of their taps and not a tanker.
Yesterday people in Waikouaiti and Karitane were told to stop drinking… Video, Audio
Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine gets safety tick for NZ
A Covid-19 vaccine has been approved for use in New Zealand, but it's still unclear when it will get here.
Medsafe has deemed the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine safe for use, giving it provisional approval… Audio
Waitangi Day: Labour MPs welcomed on to Te Tii Marae
Labour MPs were welcomed on to Te Tii Marae for the first time in four years today, to fulfil the wish of the late and staunch Labour supporter, Rudy Taylor.
It was the first time since 2017 Labour… Audio
Retirement village contracts unfair - Consumer review
A retirement village provider is sure residents know their rights and terms of their contract when they arrive.
A Consumer NZ review into contracts between both partners found they unfairly favour… Audio
Dunedin bar owners, police tackle bad behaviour near Octagon
Dunedin bar owners and the police are banding together to tackle bad behaviour and increased gang activity in the central city.
The Octagon Alcohol Group formed late last year in a bid to make the… Audio
Lead levels four times acceptable amount in Waikouaiti, Karitane drinking water
Residents in two coastal towns near Dunedin are being warned not to drink their tap water due to lead contamination.
The water in Waikouaiti and Karitane is not fit to drink, cook or prepare food… Video, Audio
Kiwi conservationists count wins in war on wallabies
Pest control experts say they're finally starting to make a dent in New Zealand's exploding wallaby population, as a battle to stop them destroying native forests rages on.
The government last year… Video, Audio
Experts enlisted to tackle NZ children's low maths performance
The Education Ministry has enlisted a team of experts to tackle children's poor performance in maths.
It has commissioned the top science body, the Royal Society, to investigate the best ways of… Audio
Enjoy Northland's nature but bring less plastic - iwi leader
As thousands head to Northland for Waitangi weekend, local iwi Ngāti Kuri is urging holidaymakers at campsites to take care for the environment.
The iwi runs several campsites in the remote Far… Video, Audio
Evening business for 2 February 2021
News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6228203058001 Video, Audio
Tonga declines new RSE scheme programme in NZ
Tonga will not be sending over workers for the picking season because of repatriation and quarantine difficulties.
A border exception for 2,000 experienced Recognised Seasonal Employer scheme workers… Audio