Lisa Owen

Queenstown tourist operators need an exact date for quarantine-free travel with Australia so they can ramp back up after cutting staff and services in the wake of Covid-19 and the closed border -… Video, Audio

How would you say hello in Invercargill?

Thanks to a new Fijian language school, bula vinaka may soon be a common greeting in the south.

Our Otago-Southland reporter, Timothy Brown, went along for a… Video, Audio

Rugby star Codie Taylor's latest athletic feat will take little longer than 80 minutes.

The All Black hooker's swapped his black jersey and rugby ball for cycling shorts and an excerise bike.

… Audio

After two years of campaigning, a community group opposed to the development of a large landfill in north Auckland has finally had their case officially heard today.

The group - Fight the Tip, Save… Audio

A woman who had a stroke while visiting New Zealand has exposed questions about who pays for the treatment of patients who are ineligible for publicly-funded healthcare.

Chinese woman Ms Jing, whose… Audio

It's well and truly supposed to be summer by now - but Otago was heading towards a white Christmas this morning.

Parts of Central Otago, Southland and Queenstown woke to freezing temperatures and… Video, Audio

A man who was abused in both state and church-based care says pent-up frustration over what happened to him prompted him to stab a convicted paedophile in prison.

Roy Takiaho gave evidence today to… Audio

Hopes are now gone that thousands of tonnes of toxic waste may be removed from Mataura by Christmas.

The Environment Court is trying to mediate a resolution between the Environmental Defence Society… Audio

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

Armed with just a baseball bat, a Hastings Dairy owner has managed to chase off a would be robber waving what appears to be a gun straight at her.

Police do not recommend this as a standard approach… Video, Audio

A half century from Henry Nicholls has helped the Black Caps recover from a wobbly start in their second test against the West Indies.

At lunch, New Zealand were 82 for 3 - and have spent the… Audio

Queensland is opening up its border to New Zealanders - who won't have to quarantine upon arrival.

It follows a major push by the Australian government to attract Kiwis to help with a shortage of… Audio

Dunedin's mayor says there's no reason to cancel any other big events in the city after Otago University graduations were postponed this week due to a targeted, but unspecified threat.

Hundreds of… Audio

Taxpayers have had to stump up more than $330,000 on a legal dispute sparked by Parliament's Speaker Trevor Mallard falsely accusing a staffer of rape.

Both the National and ACT parties say it's time… Audio

Furniture, clothing, bikes, construction fittings and footwear are among thousands of products making their way south from Whangārei in a Christmas convoy.

The products are in 1200 containers which… Video, Audio

The Black Ferns lock Joanah Ngan-Woo is an inspiration for young women on and off the field and she's breaking barriers as a Pasifika woman.

The 24-year-old has had a big 2020, juggling preparations… Audio

A mayoral taskforce into Wellington's water woes has unanimously concluded the current approach is failing and major investment is needed to deal with decades of neglect.

Its findings have just been… Audio

A concussion expert believes New Zealand Rugby is doing all it to can to provide a safe workplace but players need to know there's a risk in contact sports.

A group of former international rugby… Video, Audio

Christmas is still a few weeks away, but the country's retailers are getting an early gift. Shop owners lose thousands of dollars a year to contactless fees, but now the government has taken a big… Audio

A woman gassed with pepper spray inside her prison cell is taking legal action to stop Corrections using the cell busting technique, which has been linked to two deaths in America this year.

Lawyers… Video, Audio