Lisa Owen

One of the vaccines New Zealand is pinning its hopes on has been given the green-light in the UK, and rollout is due to start there in the next few days.

While it hasn't been approved here yet -… Audio

The social housing waitlist has reached a record high - nearly 22,000 applicants are now on the housing register, while the government is promising to deliver an extra 18,000 public and transitional… Audio

Plans for a proposed airport in a small South Island town faced strong push back during a Christchurch City Council meeting today.

Just a day after the New Zealand Government declared a climate… Video, Audio

It's hoped a major investment in Auckland's recycling infrastructure will ensure hundreds of tonnes of previously dumped plastic doesn't end up in the tip.

Hard to recycle plastics have been… Video, Audio

Watermelon farmers in Tonga have shed tears of joy over the announcement their exports would be allowed into New Zealand again, on a trial basis.

The Ministry for Primary Industries has issued a… Audio

It's not clear when the Pakistan cricket team will be able to train, or if all the players will be released from MIQ in time for the first match of the tour after some of the squad tested positive for… Video, Audio

Ports of Auckland has had a torrid past few months, with increasing pressure from importers and retailers to speed up stock movement through the port.

The company insists the delays are due to staff… Video, Audio

Some tourism operators in the Cook Islands say they're at their wits' end, after months of promised updates - and ongoing delays to getting a travel bubble with New Zealand put in place.

The Covid-19… Audio

Cruel and degrading treatment at a Salvation Army home for unmarried mothers has been outlined to the inquiry into abuse in care.

Andrew McRae filed this report - and a warning some may find parts of… Audio

The wife of one of the 29 men who died in the Pike River mine is upset at ongoing speculation about what caused the explosion.

Some of the families have employed an electrical engineer to investigate… Audio

The government has declared a national climate emergency, acknowledging the urgency required to tackle the global crisis.

Its critics call the motion a mere "marketing stunt" but the Prime Minister… Audio

There's a call for the University of Auckland's vice chancellor to pay back thousands of dollars in discounted rent for a $5 million house in one of the city's priciest suburbs.

The university bought… Audio

Queenstown businesses are welcoming new changes aimed to help recruitment, but say they're no game-changer. Immigration New Zealand announced 21 tourism and hospitality roles have been added to the… Audio

The RSA killer William Bell has delivered an apology for his 'horrendous' crimes, before accusing Corrections officers of unfairness and unconscious bias today.

The triple murderer has been in the… Audio

The mother of a slain police officer has begged politicians to introduce harsher punishments for those who murder police.

Diane Hunt's son Matthew Hunt was shot and killed during a routine traffic… Audio

The wheels have fallen off for a South Island cycle shop that has almost run out of children's bikes ahead of Christmas due to the freight gnarl up at Ports of Auckland.

The owner of Wensley Cycles… Audio

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

Vets are hopeful a police dog that was shot in the jaw near Dargaville yesterday will eventually be able to return to work.

Police are not yet releasing the name of the dog, or specific details about… Video, Audio

The small community of Dannevirke is reeling after a crash yesterday that killed three young women who lived in the town.

The crash happened near the small township of Takapau in Central Hawke's Bay… Audio

"Kiwis bleat like Aussie sheep but don't condemn Afghan killings" was the headline on China's state-run media Global Times website today as the diplomatic spat hurtles on.

It's after New Zealand… Audio