Lisa Owen

The man who defrauded a charitable trust linked to the Māori king to pay for weight loss surgery has avoided jail and been sentenced to home detention. Rangi Whakaruru was the king's trusted private… Audio

Auckland city centre's business association has attacked Auckland Council, claiming it's not doing enough to get its workers back into the CBD and supporting the local economy. Heart of the City says… Video, Audio

A grieving family's appeal for Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to show some kindness and let them sail to New Zealand after their son was fatally injured in Tahiti appears to have been heard. Eddie… Audio

Labour leader Jacinda Ardern is accusing National of desperate politicking as Judith Collins again doubles down on her wealth tax attack line. Despite Ardern repeatedly ruling it out - Collins says a… Audio

In the closing days of the election campaign, Judith Collins is desperately trying to turn National's prospects around, making a late notice visit to one of the country's bellwether seats. Her… Audio

Civil liberties groups believe privacy, freedom of expression and trade secrets could be eroded if tech companies give up their encrypted data to governments.

The government and its Five Eyes… Audio

Oranga Tamariki staff in Kaitaia were forced to work from home today following verbal abuse and intimidation by a group of protesters.

Yesterday, the doors of the office were barricaded shut by a… Audio

The Labour and National Party leaders hit two hotly contested electorates today, as election day looms and the race becomes tighter.

Wellington's Ōhariu and Hutt South are living up to their… Video, Audio

Lake Ōhau residents have begun sifting through the debris of their damaged and destroyed homes in the wake of the devastating fire.

The fire razed much of the village earlier this month, destroying… Video, Audio

Auckland Zoo has welcomed five new otter pups to its resident population.

They are collectively dubbed a 'raft' because of the way otters bunch together in the sea.

The pups have just had their… Video, Audio

South Australia has trained up 100,000 dedicated Covid-19 marshals to make sure businesses, restaurants, bars and their customers all follow social distancing and hygiene rules.

It's also in… Video, Audio

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

An $11 million Wellington project is just getting underway after a six month delay - because of lizards.

In 2017, heavy rain caused landslides on the Ngaio Gorge Road which has had a temporary fix… Audio

Two hundred jobs were lost each day in Auckland in August - according to council number-crunchers.

While better than the 250 daily losses expected - it still tallies up to more than 4,000 jobs going… Audio

A mortgage rate war could be on the way, as banks look to lend more money to potential home buyers.

Heartland Bank has stoked the fire with a record, one year fixed loan rate of 1.99 percent.

… Audio

With four days to go, New Zealand First leader Winston Peters is on the final sprint after a marathon tour of the whole country.

From Bluff to Northland the New Zealand First bus has travelled almost… Video, Audio

National is ramping up its attacks on Labour, with Judith Collins accusing Jacinda Ardern of lying about testing at the border and saying she's happy to prove it in court.

The Labour leader has… Video, Audio

The England netball team is in the country going through isolation, before they can start preparing for their matches against the Silver Ferns.

The two sides will meet at the end of the month, for… Audio

The statistics say the Wallabies beat the All Blacks in pretty every much facet of the first Bledisloe Cup test - except where it counts on the scoreboard.

A twenty year winless run against the All… Audio

Auckland water blasting businesses are breathing a sigh of relief, now that the region's water restrictions have been eased for commercial users.

But the region's water woes are far from over. The… Audio