Lisa Owen

More than a million New Zealanders took up the challenge of using te reo Māori for the first ever national Māori language moment.

With Covid-19 restrictions putting a stop to the annual Māori… Audio

A haunted hotel in Otago, which was built in 1882, has closed for the first time after a business deal went awry.

The Vulcan Hotel has been an iconic tourist attraction in the once bustling gold… Audio

A storm is brewing over when and where next month's Bledisloe Cup tests will be played.

The Wallabies have cried foul over New Zealand's quarantining restrictions, saying they won't play before 17… Audio

The National Party is promising a $1.9 billion education package if elected into government.

That includes almost half a billion dollars for students who need extra learning support.

Political… Audio

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

Auckland Council has launched an independent review to find out if there is a "pattern of failure" in health and safety at its ports.

Mayor Phil Goff says two deaths in recent years and one serious… Audio

New Zealand will stay in current Covid-19 alert levels for another week.

Next Monday, Cabinet will reconsider the alert levels. and as long as Covid-19 cases are tracking as they are now, the country… Video, Audio

New Zealand's alert levels are staying as they are for at least another week. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says that while the plan is working more time is needed.

Cabinet will review Auckland's… Audio

Police have arrested six men as part of an investigation into historical offending at Dilworth School in Auckland.

The men, have been charged with at least 20 serious offences that allegedly occurred… Audio

Added star power is boosting rugby's Farah Palmer Cup, this season.

With Covid-19 forcing the cancellation of the later part of the World Sevens Series, this year's national women's provincial… Video, Audio

The government has announced hundreds of new carparks it hopes will solve the ongoing issues at Christchurch Hospital.

Parking was significantly reduced after the earthquakes - forcing patients… Video, Audio

The family of a New Zealander who was onboard the cattle ship that sank in the East China Sea say they've received information that survivors may still be found.

Lochie Bellerby is a herd manager on… Video, Audio

Rivals on the track, but mates off it. Two of New Zealand's best sprinters are working together to try to qualify for next year's Tokyo Olympics.

National 200-metre record holder Joseph Millar has… Video, Audio

A Hamilton woman who is turning her redundancy into a budding dessert business is encouraging other people to look beyond job ads for their next chapter.

Donna Williams is among the thousands of Air… Video, Audio

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

The Ministry for Primary Industries has launched an independent review into livestock exports by ship.

The move was sparked by the capsize and sinking of the Gulf Livestock 1 in the East China Sea… Audio

Political leaders have lined up to tell New Zealand business how their party intends to steward this country through the economic crisis, including a plan from Labour to loosen some restrictions at… Video, Audio

A New Zealand entrepreneur is naming and shaming businesses he says are abusing the government wage subsidy scheme and should pay it back immediately.

Nick Mowbray of Zuru toys says large corporates… Video, Audio

A church elder at the centre of Auckland's sub-cluster says pastors are encouraging members to get tested and prayer meetings have been held over Zoom since the police busted an illicit gathering… Audio

Australia has pipped NZ to the post for hosting rights to rugby's first big international tournamnent since the Covid-19 pandemic.

November's Rugby Championship involving Australia, New Zealand… Video, Audio