Lisa Owen

The calls for a total ban on live exports of cattle are growing, following the capsize and sinking of a vessel in the East China Sea.

The Ministry for Primary Industries temporarily halted… Audio

There are six new cases in the community, all linked to the Mt Roskill Evangelical Church.

There are now 43 cases linked to the church - it's the seventh largest cluster since the pandemic began.

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A Wellington school has criticised the actions of students who used homophobic language and images in videos posted on social media.

The posts were uploaded by one student, and shared on Instagram… Audio

A court has heard a Comanchero-associate drove through Auckland with a million dollars in cash to buy a methamphetamine precursor, before the deal fell over.

Five people are on trial at the High… Audio

Green Party co-leader James Shaw has made his first public appearance since the Green School saga derailed his party's elections plans.

James Shaw attended a Wellington Central debate at the Victoria… Audio

The Green Building Council denies it's trying to undermine research that questions whether its Homestar rating tool is promising more than its delivering.

The programme run by the Green Building… Video, Audio

Two tiny endangered golden lion tamarins were actually born in July but until today Auckland Zoo had kept their birth a secret.

Mum Frida was unable to produce milk so when they were just two days… Video, Audio

Aucklanders could be fined up to $400 for chucking their single use face masks on the streets after an increase in face coverings littering the super city's streets.

At Covid-19 level 2 the masks are… Video, Audio

Māori bowel cancer patients are disappointed the Ministry of Health will not drop the age for Māori and Pasifika to get onto the national cancer screening programme.

The Ministry's own expert… Audio

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

The government has introduced a $47 million incentive scheme to encourage travel agents to try and recoup clients' money lost due to disruptions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Travel agents will… Audio

Auckland secondary students are getting a further boost to their NCEA credits, to make up for being out of the classroom during the Supercity's second lockdown.

Bonus credits were announced for all… Audio

The government is being urged to make a quick decision on what it's going to do about live export ships, as thousands of cows on quarantine farms face slaughter.

The Ministry for Primary Industries… Audio

A stoush has broken out over new research that challenges whether green-certified homes are actually warmer, drier and healthier than typical new builds, as has been claimed.

The study by two… Video, Audio

The National Party is promising a major rebuild of Hawke's Bay Hospital if elected, with diggers on site by 2025.

Judith Collins made the announcement in Hastings this morning.

RNZ deputy political… Video, Audio

On the election campaign trail on Tuesday, Labour promised to slash the cost of paywave and extend the Small Business Cashflow loan scheme and if it's re-elected.

Leader Jacinda Ardern announced a… Video, Audio

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has revealed the government has been trying to facilitate an All Black test match to take place in New Zealand.

But the chances remain up in the air as rugby authorities… Audio

The Foreign Affairs Minister says the government is doing all it can to support the two New Zealand families with loved ones on board the missing Gulf Livestock 1.

The search and rescue mission for… Video, Audio

The government could be liable for hundreds of millions of dollars in quake insurance payments following a potentially precedent setting Court of Appeal decision out today.

The court upheld an… Video, Audio