Lisa Owen

Spring started today with a cold snap to jolt parts of the South Island out of unseasonably warm temperatures.

Heavy snow fell on inland and coastal Canterbury, with a dusting for Ashburton and… Audio

The Christchurch mosque shooter has been officially designated a terrorist entity by the Prime Minister.

The designation under New Zealand legislation freezes the assets of terrorist entities and… Audio

The chief executive of the volunteer firefighters' association Bill Butzbach has been suspended while allegations of bullying and harassment are investigated.

The complaints relate to incidents… Video, Audio

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A woman whose terminally-ill husband chose suicide over a prolonged painful death is urging New Zealanders to allow people the option to die with dignity.

It could take months to fully extinguish a scrub fire in the Mackenzie District, even though it's hiding under a blanket of snow right now. 
The fire has ripped through more than 3000 hectares of… Video, Audio

Some beneficiaries are about to lose more than $60 from their weekly pay, despite demand for food banks and emergency assistance being at record levels.

The government doubled the Winter Energy… Video, Audio

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

Greens' co-leader James Shaw has fronted up with a massive mea culpa over the Green School fiasco, but no solution.

One may be on the horizon though, with the school breaking its silence to tell RNZ… Audio

The Earthquake Commission (EQC) chief executive says the agency doesn't have the capability to lead any future repair programme. Video, Audio

A Rotorua trial of the CovidCard will still go ahead, despite one of its original backers - businessman Sam Morgan and his team - pulling out, Digital Services Minister Kris Faafoi says.

The card… Video, Audio

Entrepreneur Sam Morgan has walked away from the $100 million CovidCard project, saying he's sick of the bureaucracy and lack of will by the Health Ministry.

But the government has hit back saying it… Audio

Getting tested every four days is making the U.S Open experience a very different one for New Zealand tennis player, Michael Venus.

Several big names have opted out of the New York tournament, which… Audio

Greens co-leader James Shaw is scrambling to fix a storm of controversy over his decision to give millions of taxpayers' dollars to a private 'green' school.

Mr Shaw, who's also associate finance… Audio

The government plans to introduce legislation to change the Earthquake Commission's operations, after a report found major failings.

It found EQC was woefully unprepared as it dealt with the… Audio

The Ministry of Health has launched a review into a blunder which saw hundred of thousands of Aucklanders advised to get a Covid-19 test when they did not need to.

The Prime Minister said yesterday… Video, Audio

The message to mask-up seems to have been well-received in Wellington today, with high compliance across all forms of public transport. RNZ reporter Eva Corlett took the bus to Wellington station to… Audio

Masked-up Aucklanders cautiously made their way back to school and work today as the city returned to something resembling normal.

It was still quieter than before the latest level 3 lockdown… Video, Audio

In Tokoroa, Checkpoint reporter Nick Truebridge and cameraman Nick Monro spoke to locals about how Covid-19 is affecting their town. Audio

The government maintains it made the right call moving Auckland down an alert level, despite some of the country's top public health doctors worried it's too soon.

And the Health Minister say phone… Audio

Some 10 years on from the devastating Canterbury quakes, the wait is still not over when it comes to law changes needed to improve the Earthquake Commission.

The government will not get it done until… Video, Audio