Lisa Owen

The Coroner's hearing looking into whether a Queenstown man and his step-son are dead has today been told the boy's family believe the pair are alive and living overseas under assumed identities.

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A funding boost for what the government describes as its "highly popular fog cannon subsidy scheme". An extra $11 million is going into the programme that picks up part of the cost of installing fog… Video, Audio

Torrential rain has caused flash flooding in Waihi Beach and dozens of people have evacuated from their homes.

MetService says a thunderstorm sent 44mm of rain in just an hour after 2pm. Western Bay… Video, Audio

'It took me a long time to be proud of myself'. Iam Tongi has become the first Pacific person to win American Idol - and says there's no reason why others can't follow in his footsteps.

The… Video, Audio

A cluster of potholes has left a Whangārei mum with an unusable car and a chunky repair bill after the thud of hitting them set an airbag off. And she would like the road maintenance contractors to… Video, Audio

Young people demanding immediate action on climate change from the government have held marches across the country.

School Strike 4 Climate and Fridays for Future want to see New Zealand reduce… Video, Audio

There are concerns an online mega store is targetting children with freebies, like crocs and electronics, but is the real price valuable personal data?

The e-commerce site Temu launched last year… Video, Audio

"Nothing to do with us." That was the conclusion of Crown Law staff after "a cursory glance" at new evidence strongly suggesting Alan Hall was innocent.

Hall had his conviction for the 1985 murder of… Audio

The New Zealand music industry is taking flight. After years of pandemic cancellations, closed borders and venues closing, local artists are having their first big tours since the pandemic began and… Audio

A call tonight for the government to pay accomodation costs for people displaced from flood damaged homes as their insurance payments run dry and they remain in limbo.

The advovcacy group West… Video, Audio

National and ACT could govern alone according to the latest 1News Kantar public poll. 

National has taken the lead again and is on 37 percent in the poll - ahead of Labour on 35.

Act is on 11… Video, Audio

The country's largest period charity says demand is at an all time high, as sanitary products become a 'nice to have' for struggling families.

Two years ago the government funded period products in… Video, Audio

The coroners court has heard 11-year-old Mike Beckenridge's name was written on items of clothing that washed up in Southland following the disappearance of the boy and his step-father eight years… Audio

The freight and logistics industry is facing a work force crisis with a new report estimating it could be 18,000 workers short over the next five years.

The report for the Manufacturing Engineering… Video, Audio

Auckland Action Against Poverty says a government campaign urging struggling households to find money in weird places is "disrespectful" and smacks of privilege.

The joint campaign with consummer and… Video, Audio

An experienced All White has made a substantial financial donation to help "close the gap'' between the resourcing of men's and women's football.

Marco Rojas donated $20,000 to his former A-League… Video, Audio