Lisa Owen

A five-star hotel opposite a primary school in central Wellington has become the capital's first managed isolation facility.

As five buses of passengers recently arrived from Korea pulled in, they… Video, Audio

The Goliath Bird Eater Tarantula is the largest tarantula in the world and can grow to be bigger than two human hands. So we sent our reporter Logan Church, who we later found out is absolutely… Video, Audio

A witness says he saw birds and roofs being pulled into the vortex of the tornado at Mangawhai on Friday afternoon.

Sam Garratt, who lives in nearby Wellsford, said he was packing up at work when he… Video, Audio

A Marton man is calling for calm after the disappearance of a popular local moggy has angered locals.

Rodney the cat was adopted by the local ITM building supplies store a few years back and was a… Video, Audio

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

Navy staff at the Devonport Base have welcomed their newest recruit - the HMNZS Aotearoa. 

Measuring the length of two rugby fields and costing more than $500 million, Navy staff say the boat is… Video, Audio

Queenstown Mayor Jim Boult is welcoming the $85 million government boost for infrastructure projects in Queenstown, saying it is "no panacea" but a big step in the right direction. Video, Audio

The football community across New Zealand is in celebration mode after the country was awarded the rights to host the 2023 Women's World Cup alongside Australia.

A vote of the FIFA Council in Zurich… Audio

Tourism operators are welcoming plans to waive DOC fees so they can work on conservation land for for free for the next year.

Tourism Minister Kelvin Davis announced $25 million has been earmarked to… Video, Audio

Queenstown's struggling economy has been given a major shot in the arm, with the government coughing up $85 million to fast-track local projects.

It says the cash it coughs up will unlock a total of… Audio

On Friday afternoon a tornado has ripped through the small coastal town of Mangawhai, about an hour and a half north of Auckland. Local Pamela Gervai describes the wild weather to Lisa Owen. Video, Audio

Cautious optimism is the mood at New Zealand Football as they prepare to find out the fate of their joint bid with Australia to host the 2023 Women's World Cup.

At 4am Friday, either the trans-Tasman… Audio

Auckland Council has today been grilling its own water company, Watercare, over the management of the region's water shortage.

At a council meeting this morning, Watercare said the city is… Audio

There are three new cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand today, while two people have now recovered from the disease. One of the cases was flagged yesterday, a woman isolating in a hotel in Rotorua.

And… Audio

National's change in leader has helped the party claw back some political points.

The latest 1News Colmar Brunton poll has revealed a boost for the party - but it's still not enough for them to win… Video, Audio

It's been dubbed Canterbury's little seaside community who never gave up.

Nine years in the making, it was Redcliffs School''s grand re-opening today after earthquake damage rendered the old site… Video, Audio

Political parties are ramping up their electioneering, with Hawke's Bay the battleground for the hearts and minds of voters today.

While National leader Todd Muller was wooing farmers in rural… Audio

The Supreme Court has been told the Peter Ellis criminal appeal should be heard despite his death, in order to provide finality to the case and restore his mana.

If the appeal is granted, it could… Video, Audio

There is concern raising the bar to get a Covid-19 test has come too early, as winter ills surge and recent border lapses play on people's minds.

Today is the first day the Ministry of Health no… Audio

Northland and Auckland got a desperately needed downpour overnight but parts of the Coromandel got too much, causing flooding and slips.

Farmers woke up with new ponds in their paddocks and flood… Audio