Lisa Owen

The Immigration Minister says the government is considering options to help foreign nationals relying on emergency help from Civil Defence.

It comes as Civil Defence Hawke's Bay is worried a "slow… Video, Audio

The Police Armed Response Team trial is being criticised for attending call outs to deal with children as young as 12 years old while they were in action.

The controversial teams were officially… Video, Audio

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

Marist College students are accusing their school of racism after they say staff ripped down Black Lives Matter posters they had put up.

At least one student took her allegations to the board. It met… Video, Audio

"Our aged care sector is a nursing-led profession and for far too long they have been undervalued," Aged Care Association chief executive Simon Wallace told Checkpoint.

"I think what we've seen with… Video, Audio

The struggles and shortfalls of the country's aged care sector have been laid bare in a new review into Covid-19 clusters in rest homes.

More than half of New Zealand's Covid-19 deaths have been in… Video, Audio

Senior hospital doctors says hospitals are in a dire state and the government has a chance to spend up big to solve the problem once and for all.

The government's first nationwide stock-take came out… Audio

Controversy is growing among some school communities after reports of staff tearing down Black Lives Matter posters.

Students from Auckland's Marist College and Christchurch's St Andrew's College… Audio

The mayor of Kaikōura is welcoming new money for his town today, but says more will be needed if it is going to bounce back from the fallout from Covid-19.

The Prime Minister and Tourism Minister… Video, Audio

An Auckland University linguist says the expression "stick to your knitting" can be traced back at least 150 years, but he probably will not be using it again.

Dr Keith Montgomery from Auckland… Video, Audio

The knitting community is split over whether National MP Paul Goldsmith's comments on Tuesday telling the Prime Minister to 'stick to her knitting' were offensive.

It came after Jacinda Ardern… Audio

The Electricity Authority says planned changes to the way the national power grid is paid for should have only modest impact on consumer and business power bills.

It's unveiled a new user-pays based… Audio

There are calls for Trade Minister David Parker to muscle up to the European Union following a "disappointing" offer on free trade.

It's the first formal offer on the table but a far cry from what… Audio

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

WARNING: Includes graphic details distressing to some listeners.

The man who admitted murdering Christchurch woman Angela Blackmoore 25 years ago has been sentenced to a minimum of 10 years in… Audio

The Human Rights Commission has slammed the Parliamentary process for rushing through controversial powers for alert level 2.

There was backlash last month when the coalition government passed the… Audio

A $1.5 million government grant for Whale Watch Kaikōura could bring more than $20 million into the beleaguered town.

About 90 percent of the tour company's revenue comes from international visitors… Audio

On Wednesday morning Nia Cherrington was a lone voice, stepping down as Marist College's cultural leader following claims her teachers tore down Black Lives Matter posters she'd put up around the… Video, Audio

Consumer NZ says it wants law changes fast-tracked because Air New Zealand is dragging its heels over giving passengers refunds for cancelled flights.

Consumer NZ met with Air New Zealand to discuss… Audio

New Zealanders woke up on Tuesday morning living in one of eight countries, free from Covid-19.

There was relief and joy around the country with people no longer required to social distance after… Audio