Lisa Owen

An organiser of the Black Lives Matter protest in Christchurch is standing by his decision to help create the event, despite social distancing rules not being followed.

It was one of several events… Audio

CNN corespondent Darryl Forges is in Minneapolis - ground zero for the protests.

A few days ago his colleague Omar Jimenez and his camera crew were arrested by riot police, while reporting live on… Video, Audio

In the United States now where US President Donald Trump has today declared himself a "President of Law and Order", and threatened to deploy the military to cities across the country to end a week of… Video, Audio

There are calls for a thorough investigation into the contractors supposed to recover the bodies of pets killed on Auckland roads, after revelations a worker threw a dead cat into a ditch instead of… Video, Audio

Campers, trampers and Coromandel residents were all wringing out their mops today after a deluge of prolonged heavy rain over the long weekend.

More than half a metre of rain lashed the region over… Audio

A Māori law expert says the police minister is off the mark in saying the police is not a systemically racist organisation. Stuart Nash says while the police may have issues with unconscious bias… Audio

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

Countdown is giving staff a $10 million stake in the company. The supermarket giant announced on Tuesday more than 14,000 staff would receive Woolworths Group shares as a thank you for working through… Video, Audio

And New Zealand could leap to Alert Level One as early as next week - with the Prime Minister bringing forward the date at which Ministers will make that crucial call.

On Monday, Cabinet will look at… Audio

Nationwide protests attended by hundreds of people here over the weekend have drawn political condemnation for flouting level 2 rules, but there's little appetite for prosecutions.

Deputy Prime… Audio

President Trump has threatened to mobilise the military to silence protesters who have been demonstrating for a seventh night in cities across the United States.

George Floyd's death has sent… Video, Audio

Top flight netballers are finally back on court. The country's top players have just completed their first week back training after a two month layoff due to the pandemic - and are now preparing for a… Video, Audio

Meanwhile, the backbone of New Zealand's economy, small businesses, will need a jump start to help the country's economy get moving again - that is something both government and the opposition agree… Audio

Artists and musicians are welcoming a $175 million package from the government aimed as protecting the jobs of 90,000 people in the arts and music sectors.

The Prime Minister made the announcement in… Video, Audio

The missing trampers who sparked a massive search and rescue operation in Kahurangi National Park will not face any charges even though they were on a risky multi-day tramp, which was forbidden during… Video, Audio

In Queenstown bidders have started testing the water in one of the country's most expensive property markets.

Twenty-one residential properties were up for sale today when Bayleys Queenstown… Audio

Warning: This story contains details that may upset some listeners.

A family friend of a woman murdered by her son in West Auckland last year says her friend would still be alive if she hadn't been… Audio

National's promising hundreds of millions of dollars in cash hand outs - for business at least - if it gets elected come September.

It will give $10,000 to employers for each new worker they hire -… Video, Audio

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

Buses are back, campervans are going cheap and thousands of Kiwis are hitting the road for the long weekend.

It's the first public holiday we've had since lockdown restrictions eased and plenty of… Video, Audio