Lisa Owen

The devastating SkyCity International Convention Centre fire that burned for three days last year has been ruled an accident.

The convention centre's roof - a Fletcher Building construction site -… Audio

Pharmac has pulled out of a plan to fund a lung cancer drug that would have helped at least 1,400 patients a year, saying it can no longer afford to make the investment.

The move has dashed hopes… Audio

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

The Canterbury District Health Board has pointed to soggy face masks as the probable cause of three Covid-19 cases among its workers.

The staff are connected to the deadly Rosewood Rest Home cluster… Audio

The health sector is groaning under the weight of Covid-19 - with doctors, dentists and pharmacists crying out for help from the government.

Union representatives have been scathing of the… Audio

Guidelines exempting Air New Zealand flight crew from a 14-day stand down following international flights are being reviewed and a further risk assessment is being carried out to see if more can be… Video, Audio

"I think they're despicable," dissatisfied Air New Zealand customer Steve Clark has told Checkpoint.

Other customers are outraged the airline is holding on to their money after Covid-19 basically… Video, Audio

While many community groups have had to put their hobbies on hold during the lockdown, a Palmerston North choir is taking a novel approach to keep its singing alive.

Six to Sixty has members of all… Audio

Hard up New Zealanders look set to benefit from the initiative of two New Zealand farmers who want to feed the poor.

The pair started plans to donate meat a year ago, but say the Covid-19 crisis… Audio

Health workers' unions hope that an external review of personal protective gear, PPE, mean they never again have to worry about facing a pandemic without protection.

The Auditor General announced it… Audio

Government ministers have been bombarded with questions about their lack of analysis on how small businesses would survive an extended lockdown period.

Small Business Minister Stuart Nash has been… Audio

The leader of the world's most secretive country is apparently close to death.

The North Korean leader, Kim Jong Un, has reportedly suffered complications after surgery.

Speculation on his health… Video, Audio

What happens when your local food bank runs out of food?

That was almost the case for the Masterton Foodbank whose supplies ran dry after seeing a three-fold increase in demand late last week.

Local… Video, Audio

A food rescue charity has been forced to ask for charity itself to save good quality food from going to waste during the lockdown.

Fairfood collects food from organisations that would otherwise go to… Audio

There are fears for farmers' mental health as the sector battles with the impacts of drought and Covid-19.

Farming leaders say lockdown has magnified the challenges that isolation presents in rural… Audio

The government is reassuring worried parents and teachers that its plan to partially reopen schools and early learning centres next week is safe and workable.

In briefings on Tuesday, the Education… Audio

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

All the cheap petrol in the world is of no use if your car is going nowhere.

The US is facing fuel storage problems, and it is being described as a once in a lifetime event.

In New Zealand Z Energy… Video, Audio

Air New Zealand is keeping secret the number of its staff infected with Covid-19 amid allegations it is not doing enough to keep its workers safe. Video, Audio

Horizon International manufactures paving stones for commercial courtyards, home patios and public spaces.

A staff of twenty they are not essential services, but they are integral to construction.

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