Lisa Owen
1,600 Canterbury homeowners with EQC quake claims open
There are 1,600 Canterbury homeowners with earthquake claims still open with EQC.
About 100 homeowners turned up to a meeting organised by EQC Fix in Christchurch on Monday night - all with stories… Video, Audio
Covid-19: Kelvin Davis discusses new Tourism Action Group
A new tourism advisory group will meet for the first time this week.
The Covid-19 Tourism Action Group or C-tag been set up to advise the government on fall out of coronovirus and strategy for… Video, Audio
Evening business for 3 March 2020
News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
Pizza Hut Ōtara promo targeting 'poor brown' people - David Letele
A bargain or a health burden? A Pizza Hut promotion for $1 pizzas at lunchtime at its Ōtara store has raised the ire of David Letele from Buttabean Motivation, who says it is targeting the wrong… Video, Audio
Gang member quietly gone from State Care Abuse Inquiry
Harry Tam, the controversial Mongrel Mob member who was a senior official at the Royal Commission into historic abuse in care, has quietly left the Inquiry.
Tam was stood down as the Royal… Video, Audio
Covid-19: Phil Twyford meets forestry workers at breaking point
Suicidal workers, unpaid mortgages and families at breaking point is the situation for many forestry workers in Tairawhiti, but the Economic Development Minister says jobs to replace those affected by… Video, Audio
Covid-19: Health officials expect low chance of NZ outbreak
Thirty-one people in New Zealand are currently awaiting test results for the Covid-19 coronavirus. But tests on the two people who were feared to be carrying the virus today came back negative.
The… Audio
Fox River pollution being forgotten, locals worry
A Fox Glacier local says the clean up of the area's rubbish strewn river is being forgotten.
A deluge washed out a closed landfill near Fox Glacier, leaving old garbage snagged on logs or buried… Audio
ANZ in court over Ross Asset Management crash
The ANZ Bank has spent the day trying to convince the court a claim against it for damages related to the crash of the Ross Asset Management company should be ruled out.
The investors say the bank… Audio
Covid-19: Cruise ship bookings drop dramatically
A travel agency says bookings for cruises have dropped by double digits, along with cancellations due to Covid-19.
House of Travel boss, Brent Thomas says generally people are concerned about whether… Video, Audio
Covid-19: What's happening at Auckland Airport?
As the novel coronavirus continues to spread, what are incoming passengers being told about Covid-19 when they arrive at Auckland Airport?
Checkpoint reporter Louise Ternouth spoke to passengers… Video, Audio
Covid-19: Arrival restrictions for Italy, Korea precautionary - Ardern
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says the extension of restrictions to cover North Italy and Korea was a balanced and precautionary approach.
Ardern told reporters Cabinet had also signed off on a $4… Audio
Covid-19: Two more tested in NZ after showing virus symptoms
Two more people here in New Zealand are being tested for Covid-19 coronavirus.
It comes as the government announced wider restrictions for travellers on Monday afternoon.
Those arriving from the… Audio
The key weapon in the Covid-19 fight? Hand washing
One of the weapons on the front line of the battle against corona-virus is believe it or not - hand washing.
Sounds simple doesn't it? But there is very much a right way and a wrong way to wash your… Video, Audio
Iwi companies unphased by poor 2019-2020 investment returns
Iwi companies worth billions of dollars are unphased by a year of poor returns.
A new report from consulting firm T-D-B Advisory found that most iwi are too reliant on investments in property and… Audio
Ardern 'devastated' at news of Al Noor mosque terror threat
The Prime Minister says she is devastated that members of the Al Noor mosque in Christchurch have been the target of a terror threat.
It's almost a year on from the March 15 terror attack, in which… Audio
Jacinda Ardern slams Shane Jones comments on Indian students
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has publicly reprimanded Cabinet Minister Shane Jones, labelling his language around Indian immigrants as "loose and wrong".
The New Zealand First MP said Indian… Video, Audio
Brutal treatment described in Hawke's Bay slavery trial
A teenage boy has described being beaten, stabbed and fed only stale food by the man accused of using him as slave in Hawke's Bay.
He is the last, and youngest, of the 13 complainants to give… Audio
Evening business for 2 March 2020
News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
Covid-19 and travel - what are your insurance rights?
So what impact will the spread of Covid-19 to at least 60 countries around the world have on travel? And what are your rights as a passenger if an epidemic becomes a pandemic? What protection does… Video, Audio