Lisa Owen

The government has found 4 billion dollars down the back of the couch ahead of next week's Budget.

The money was freed up after ministers were told to go away and find ways to save money and… Audio

The Transport Minister has promised the new link to the Coromandel Peninsula will be put in place fast.

But for some residents and businesses, "early next year" is still a long way away.

State… Video, Audio

Code-switching star Roger Tuivasa-Sheck appears to be on the outer at the Blues after confirming his return to rugby league next season.

Blues coach Leon MacDonald has named his game day 23 for… Video, Audio

A father, who stopped his son going on a fatal school caving expedition because of safety concerns says the trip should never have gone ahead and someone needs to be held responsible.

Whangārei Boys… Video, Audio

It lacks rigour and coherence and will not prepare students for the rest of high school or tertiary education.

That's the damming conclusion of a top private Auckland girls' school that's dumping… Video, Audio

The government plans to tweak liquor laws so pubs can stay open during Rugby World Cup games that are played outside of normal trading hours.

Justice Minister Kiri Allan says the amendment to the Act… Video, Audio

The tourism industry wants to rebuild better than ever, saying a new era is ahead.

More than 1500 travel delegates are in Otautahi for the country's biggest tourism business event, TRENZ, this week.

To the Coromandel Peninsula where they've had their fourth major storm in five months.

Businesses and locals are feeling the effects of their fragile roading network - and the lashing of severe… Video, Audio

National's leader Christopher Luxon has unequivocally ruled out working with Te Pāti Māori to form a government after the election.

It follows a turbulent period for the parties on the left - with… Audio

In a world first, bunk beds could offer Air New Zealand travellers some respite from the torture of sleepless long haul flights.

From next year the national carrier's offering so called Skynest rest… Video, Audio

New Zealand Rugby have announced a hook up with the Japan Rugby Union with the promise of more matches between the countries in Japan over the next four years.

The agreement will see the two unions… Video, Audio

West Auckland residents are dealing with an all too familiar reality, after being hit yet again by severe weather.

Fast and ferocious flooding swamped the area yesterday.. in the space of a few… Video, Audio

'A much loved son and brother' who died on a school caving trip. There's been an outpouring of grief in Whangārei, where the 15-year-old was a student at Whangārei Boys High.

The caves that claimed… Video, Audio

Secondary teachers across the South Island walked off the job today, calling for salary increases that match inflation.

It's the first of three regional strikes across the country planned for this… Audio

West Auckland residents are dealing with yet another severe event, with some residents forced to leave their homes again, because of flooding.

Our reporter Louise Ternouth is there and joins us now.

In a grab for rural votes, ACT is standing former Federated Farmer president Andrew Hoggard is the normally blue set of Rangitikei.

Mr Hoggard, a Manawatu farmer, quit the presidency early to end… Video, Audio