Lisa Owen

Conservation Minister Eugenie Sage says significant changes are needed to save wildlife in the Hauraki Gulf.

It comes after a report released today by Auckland Council outlined unsustainable threats… Video, Audio

New Zealand's Ministry of Health is launching a public health campaign around coronavirus. Video, Audio

It has taken years of lobbying and court action to have Ihumātao recognised for its historic and cultural value, but mana whenua can finally breathe a sigh of relief.

The disputed Māngere site has… Audio

As the anniversary of the March 15 shootings approaches, the Prime Minister has met with families of three of the victims from Fiji.

Jacinda Ardern went to the Lautoka Mosque on Thursday - one of her… Audio

A comprehensive study of rape trials in New Zealand has sexual violence advocates calling for certain questions to be banned from the courtroom.

Law Professor Elisabeth McDonald from the University… Audio

Rich-listers gave the New Zealand First Foundation $100,000 in just one week.

But the donations have stayed secret until now because the individual payments fell below the level where donors' names… Video, Audio

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

Petrol could be set to drop by between 10 and 30 cents a litre at the pump as the government takes aim at the big oil companies over their pricing.

The government says companies have been making… Audio

The Restaurants Association says the government needs to "step up" with tax cuts, as many of its members report losses from the Covid-19 travel ban.

It says $50 million a week is being lost across… Video, Audio

Auckland University has put a freeze on hiring staff in a bid to claw back what it estimates will be $30 million in losses this semester due to the Covid-19 outbreak.

The university has about 2000… Video, Audio

The number of coronavirus cases in Italy has surged to 400 with the World Health Organisation confirming for the first time the virus is spreading faster outside China.

More than 80,000 people in 40… Video, Audio

A network of gun emplacements used to keep out a Japanese invasion during World War II have been given a new lease on life.

The concrete bunkers and underground ammunition rooms at the entry to… Video, Audio

Warning - recycling habits are proving dangerous in Auckland and someone could get seriously hurt, as canisters, lighter fluid cans and car parts biffed in the rubbish are the main suspects in a spate… Video, Audio

The coronavirus outbreak is threatening to ruin the Olympics in Japan and has already disrupted Kiwi athletes' preparations for the games.

Senior International Olympic Committee member Dick Pound… Audio

New Zealand Football is quietly confident after completing the next step in their joint bid with Australia to host the 2023 Women's World Cup.

With a final decision around three months away - a team… Audio

Following a major blunder last year in which NZ Golf bestowed the winner of the New Zealand Open with a fake korowai, it appears the organisation has learnt its lesson.

A pōwhiri with participation… Video, Audio

The Prime Minister has seen real poverty in Fiji but says despite some New Zealanders also living in hardship, doing nothing to help the Pacific isn't an option.

Jacinda Ardern visited a settlement… Audio

The Immigration Minister is delegating more of his decision making to officials in the wake of the botched handling of Czech drug runner Karel Sroubek's deportation appeal.

Iain Lees-Galloway… Audio

The government wants to see if people will warm to the idea of doing away with their high-emitting coal and wood burners.

They're also looking at tougher air quality standards, by monitoring smaller… Audio