Lisa Owen

More than 1300 people have now died after contracting Covid-19 coronavirus. But what is it actually like to have the flu-like virus? US Rebecca Frasure has coronavirus, but does not appear to be… Video, Audio

RNZ's chief executive Paul Thompson and board chair Dr Jim Mather faced intense questioning by MPs this morning after a week of controversy.

RNZ announced last week Concert FM would move off FM and… Video, Audio

The government has announced a $300 million package to tackle homelessness. It cannot come soon enough for an Auckland mother and her six children who are desperate for somewhere to live after their… Audio

New Zealand First Leader Winston Peters has said he was involved in having a photograph taken of journalists Guyon Espiner of RNZ and Matt Shand of Stuff, and of the former New Zealand First President… Video, Audio

A regional park north of Auckland is almost doubling in size, giving outdoors enthusiasts a whole lot more recreational access to the coast.

Auckland Council has bought almost 100 hectares of private… Video, Audio

An American scientist is hopeful a human clinical trial in China will prove an anti-viral drug originally tested on Ebola will work against coronavirus. Video, Audio

The Ministry of Health says they will be forced to take action if people who have recently returned from China don't self-isolate in response to the coronavirus outbreak.

Around 4000 people have not… Video, Audio

Te Puni Kōkiri has confirmed to Māori MPs that money earmarked for Whānau Ora services does sit with other government agencies.

It backs up concerns held by prominent Māori claimants, including Dame… Audio

Almost 10,000 tonnes of hazardous waste from Tiwai Point's aluminium smelter, so-called ouvea premix, was at risk from the flooding in Southland last week.

Gore District Council had said they had… Video, Audio

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

Another wave of passengers infected with coronavirus have been taken off the Diamond Princess cruise ship docked in quarantine in Yokohama.

Thirty-nine more people onboard have tested positive for… Video, Audio

Tauranga's mayor says people are angry and scared after two people were found dead at a house in a rural area near the popular McLaren Falls.

A homicide investigation has been launched, but the… Video, Audio

New Zealand First leader Winston Peters is teasing a tell-all on the secretive New Zealand First Foundation on his Facebook page on Wednesday night to set the record straight on what he says are "the… Audio

Plans to scale-back RNZ Concert appear to have been completely scrapped, with management telling staff that they're going back to the drawing board.

Chief executive Paul Thompson told affected staff… Video, Audio

Flaxmere residents say they're shocked and devastated that a young child has been seriously injured and brain damaged in a beating at unknown hands two weeks ago.

They're urging those who have… Audio

The owner of a Flaxmere property where a four-year-old boy suffered critical injuries says he rented the Ramsey Crescent property about a year ago to a woman and three young children but had no idea… Audio

Rubbish from an old landfill in Gore has been exposed by the floodwaters.

The banks of the Waikaka Stream, which runs past a popular park and playground in Gore, have been washed away, following… Video, Audio

RNZ's chief executive has confirmed Concert will stay on an FM frequency but says a proposed new youth radio network is also likely to go ahead.

RNZ's board met after the Prime Minister revealed she… Video, Audio

The police are appealing for information after a boy was beaten and critically injured at a Ramsey Crescent address in Flaxmere at the end of January.

The four-year-old boy is in a serious condition… Video, Audio

Leaders across the political spectrum have paid tribute to former Prime Minister Mike Moore on the first sitting day in Parliament.

They told the story of his humble beginnings, to becoming a major… Video, Audio