Lisa Owen

Sir Robert Jones says he's never read a petition which called for his knighthood to be revoked, and he claims defamed him.

The petition was started by filmmaker Renae Maihi following comments he made… Video, Audio

The jury in the trial of a woman who fatally stabbed her abusive partner has heard a 111 call made the night he died. Karen Ruddelle is on trial in the High Court in Auckland accused of murdering… Video, Audio

Search crews continue to scour Mt Aspiring National Park for a missing British tramper while her family and friends wait for news.

Stephanie Simpson left to go tramping over the weekend around Mt… Audio

Investigators fighting online child exploitation say their job is getting tougher by the day.

In January a 40-year-old teacher was stopped at Auckland airport and found carrying child sexual abuse… Video, Audio

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

New Zealand First leader Winston Peters is distancing himself from the foundation at the centre of a potential Serious Fraud Office investigation.

Following an Electoral Commission investigation into… Video, Audio

The Minister for Police has slammed white collar crime as the driving force behind New Zealand's drug trade.

Stuart Nash says that while gangs seem like the main offenders, it's the well-dressed… Audio

RNZ's chief executive has admitted the public broadcaster did not ask for an additional FM frequency for its proposed youth channel before going public with plans to take Concert off FM in favour of… Video, Audio

A trip to the supermarket rarely ends without a trolley full of plastic these days - but Countdown has kicked off a trial to keep more of its produce plastic free.

Over a tonne of plastic is… Video, Audio

The disability sector is in the grip of a funding crisis that's a tragedy waiting to happen, according to the NZ Disability Support Network.

Its comments follow Checkpoint revealing Laura Fergusson… Video, Audio

A Samoan man brought to New Zealand for horticultural work in Hawke's Bay was allegedly not paid for 17 months and was beaten if he didn't perform chores at home.

The man who is charged with the… Audio

The Prime Minister has made it clear she will fight to keep RNZ Concert on an FM frequency.

Jacinda Ardern has expressed frustration at RNZ pushing ahead with announcing proposed changes to its… Video, Audio

The Labour Party isn't committing to any coalition partners ahead of this year's election, despite the Māori Party wanting the two to work together.

The Māori Party supported the previous National… Audio

At the Oscars Taika Waititi has won Best Adapted Screenplay for his film JoJo Rabbit.

He missed out on Best Picture, which went to the South Korean film Parasite.

At the ceremony was the film's… Video, Audio

The government has announced a campaign to vaccinate the lost generation of New Zealanders who helped spur the measles epidemic.

It wants to reach about 350-thousand people aged between 15 to 29 who… Audio

The first day of the defamation trial taken by Sir Bob Jones has kicked off at the Wellington High Court to a packed gallery.

It relates to a petition by filmmaker Renae Maihi, who called for Sir… Audio

South Auckland train commuters are facing more disruption tonight, as work on a fire damaged signal box continues.

Trains between Newmarket and Penrose ground to a halt this morning, extending some… Video, Audio

A lawyer representing a woman on trial for murdering her abusive partner says she was entitled to protect herself.

Karen Anne Ruddelle is on trial for murdering her partner Joseph Ngapera in their… Audio

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

It's been a week since rain battered Southland, causing widespread flooding, evacuations and road closures.

The region has extended its state of emergency until next Tuesday as residents, businesses… Audio