Lisa Owen
NZ First to review donation handling after SFO investigation
NZ First plans to review the way it handles donations. The move follows news the Serious Fraud Office is investigating the NZ First Foundation, after the Electoral Commission concluded donations to it… Video, Audio
Chris Finlayson in legal challenge to RNZ Concert changes
The Prime Minister has made it clear she will fight to keep RNZ Concert on an FM frequency.
Jacinda Ardern says she's frustrated RNZ pushed ahead with announcing proposed changes to RNZ Concert, when… Audio
Ardern fighting to keep RNZ Concert on FM radio
The Prime Minister has made it clear she will fight to keep RNZ Concert on an FM frequency.
Jacinda Ardern says she's frustrated RNZ pushed ahead with announcing proposed changes to RNZ Concert, when… Audio
Taika Waititi wins Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay
Taika Waititi has won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for his World War Two comedy Jojo Rabbit.
The film was nominated for six awards in total, but has so far missed out on Best… Audio
Health officials urge NZers back from China to isolate selves
Meanwhile, health authorities here are urging several thousand New Zealanders who've recently returned from China to register with a new helpline if they're in self-imposed quarantine.
The Ministry… Audio
Coronavirus: Life aboard the quarantined Diamond Princess ship
Food delivered outside your door, fresh towels if you're lucky, but no clean sheets, and only short bursts of fresh air.
For nearly 4,000 people aboard the Diamond Princess, this is no cruise.
… Video, Audio
NZ pilots worried about Auckland Airport main runway
New Zealand airline pilots are worried about the safety of Auckland Airport's main runway, with reports of 30 centimetre chunks of concrete coming loose where planes land.
A number of flights were… Audio
Govt admits no clear data on state sector carbon emmissions
The government has set its sights on cutting carbon emissions in the state sector but admits it has no real information on what impact its own agencies are having on the environment.
Figures released… Video, Audio
Mongrel Mob member gets life for murder
A Mongrel Mob member found guilty of murder yelled "I didn't do that" and "I've been framed" at his sentencing in court on Friday.
Warren Pay was found guilty of murdering 29-year-old Faapaia… Audio
Coronavirus: Quarantined cruise ship passenger demands info
More than 3,700 passengers remain in quarantine on the Diamond Princess cruise ship now docked at Yokohama.
More than 60 passengers have now been diagnosed with the coronovirus including one New… Video, Audio
Locals muck in to clean up after Mataura flooding
And while the mop-up is underway for residents in Mataura, locals are rallying together to muck in and help.
RNZ reporter Sarah Robson put her gumboots on and went to check out how it's going. Audio
Evening business for 7 February 2020
News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
Auklanders on tank water desperate, stressed in dry weather
Desperate and stressful - that's how water companies in Auckland are describing severe shortages crippling some families on tank supplies.
There are a limited number of refill pumps for water… Audio
Mataura flooding: Civil Defence Minister boosts relief funds
The clean up is underway in Southland after days of flooding and some people are just starting to understand the extent of damage to their homes and towns.
Authorities in Southland say up to 30 homes… Audio
RNZ will stay commercial free in future - Kris Faafoi
The broadcasting minister is adamant that RNZ National will remain commercial-free under any new media set-up with TVNZ.
Kris Faafoi confirmed that work will begin on a business case for creating a… Video, Audio
Southland flooding: Crowds in limbo as Gore evacuated
It's been a day of limbo for people at evacuation centres in Gore. Hundreds of households were forced to move to higher ground, or seek shelter at four community centres, as the Mataura RIver lapped… Audio
Coronavirus: NZ live crayfish destined for China to go back in sea
Thousands of live crayfish caught in New Zealand could be released back into the wild due to trade disruptions with China.
Between 150 to 180 tonnes of live rock lobster are stuck in pots and tanks… Audio
Air NZ Wuhan evacuation flight lands in Auckland
At Auckland Airport the Air New Zealand plane carrying nearly 200 people who were stranded in Wuhan has touched down.
The flight picked up 190 people from Wuhan, the epicentre of the virus outbreak.
…Mataura flooding - latest update
RNZ Otago-Southland reporter Timothy Brown is at a cordon just south of Mataura, which is about halfway between Gore and Invercargill.
Residents there have heightened fears about the possibility of a… Audio
Hawke's Bay growers disappointed at ban on taking river water
Hawke's Bay fruit and vegetable growers say they'll be hit hard by a ban on taking water from two rivers, as levels drop in hot, dry weather.
The ban on the Tukituki and Waipawa rivers and streams… Audio