Lisa Owen

Ex-Minister Meka Whaitiri has made a dramatic Parliamentary debut as an independent MP - her first time coming face-to-face with her former Labour colleagues.

Her entrance saw the leaders of Te Pāti… Audio

"We are back here again Auckland". The words of MetService meteorologist Georgina Griffiths as she started her briefing to the city earlier this afternoon.

Auckland has had 90 percent of its annual… Video, Audio

Amrita Aujla's house was inundated in the Auckland Anniverary weekend floods and her west Auckland neghbourhood has been hit again today.

She's also part of the advocay group for affect residents -… Video, Audio

Police have cordoned off the road near the Abbey Caves in Whangārei. Checkpoint reporter Tom Taylor is there with the details. Audio

One student remains missing tonight after an outdoor education class from Whangārei Boys High school became trapped in nearby Abbey Caves during an excursion this morning.

A Whangārei resident lives… Audio

Auckland remains under a state of emergency following flash flooding. Mayor Wayne Brown is in Sydney.

He made the declaration remotely and has delegated his powers to Deputy Mayor Desley Simpson. She… Video, Audio

In Auckland alone we send 100,000 tonnes of food waste to landfill every year. Now food scrap bins are being rolled out across the city to help use that food for fuel, at the country's first… Video, Audio

After two months of using a dinghy, a husband and wife stranded by Cyclone Gabrielle can now leave home on a slightly less precarious river crossing.

The storm's heavy rain swelled the Manawatū… Video, Audio

Nelson has long been known for its "Sunshine Wages" but a new report shows they have fallen to 14 percent below the national average.

At just over $60,000 dollars a year - they are the lowest average… Audio

The boss of the Warriors major sponsor has called out the NRL referees after what he says is "cheating of the highest order".

One New Zealand chief executive Jason Paris vented on social media… Audio

A Christchurch trust working with at-risk youth is one of more than 130 to have their funding cut by Oranga Tamariki.

The Youth Alive Trust has been around for more than three decades and runs… Video, Audio

Retailers are warning insurance hikes in the wake of ram raids and other crime could force many out of business.

Retail New Zealand says the rising costs mean more than eighty percent of its members… Audio

ACT wants to spend half a billion dollars building youth detention centres that would be run by the Department of Corrections, if it is in government.

The party says young law breakers need to be… Video, Audio

When it comes to catching a wave, Hāwea Flat - just outside Wānaka, isn't the first place that springs to mind.

But that's about change with the launch of YourWave - essentially what happens when a… Video, Audio

A vital part that failed leaving an Interislander ferry drifting towards rocks in high winds, should have been replaced years ago.

There were nearly a thousand people on board the Kaitaki when it… Video, Audio

After more than two months, Aucklanders can finally head back to their famous black sand surf beach, Piha.

Cyclone Gabrielle left a wave of destuction on the region's west coast, meaning only Piha… Video, Audio