Lisa Owen

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

The Prime Minister has announced a joint New Zealand-Australian operation to evacuate people stuck in China due to the Wuhan corona virus outbreak.

The death toll caused by the respiratory illness… Audio

The government has accused National of sitting on his hands for nine years and touting so called "ghost" projects that were never actually funded.

That's something National says is simply not true.

… Video, Audio

The government is touting the multi-billion-dollar infrastructure package as the biggest investment in a generation - but National is accusing it of just dusting off plans it was progressing when it… Video, Audio

The Serious Fraud Office has filed criminal charges against four people in relation to electoral donations paid into a National Party bank account.

It comes after former National MP Jami-Lee Ross… Video, Audio

New Zealand Rugby has launched a series of videos aimed at encouraging men to open up about issues like relationships, violence and mental health.

The videos feature personal stories from current and… Video, Audio

Hutt Valley District Health Board's maternity ward has been slammed for what is being called a "pattern of poor care" for babies and their mothers.

Commissioner Rose Wall says the DHB failed to… Audio

An Auckland woman whose daughter is stuck in Wuhan says the New Zealand government needs to act fast if it decides to evacuate its citizens and residents.

There are 53 New Zealanders registered as… Audio

Hundreds of people are arriving in New Zealand every day on flights from China to New Zealand - but so far only one person has come forward to get a health check at the border.

Health staff are… Audio

On average New Zealanders eat about 5kg of chocolate each year.

Now local chocolate maker Whittakers is expanding it's Porirua factory - so it can keep up with demand and better control the quality… Video, Audio

The Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson has spoken out against roaming armed police, an initiative backed by the Police Minister, in the Greens annual State of the Planet speech.

She spoke on… Video, Audio

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

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The son of a National MP has suddenly pleaded guilty to animal cruelty offences on Tuesday afternoon.

Barbara Kuriger's son… Audio

In the Pacific, where several countries are already dealing with epidemics, some countries have taken extreme measures to try and halt the spread of the new coronavirus.

While authorities say the… Video, Audio

New Zealanders stranded at the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak face a long and uncertain wait - with dwindling hopes that they might be evacuated.

Dozens of New Zealand citizens are stuck in… Audio

The date is set for the 2020 general election - Saturday, September 19.

As well as electing a new government, voters will also decide whether they want voluntary euthanasia and recreational cannabis… Video, Audio

Many in Los Angeles and around the world are mourning after US basketball legend Kobe Bryant and his daughter were among nine people killed in a helicopter crash in the city of Calabasas, California… Audio

It's not a question of if the deadly coronavirus will make to New Zealand but rather when, according to local health officials.

So far, it has infected more than 2,750 people, most of them in China… Video, Audio

The Silver Ferns have started the year on a high, winning netball's inaugural Nations Cup in London after beating Jamaica 67-56.

The side is quite different to the one that captured the World Cup… Video, Audio

Sexist, misogynistic and an attack on the leadership of Māori women - that is how recent remarks by Shane Jones have been described, after he called Ihumātao protest leader Pania Newton a young… Video, Audio