Lisa Owen

An outbreak specialist says New Zealand needs to be thinking hard about its toolkit to tackle the deadly coronavirus that has so far taken six lives.

More than 440 people have been infected across… Audio

The Kingiitanga flag is no longer flying at Ihumātao, but the symbolic gesture isn't the end of the long-running land dispute.

There has been pressure on the government to come to a resolution before… Video, Audio

A Tasman woman who came within inches of being killed after a digger dropped a massive tree stump onto her truck is outraged that WorkSafe will not investigate the accident.

Pamela Coleman was… Video, Audio

Rally New Zealand will make history at Mt Smart Stadium when it returns as part of the World Rally Championship in Auckland.

On Tuesday organisers announced the stadium in Penrose will act as a hub… Audio

A mysterious smell - likened to rotting fish or dead animals - is continuing to plague Christchurch's eastern suburbs.

Residents in Bromley, Linwood and Woolston have been complaining about the… Audio

The head of Whānau Ora is warning the policy's Minister Peeni Henare that if he continues to allow government agencies to dip into their funding, he can kiss Māori progress goodbye.

It comes as… Audio

The baking January sun tends to lend itself more to cricket than rugby, but Super Rugby is already gearing up for kick-off. Video, Audio

Convicted drug smuggler Karel Sroubek has been refused early release from prison for the fourth time.

The Czech kick-boxer - also known as Jan Antolik - is four years into a six-year jail sentence… Video, Audio

More than 20 new district court judges have been appointed today in a bid to speed up trial times and improve people's access to justice.

Eleven new judges have been promoted to replace retiring… Audio

Two people have been arrested following two gang-related shootings in Ruatoria and Taradale over the weekend.

Mongrel Mob and Black Power members fought in Taradale on Sunday, and one man was shot… Audio

Farmers in Northland say they're becoming increasingly worried about water and feed reserves, as the region tracks toward a drought.

Widespread dry spells - with no significant rain forecast for the… Audio

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

The government says it remains focused on mitigating climate change impacts rather than preparing for climate refugees - despite a recent United Nations ruling.

In a landmark ruling, the UN has said… Audio

Airports in Australia are the latest to begin screening passengers flying in from the Chinese city of Wuhan, where a pneumonia-like virus has infected hundreds of people.

The number of people in… Audio

The destruction of Whānau Ora by stealth or a politically motivated public stoush - which is it?

A group of five prominent Māori kuia, including Dame Naida Glavish, Dame Tariana Turia,and Merepeka… Video, Audio

New Zealand firefighters who went over to the Australia to help with the bushfire effort have begun returning home.

RNZ reporter MacKenzie Smith was at Auckland Airport to hear of their experiences.

Parents and disability advocates say they are disappointed the government's overhaul of funded family care doesn't go far enough to fix some of the most critical problems in the system.

The changes… Audio

Telecommunications company Vodafone is giving its more than 2,000 workers an extra incentive to finish the summer weeks early. It has announced it will let employees leave at 2pm on Fridays during… Audio

Red tape, inflated land prices, rock-bottom interest rates, migration and speculation are fuelling New Zealand's runaway property market.

The 16th annual Demographia International Housing… Video, Audio

A huge dust storm has swept through the Australian city of Dubbo, with a cloud hundreds of metres high causing damage to a school and local businesses.

Dramatic footage shows a wall of dust… Video, Audio