Lisa Owen

A right royal mess. The High Commissioner to the UK, Phil Goff, has apologised to the Maori King for not following tikanga at an event in London.

The faux pas happened during a gathering of New… Audio

New Zealand will host the first ever women's top six rugby series in October.

The nine match tournament will traverse the country engaging with fans from the far north to the deep south.

RNZ sports… Video, Audio

Concerns over cheap, high alcohol, single serve beer sales is one of the reasons police are opposing the renewal of a Dunedin supermarket's liquor licence.

In submissions to the council, police say… Video, Audio

Auckland Council has won a long running battle to restrict hours of alcohol sales at supermarkets and put a freeze on new bottle shops opening in vulnerable neighbourhoods.

The Supreme Court today… Audio

A vital part that failed with the Interislander ferry Kaitaki adrift and floating towards rocks in high winds, was long overdue for replacement.

KiwiRail is still not following recommended… Video, Audio

The government has rolled out its long-awaited health plan to ease pressure on hospitals this coming winter season.

Wait times for emergency care were the worst on record last winter.

Now, a… Audio

Despite the best efforts of Parliament's speaker to explain exactly why defecting MP Meka Whaitiri still has a job, some of us are more confused than ever about the tangled web of rules, laws and… Video, Audio

Dozens of royal family mega-fans have set up camp near Buckingham Palace - braving the chilly London nights just to catch a glimpse of King Charles on Coronation day.

Final preparations are underway… Audio

A human rights lawyer is appalled at what she says is cynical behaviour from the Ministry of Social Development in offering compensation to victims of state abuse.

While survivors wait for an… Audio

School's out at Albany Senior High for two days as health workers trace the contacts of a measles case - but it could be longer.

A student with measles was at school while infectious last week… Video, Audio

The wet weather may have stopped in Whakatāne but its mayor is reminding residents not be complacent after a deluge of rain submerged parts of the town.

The district council is warning residents… Audio

It's no master move winning over defecting MP Meka Whaitiri according to the co-leader of Labour's Māori caucus Willie Jackson.

But he's still in the dark about her reasons for leaving because she… Video, Audio

"Our little warrior" - a mother's words in court as the man who brutally killed her daughter was sentenced to life in jail.

Lena Zhang Harrap was murdered in September 2021, while out on her daily… Audio

The Black Caps have fallen to their third straight loss in a week as their testing tour of Pakistan continues.

After the T20 series ended in a stalemate, Pakistan have wrapped up the one-day series… Video, Audio

Tired, sore, and fighting hallucinations. Thirty-three-year-old Jono Ridler came ashore at Campbells Bay on Auckland's North Shore last night after a record breaking 33 hour swim, from Aotea Great… Video, Audio

Meka Whaitiri's explosive exit from Labour is still rocking Parliament - as Opposition MPs call on her to give up her seat altogether.

Parliament's Speaker though has reaffirmed the renegade can stay… Audio

A rural Bay of Plenty town is struggling so much to attract doctors, that its only GP is flying in unvaccinated South Island locums who can't find work elsewhere.

Bernard Conlon is currently the sole… Audio

Hawke's Bay locals are onto their third cyclone recovery minister in just five weeks after former Labour Minister Meka Whaitiri's surprise defection.

She anounced she's switching allegiances to the… Video, Audio

A district councillor is taking on his own local body about the way it charges development levies.

Manawatū District councillor Andrew Quarrie says ratepayers are being ripped off, but the council… Audio