Lisa Owen

The Former Auditor-General Martin Matthews is petitioning Parliament to reopen his case, claiming MPs "held a gun to his head" to force his resignation.

Mr Matthews resigned in 2017, just hours… Audio

Thousands of commuters in Auckland will have their ride home from work disrupted this evening as a third of the city's buses remain out of action due to a heated industrial dispute.

Drivers working… Video, Audio

A massive rescue operation is underway following an eruption on White Island in the Bay of Plenty at 2:11pm on Wednesday.

Initially it was believed 100 people were on or around the island at the… Video, Audio

In the Bay of Plenty a massive rescue operation is underway following an eruption on White Island at around 2:11pm when about 50 people were on or around the island.

At least 20 have been injured, a… Video, Audio

The police officer who arrested Jules Mikus for the murder of Napier schoolgirl Teresa Cormack in 2002, says he "despised" the "cold and calculating" killer and won't be mourning his passing.

… Video, Audio

The death toll from Samoa's measles epidemic has reached 70, with two deaths recorded in the past 24 hours.

It's the 13th day in a row the toll has risen and the total number of cases since October… Audio

Travellers are welcoming the reopening of a road connecting the lower South Island to the north.

On Saturday, the Rangitata River breached its banks, flooding the only two bridges allowing road… Audio

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

Things may be looking up for Franz Josef with the Transport Agency hoping to have the badly damaged road to the north open before Christmas.

The news will be a welcome relief to tourism businesses in… Video, Audio

St John Ambulance has confirmed that some patients on White Island are in a critical condition. St John's Director of Operations Norma Laine told RNZ reporter Katie Doyle several have burns and will… Video, Audio

A massive rescue operation is underway following an eruption on White Island at around 2.11pm Monday, that sent a plume of ash and steam 12,000 feet into the air.

Around 50 are understood to be on or… Video, Audio

Aucklanders' potato peels and apple cores are destined for greater things with the council rolling out a city wide composting scheme that will see food scraps recycled into useful stuf,; like heat and… Video, Audio

Mums-to-be in a Bay of Plenty town say it's unfair to close their only birthing centre at short notice.

The District Health Board has closed the Opotiki Primary Maternity Unit for four months until… Video, Audio

A doctor who has been on the front line of Samoa's measles epidemic believes infectious diseases and poor vaccination rates pose a greater challenge to the world then terrorism.

Hawaii's Lt Governor… Video, Audio

Cabinet minister Kris Faafoi says he's said some dumb things - but did not do the wrong thing in his dealings with Jason Kerrison over an immigration case.

The lead singer of the band OPSHOP… Video, Audio

Visitors to Te Papa will have the chance to immerse themselves in the psychedelic multi-verse of Alice's Wonderland with the opening of a new exhibition.

The interactive experience celebrates the… Video, Audio

Scientists are trying to get ahead of the game and discover how concussions and repeated injuries affect the human brain in sport.

New Zealand's only 'brain bank' is asking rugby players and boxers… Audio

In the United States the war of words in Washington DC is reaching fever pitch as Democrats push forward with impeachment charges against President Donald Trump.

There are allegations of nervous… Video, Audio

The small Otago township of Kurow is in shock after a well-known local was shot dead during a confrontation with armed police on Thursday night.

Police were called to the home of the man, whose name… Audio

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