Lisa Owen

The government is moving under urgency in the house to ban foreign political donations of more than $50.

The move was only announced on Tuesday, but the government will be looking to hold all three… Audio

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

The government is proposing to make it legal to buy a maximum of 14 grams of cannabis a day.

That's one of the proposals in legislation unveiled on Tuesday afternoon by the Justice Minister, Andrew… Video, Audio

As Samoa struggles to deal with the deadly measles epidemic, people are flocking to a traditional healer in desperation.

Last week the government repeatedly shut down a man claiming to have a medical… Video, Audio

The Health Ministry will be reminding doctors all people under 18 years old can get a free measles jab in New Zealand regardless of their citizenship, after a Samoan toddler was reportedly turned down… Video, Audio

An unimmunised toddler has landed in Samoa on Tuesday afternoon, after being refused a measles vaccine in New Zealand.

The 15-month-old boy had been visiting New Zealand with his family but had been… Video, Audio

Staff at the New Zealand headquarters of oil and gas company OMV were forced work from home today after environmentalists blockaded its New Plymouth offices.

The Austrian firm says it had safety… Video, Audio

Vaccinations in Samoa will be compulsory following the measles epidemic which has so far claimed 53 lives.

In the past hour, the Samoan Prime Minister has addressed the nation declaring the… Audio

A cruise ship company has apologised to Bay of Plenty iwi and members of the public after their non-Māori staff donned fake moko and performed a pōwhiri for tourists.

Photos of the incident were… Video, Audio

The police say the government's gun buyback programme will continue - despite a privacy breach being blamed on a software update.

Police have shut down the gun buyback website after being alerted to… Video, Audio

Many Aucklanders' have had a cheap commute to start the week, thanks to a bevy of free bus rides.

About half of Auckland's bus drivers are telling passengers that they can ride for free due to a… Audio

In Samoa, Checkpoint's Alex Perrottet has the latest update, that the government has made it compulsory for all people to have the MMR vaccine. Video, Audio

Artificial intelligence, solar powered cameras and special ambassadors are the latest initiatives to encourage responsible camping this summer.

Tourism Minister Kelvin Davis announced the new… Video, Audio

The government's plan to give all state schools up to $400,000 each for extra property maintenance could end up in court.

Integrated schools have been excluded from the deal and they say that breaks… Video, Audio

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

On Monday, December 2, 53 people have died in Samoa from measles, many of them young children.

Nineteen children are in critical care in hospital and there are hundreds of new infections daily.

New… Video, Audio

In Samoa the death toll from measles is now fifty three following the deaths of five more children overnight.

In the past hour the Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says 54 New Zealand medical personnel… Video, Audio

The disqualification of a teenage Thai weightlifter at the Youth Olympics has seen New Zealand's Kanah Andrews-Nahu promoted to bronze.

Supatchanin Khamhaeng won the super-heavyweight division for… Audio

Preschoolers are being wrongly labelled as overweight and obese, which could be setting them up for a fatter future.

New research published in the New Zealand Medical Journal criticises the use of… Audio