Lisa Owen
Evening business for Thursday 28 November
News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
Ihumātao: Fletcher signals resolution imminent in land dispute
Fletcher Building is signalling a resolution over the Ihumātao land dispute is imminent, but won't be drawn on who it could sell the land to or for how much.
Fletcher fronted several hundred of its… Audio
Ardern apologises 'wholeheartedly' to Erebus victims' families
The Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has apologised "wholeheartedly" to the families of the 257 people lost in the Erebus disaster for the first time, in a ceremony marking the 40th anniversary of the… Video, Audio
Document leak: Why the NZ First Foundation was set up
Key documents about a mysterious foundation loaning money to New Zealand First have been leaked to RNZ detailing why the New Zealand First Foundation was set up, how it would operate and who knew… Video, Audio
Measles crisis in Samoa - latest details
Checkpoint's Alex Perottet and Logan Church are in Samoa, where 39 people so far have died after contracting measles.
Alex Perrottet has the latest details. Video, Audio
Samoa measles epidemic: Death toll reaches 39
In Samoa the death toll from the country's measles epidemic has risen to 39, following six more deaths in the past 24 hours.
It is the third day in a row the deaths have risen, as the government… Video, Audio
Venod Skantha found guilty of murdering Amber-Rose Rush
Former Dunedin doctor Venod Skantha has been found guilty of murdering 16-year-old Amber-Rose Rush. RNZ Otago-Southland reporter Timothy Brown joins us with the details. Audio
Heartbreak for some as abandoned heritage church demolished
Heartbroken supporters of a heritage church building in west Auckland watched as it was demolished on Wednesday.
A small group of locals gathered outside St Andrews Sunday School Hall in New Lynn to… Video, Audio
Dump levy to be raised in effort to reduce landfill waste
The government is proposing boosts to the cost of dumping waste, in an effort to reduce the amount of rubbish going in landfills.
Under a proposal announced on Wednesday morning, the landfill levy… Video, Audio
Comancheros senior, Auckland lawyer admit money laundering
A top player with Comancheros motorcycle gang and an Auckland lawyer have admitted laundering millions of dollars in ill-gotten gains.
Lawyer Andrew Simpson was named for the first time on Wednesday… Audio
Drivers, get out of the way - emergency services' plea
That's the message from emergency services frustrated with Auckland drivers who are blocking their way as they rush to critical incidents, lights flashing and sirens blazing.
Dash cam footage… Video, Audio
'Ulterior motives' for NZ visa delays - immigration experts
The immigration industry is crying foul over what it says is 'Trump-style extreme vetting' - aimed at keeping a lid on immigration numbers.
The number of new residents to New Zealand is the lowest… Audio
Evening business for 27 November 2019
News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
Australian ex-cop blasts National's 'Strike Force Raptor' plan
A former Australian detective has ridiculed the National Party's zero-tolerance approach to gangs, saying the strategy has been a disaster across the ditch.
The Opposition is pitching a police unit -… Video, Audio
Northland power cut: Transpower still trying to find cause
Transpower says it is still trying to figure out what caused a massive power outage to the top of the North Island on Wednesday.
A circuit supplying power to Northland and the Far North tripped… Audio
Suicide Prevention Office a 'bittersweet milestone' - Ardern
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has described the opening of a Suicide Prevention Office a "bitter-sweet milestone".
The office was one of the key recommendations of the Mental Health and Addiction… Audio
Whangarei rodeo cancellation a blip, not trend - association
The Rodeo Association says the cancellation of one its summer events is a blip, not a trend, and is confident rodeo's popularity is not waning in the face of opposition.
Animal welfare group SAFE… Audio
Death toll rises to 33 in Samoa measles epidemic
There's been another death in Samoa's measles epidemic, bringing the toll to 33.
All but four of the deaths are children - under the age of four - including one who died in the past day.
About 200… Video, Audio
Amber-Rose Rush murder trial: Jury retires to decide verdict
The jury in the High Court murder trial of Venod Skantha has retired to decide if the former Dunedin Hospital doctor is guilty.
The 32-year-old denies killing 16-year-old Amber-Rose Rush in her… Audio
Samoa in panic as measles spreads, 32 killed
The Samoa Red Cross says people in the Pacific nation are panicking, with 32 people confirmed dead from measles.
There are almost 2,500 people infected, with 176 of them in hospital.
There has been… Video, Audio