Lisa Owen

In what is a first in New Zealand, a casino is applying to increase the number pokie machines it has in return for closing down some table games.

SkyCity's Hamilton casino wants to add 60 machines to… Audio

Royal fans at Auckland's Viaduct couldn't believe their luck when Prince Charles and Camilla the Duchess of Cornwall shook their hands.

It's the couple's second full day in the country - part of a… Video, Audio

A new national interest test to the sale of sensitive and high risk assets to overseas buyers will be applied under changes announced on Tuesday.

It's part of a suite of new rules that will be… Audio

A mouth full of pain that never goes away.

That's how one beneficiary has described living with the ongoing suffering that comes with her dental problems - which are too expensive for her to fix.

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The head of the New Zealand Breakers basketball franchise says he doesn't see troubled star player Glen Rice Junior playing for the team again.

The former NBA player ran into troubles in his American… Audio

Dame Kiri Te Kanawa says she's thrilled and honoured that Auckland's former ASB Theatre has been named after her, almost 30 years after she officially opened the building.

This morning a cultural… Video, Audio

A firerarms dealer has revealed that the accused Christchurch mosque shooter purchased more than 2300 rounds of ammunition online, less than three months after obtaining his firearms license.

The… Audio

The former doctor accused of murdering Amber-Rose Rush lied about his mother's death to save his job at Dunedin Hospital, a High Court jury has been told.

Venod Skantha is on trial for the… Audio

A donations scandal is once again looming for New Zealand First, but the party leader and Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters remains defiant.

News reports on Tuesday raise questions about how the… Audio

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

While the government moves closer to a resolution at disputed Ihumātao, the long-time protesters and occupiers of the land remain on the sideline.

Sources have told RNZ the Crown is considering… Video, Audio

Samoa has confirmed that sixteen people have died from measles, as New Zealand sends more nurses to help contain the escalating epidemic.

There are warnings that people travelling to Samoa over the… Audio

Accessing good dental care is not easy for thousands for low income New Zealanders, and for one woman, it is an unaffordable dream, as she cannot take on more debt.

Work and Income is funding at… Video, Audio

Warning: This story includes content that may be upsetting to some people.

A lawyer for the man accused of killing Grace Millane has told a jury while they might find his actions after her death… Video, Audio

Not all heroes wear capes... Marley the labrador was a key player in the rescue of a small dog being swept out to sea at Petone beach on Sunday as its upset elderly owner watched on unable to help.

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Landlords and tenants are reacting to the government's proposed changes to rental laws, with some concerned that removing the 90-day termination notice will lead to unmovable 'tenants from hell'.

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A forestry company with close links to New Zealand First has revealed it applied for $15 million in funding from the Provincial Growth Fund.

Brian Henry, who's Winston Peters' lawyer and New Zealand… Audio

The so-called Disney classics need a parental guidance warning - that is the call of a US Professor in American Studies.

Disney's new streaming service has added a disclaimer to a number of its… Video, Audio

The lawyer of a man jailed for 21 months for distributing the video of the Christchurch mosque shooting says his client's actions don't warrant a jail sentence.

Philip Arps is appealing against his… Audio

Tens of thousands of McDonald's workers are in for boost to their wallets after they were found to have been underpaid in a nationwide payroll bungle that's expected to cost billions of dollars to… Audio