Lisa Owen

The trial of a former Dunedin doctor accused of murdering a teenage girl entered its second week in the High Court in Dunedin on Monday.

Venod Skantha is accused of stabbing 16-year-old Amber-Rose… Video, Audio

Across the ditch, huge areas of New South Wales are burning.

Three people have died and 100 others have been given medical assistance as early-season bushfires races through suburbia.

At least 150… Video, Audio

The government is looking to introduce a tough new law to ban so called "high risk individuals" from coming anywhere near guns - even legally owned ones.

A Firearms Prohibition order (FPO) could be… Video, Audio

The jury in the trial of the man accused of murdering Grace Millane has heard that he restricted the breathing of a woman he met on Tinder during sex.

Three women who met the accused on the dating… Video, Audio

Sonny Bill Williams move to Toronto was two years in the making.

The 34-year-old two time Rugby World Cup champion, serial code switcher and sometimes boxer, has confirmed he's signed with the… Video, Audio

A tenant moving into a brand new Auckland social housing complex says it's a dream come true to have a place of her own after being homeless.

The Salvation Army officially opened its $28 million… Video, Audio

Supporters of former Christchurch City Councillor Deon Swiggs have this afternoon filed court proceedings claiming the election result that ousted him was seriously compromised.

Mr Swiggs was accused… Video, Audio

Members of the public have again tied coloured ribbons to the fence around Auckland's Catholic Cathedral to honour victims of sexual abuse.

On Friday a survivor of abuse at the hands of a predatory… Video, Audio

Have you ever felt hungry but you just couldn't bring yourself to get off the couch and walk to the fridge?

It turns out it is not just humans that have varying levels of motivation when it comes to… Video, Audio

More than 200 people gathered at a Greytown marae as Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa celebrated the first person from their iwi to be knighted.

Sir Kim Workman was knighted in the New Year Honours, and… Video, Audio

TVs, shopping trolleys, beds, mattresses, even a gun. That is just some of the rubbish found by residents surrounding Christchurch's residential red zone.

The area used to be filled with houses, but… Video, Audio

Motels are reaping record amounts for housing the homeless - tens of millions of dollars every month. The government spend on motels has nearly tripled over the last year, with each stay costing on… Video, Audio

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

Sonny Bill Williams is now reportedly the highest paid player in either code of rugby in the world after confirmation of his move to the Toronto Wolfpack Super League club.

Williams' future was in… Video, Audio

"Shut it down" - that's the message to Oranga Tamariki from a prominent Māori leader.

The chair of the Whānau Ora Commissioning Agency,  Merepeka Raukawa-Tait, says Oranga Tamiriki has a toxic… Video, Audio

Probable blood stains on the carpet and evidence of a clean-up - those are some of the details the jury in the trial of the man accused of murdering Grace Millane heard on Friday.

Forensic experts… Video, Audio

There's still two very different views around the coalition cabinet table over partnership visas, but ministers are trying to appear united in the face of an angry backlash from Indian migrants.

The… Audio

Oranga Tamariki has apologised and admitted failings in the way it tried to remove a baby from her mother in Hawke's Bay earlier this year.

The agency says it will now make changes to its approach… Video, Audio

Warning: This story contains details that may be distressing to some readers.

Grace Millane's mother broke down and rushed out of the courtroom as the jury heard evidence about explicit photos taken… Video, Audio