Lisa Owen
'Some mud needs to be thrown' - farmers at Fonterra AGM
Fonterra shareholders are frustrated and want accountability after turbulent times for the country's biggest company.
About 200 farmers gathered in Invercargill for the dairy giant's annual general… Audio
Evening Business for 7 November 2019
News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
Investigation after climbers fall to deaths on Remarkables
An investigation is underway into how two Australians fell to their deaths near Queenstown.
Sixty-two-year-old Brett Alexander Lentfer and 44-year-old James Harry Spaile were on a guided climbing… Video, Audio
Hundreds at Auckland Airport for 'speed-dating' jobs expo
Hundreds of people have descended on Auckland Airport today hoping to snatch a job offer in an en-masse speed dating extravaganza.
Unemployment has ticked up above 4 percent this week, but growth at… Video, Audio
Tolley, Bennett deny role in Peters' privacy leak at High Court
Two former National Cabinet ministers today argued in the High Court that they played no role in the leak of Winston Peters pension overpayment prior to the last election.
But Paula Bennett and Anne… Video, Audio
'I think we have caused hurt and harm' - Oranga Tamariki boss
Oranga Tamariki is making immediate changes to the way children are taken into state care after a damming report into an attempt to remove a baby from a Hawke's Bay mother.
The Ministry has… Video, Audio
Grace Millane murder trial: Final hours shown on CCTV
Warning: This story contains details that may be distressing to some readers.
The final hours of Grace Millane's life were shown to a High Court jury on Thursday.
A compilation of hours of CCTV… Video, Audio
Guy Fawkes fires: Maunga crater 'our most sacred site'
No one will be allowed onto Auckland's maunga around fireworks season following two large fires on Tuesday night.
The blaze at Maungarei - Mt Wellington was the biggest fire crews have ever tackled… Video, Audio
Govt invests in project to measure emissions from space
While work is underway to lower methane emissions at the farm gate, the government is also investing in a new project to measure emissions from the final frontier.
The New Zealand Space Agency is… Audio
Ponzi scheme victims angry law reforms not going ahead
Victims of New Zealand's largest Ponzi scheme are angry that proposed insolvency law reforms have been shelved, leaving future investors vulnerable.
In May 2018, the Commerce Minister Kris Faafoi… Audio
Grace Millane murder trial: Parents in court for first big day of case
What really happened the night Grace Millane died? The Crown alleges she was strangled and put in a suitcase before her accused murderer went out on a Tinder date.
The defence says her death was an… Video, Audio
First te reo Māori fire safety programme a success in Maraenui
The first fire safety programme in te reo Māori for children is significantly reducing the number of emergency call outs in one of Napier's most vulnerable suburbs.
Developed by a local firefighter… Video, Audio
Public ban on maunga during Guy Fawkes after fires
Two big scrub fires on Auckland's volcanic cones are the last straw for the authority overseeing them, which has banned people from accessing the maunga during the four days fireworks are on sale.
… Video, Audio
Rugby: Who is in running for next All Blacks coach?
There are 26 in the race, all Kiwis, and four among the favourites - no it's not the Melbourne Cup, but the race to become the next All Blacks coach.
The All Blacks touched down in Auckland on… Video, Audio
Peters described as 'indignant, defensive' in privacy case
"Indignant and defensive" - that's how Winston Peters has been described upon learning he'd been paid too much superannuation over some seven years.
The High Court in Auckland heard from the Ministry… Audio
Evening business for Wednesday 6 November 2019
News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
NZ resident returning to India after wife's visa declined
Immigration NZ has been asked to reverse its stance on partnership visas, but a man who is going back to India because his wife's visa has been declined says the government needs to be clearer.
Video, Audio
Immigration told to reverse tough partnership visa rule
Immigration New Zealand has been told to reverse its newfound tough stance on partnership visas at the request of Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.
The changes to the policy, which have hit the Indian… Video, Audio
Accused killer suggested to victim's mother death was suicide
The former Dunedin doctor accused of murdering teenager Amber-Rose Rush suggested to her mother the 16-year-old may have committed suicide.
When that was dismissed, he offered the names of potential… Audio
Jury hears details of how Grace Millane's body was found
A jury has heard that the man accused of murdering British backpacker Grace Millane went on a Tinder date with another woman while her body was in a suitcase.
For the first time, details surrounding… Video, Audio