Lisa Owen

The All Blacks dispatched Ireland at the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals at the weekend, and are already preparing for an even bigger semi-final against England on Saturday.

With only one day off to… Video, Audio

A Southland man whose life has likely been cut short due to lengthy delays in receiving cancer treatment is demanding better access to healthcare for Southern patients.

The Health and Disability… Video, Audio

Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters says he'll be keeping a close eye on the price tag for light rail in Auckland, after being alerted to potential cost blow-outs by an industry source.

Transport… Audio

An inquest into the death of a young man in a police cell has heard he may have survived if a detox centre was available at the time.

Twenty-one-year-old Sentry Taitoko was high on drugs and… Audio

The semi-finalists have been found at the Rugby World Cup in Japan, but most people think the All Blacks clash with England will in essence be the final.

Wales and the Springboks round out the last… Video, Audio

Armed police are on patrol in Wairoa after the police were targeted in two shootings.

A shotgun was fired at the front door of an officer's house at about 11pm Saturday, followed by more shots… Video, Audio

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

The Southern DHB has been forced to apologise to four urology patients for falling short in their treatment and care - issues that reduced the life expectancy of one man who now has secondary cancer.

The Southern DHB has been forced to apologise to four urology patients for falling short in their treatment and care - problems that likely cut the life expectancy of one man who now has secondary… Video, Audio

The Wheel Blacks are currently in Tokyo for the World Wheel Chair Rugby Challenge.

They took on Australia yesterday, with the New Zealanders going down 60-46 in their opening game.

The team though… Video, Audio

Hundreds of thousands of people signed up to take part in the country's earthquake drill - the Big ShakeOut.

The annual event, took place in homes, businesses and schools across the country at 1.30… Video, Audio

The family of a man who took his own life after walking out of Waikato Hospital's mental health unit supports plans for a new centre at the hospital, but wants more to be done in the community.

The… Audio

Occupiers of the disputed land at Ihumātao have been shut out of talks with the government about finding a resolution, saying they haven't had any direct contact with ministers in over a month.

The… Video, Audio

The latest snapshot of the state of our oceans paints - yet again - a bleak picture of what's happening beneath the waves.

The Environment Ministry's second marine report shows the human activity on… Video, Audio

The Justice Minister will meet with the National Party early next week to see if they can thrash out a consensus on new counter terrorism legislation.

But the two parties continue to trade blows… Audio

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

Record numbers of people are asking the government for help to pay for their food and accommodation, with frontline community workers labelling the situation a 'crisis'.

New figures from the Ministry… Audio

The All Blacks have made a couple of surprise selections in the team to play Ireland in Saturday's Rugby World Cup quarterfinal in Tokyo.

All Blacks coach Steve Hansen has left Ryan Crotty out of the… Video, Audio

New Zealand First MP Clayton Mitchell has described reports he behaved badly at a bar on Saturday night as 'fake news' and politically motivated.

It's been reported that the second term list MP and a… Audio

A crowd of about 200 worried Raetihi locals cheered this afternoon when they were told State highway 4, which has been blocked by a massive slip to the town's south, will be repaired.

A 400-metre… Video, Audio