Lisa Owen

Tears have been shed, hymns sung and hopes for the future expressed at the second day of Te Pūtake o Te Riri - the New Zealand Wars commemorations in Taranaki.

Activities started early with a dawn… Video, Audio

While the death of the Islamic State group leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has made headlines around the world, it has also prompted fresh questions closer to home.

The United States is now looking to… Video, Audio

California is under widespread fire warnings today as yet another fire breaks out in Los Angeles.

In addition to the Kincade and Tick Fires, the Getty Fire is leading to mass evacuations as officials… Video, Audio

Warning: Graphic content discussed.

A former Marlborough teacher has admitted a list of sexual misconduct charges with school students.

The offending was serious enough for a judge to impose the… Video, Audio

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

Warning: This story contains details that some may find upsetting.

Survivors of abuse in state and faith-based care have been sharing harrowing details of the harm they suffered by those who were… Audio

Mental health campaigner Mike King joins Lisa Owen in the studio to discuss his Gumboot Fund which has run dry. Video, Audio

Counsellors say hundreds of young people have been left high and dry after starting free counselling programmes through Mike King's Gumboot Fund.

The money has been all used up five months after its… Video, Audio

Former members have berated the Green Party for its support of Labour's Terrorism Suppression Bill, which gives authorities greater powers to jail returning foreign fighters. The Greens struck a last… Audio

The All Blacks return to familiar territory for Saturday's Rugby World Cup semifinal against England. The host city for New Zealand's opening pool match against South Africa, Yokohama is also the… Video, Audio

There's no prize for guessing which All Blacks the students and staff at Francis Douglas Memorial College in New Plymouth are watching out for in the Rugby World Cup semifinal against England - it's… Audio

The housing provider of a former prisoner who died after deteriorating in squalid conditions says it's confident it fulfilled its duties. Compass Housing's General Manager Bernadette Pinnell says its… Audio

Work is well underway on a large rockwall aimed at protecting a dump above Fox Glacier township. The same dump released tonnes of rubbish during a storm earlier this year, sparking a clean up effort… Audio

Former All Blacks captain Sean Fitzpatrick says England will be a force to be reckoned with on Saturday night. It will be the first time the two teams have met at a Rugby World Cup since 1995 but… Video, Audio

The Māori community of Whanganui has taken to the city's streets, calling for an end to a string of violent deaths of Māori women. On Friday, a 26-year-old Taranaki man appeared in the Whanganui… Audio

Wellington's former mayor Justin Lester has announced he's demanding a recount of the recent election results that saw him lose to Andy Foster by 62 votes. He says he's doing it for the sake of… Audio

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

Firefighters have revealed new details of how they managed to bring the blaze at Auckland's SkyCity International Convention Centre under control. Four days after the fire broke out, crews have… Video, Audio

A resident in a social housing complex says he found notorious bank robber and former long time prisoner Leslie Maurice Green in a terrible state before he was taken to hospital, where he died this… Video, Audio

RNZ business reporter Nona Pelletier asked SkyCity chief executive Graeme Stephens when the precinct would be back to business.

He says the claim that SkyCity staff were told they would have to take… Audio