Lisa Owen

It wasn't just the rugby causing angst among sports fans across the country, with the news that Spark has stumped Sky and bagged the broadcast rights for cricket games in New Zealand from next year.

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The All Blacks will go 13 days without a Rugby World Cup match after World Rugby made the unprecedented decision to cancel their final pool game against Italy on Saturday as Japan braces for super… Video, Audio

"I disappeared from Sonoda and nobody noticed," says RNZ In Depth journalist Max Towle in his piece on his experience at the Hall of Residence.

Canterbury University has launched an independent… Video, Audio

Forestry Minister Shane Jones is considering reining in forestry conversions after a rural backlash.

He has also warned foreign-owned forestry companies - which make up nearly 75 percent of the… Video, Audio

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

'Wannabe' police recruits will only have to pass one, not two fitness tests to get into police training college.

The physical competency test, which is in essence an obstacle course, has been ditched… Video, Audio

The Prime Minister says the Christchurch Call has kicked into action after footage from the shooting attacks was livestreamed on Amazon's video gaming platform Twitch.

The Christchurch Call is a… Audio

Spark has scored another point in the battle to become the home of New Zealand sport, by securing the rights to cricket played here.

Spark Sport has wrestled the rights to broadcast the Black Caps… Video, Audio

As super typhoon Hagibis hits Japan, the upcoming All Blacks game against Italy has been cancelled.

On Thursday afternoon, World Rugby has made an unprecedented decision to cancel two Rugby World Cup… Video, Audio

While there are many professional New Zealand rugby players and coaches plying their trade in Japan, there aren't many Kiwi teens like Warner Dearns doing it too. Video, Audio

The Greater Wellington Regional Council is being urged to establish a blue belt to protect the region's entire coast.

The idea - similar to protections made by the city's green belt on land - is… Video, Audio

Auckland police are investigating the death of a woman in her eighties, who is suspected to have died after a burglary at her Avondale home.

Police were called to the woman's home in St George's Road… Video, Audio

The inner workings of a Mr Big undercover police operation have been laid bare to a jury in a High Court murder trial.

At the end of a three month undercover operation, David Lyttle admitted to… Video, Audio

A review of how the Immigration Minister came to approve residency for a convicted drug smuggler has concluded it's too high risk for ministers to be making decisions about deportations.

The report… Video, Audio

Road users are set to foot the bill for improved safety inspections, after years of patchy oversight and dodgy warrants of fitness.

The government says the failings, detailed in two reviews released… Video, Audio

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

The stepfather of a Canterbury University student whose body lay undiscovered at a hall of residence for weeks says he put the lack of contact during that time down to his son's busy student… Video, Audio

The stepfather of a University of Canterbury student who was dead for weeks before he was found in his halls of residence says the accommodation provider sent him an overdue bill while his son's body… Video, Audio

The colour of Carterton's central clock tower is dividing residents as the town votes on options to repaint the landmark.

The tower - dubbed Carterton's Big Ben - is to get a makeover as part of… Video, Audio

Local Government New Zealand says it's still too early to make a prediction on voter turnout for Saturday's election.

With four days to go, voter turnout around the country varies, but is looking… Audio