Lisa Owen

Farming communities from Wairarapa to Wairoa are asking the government to put the brakes on forestry policies they say put the future of rural settlements at risk.

An RNZ investigation has found at… Video, Audio

The new head of the Climate Change Commission says he's not convinced there's enough evidence to declare a climate emergency.

Rod Carr has been named as the chair-designate of the independent group… Video, Audio

Should superannuants who are still earning big bucks in retirement pay a special higher tax rate, to cut the cost of pensions?

That's one idea up for discussion in a three-yearly review of retirement… Video, Audio

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

Police are calling for anyone with video of a Dunedin flat party where a 19-year-old university student died to contact them.

Sophia Crestani died when hundreds of people tried to flee a party on… Video, Audio

Protesters have been waving their flags all day at Gisborne as a replica of the Endeavour arrived to mark 250 years since Captain James Cook landed.

There's been a civic service with the… Video, Audio

The competition watchdog has been left red faced after a computer which has confidential information on it was stolen from an external provider.

The Commerce Commission says the computer was taken in… Video, Audio

Finance Minister Grant Robertson is hinting he's ready to spend up after unveiling the biggest Budget surplus in more than a decade.

The Reserve Bank has been strongly hinting that the government… Video, Audio

The Kiwi who has officially become one of the biggest stars in one of the world's fastest growing sports says he's just getting started.

On Sunday Israel Adesanya became the undisputed world… Video, Audio

Businesses struggling with disruption caused by the building of Auckland's City Rail Link say they've have heard nothing from the Transport Minister, months after a hardship fund was first mooted.

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Multiple Sclerosis sufferers feel abandoned by Pharmac's decision to fund a new drug for the nervous system disorder; but only for a limited number of people, determined by a strict screening… Video, Audio

More than 30 police are investigating the death of a young woman at a Dunedin flat party on Saturday night.

Nineteen-year old Sophia Crestani, who was a second year student at the University of… Video, Audio

All Blacks coach Steven Hansen says it's likely one of the knockout games at the Rugby World Cup will be decided by penalties.

A record number red and yellow cards have been handed out at the… Video, Audio

Pacific rugby referees are being told they probably won't officiate at a World Cup until 2031 or later, unless something drastically changes at World Rugby.

Questions have been asked about whether… Video, Audio

A cyber attack on a primary health organisation that exposed the personal data of up to a million people is being described as a wake-up call for authorities.

It was revealed at the weekend that… Audio

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

Otago University says it's time for grief, not action following the death of a student at a Dunedin flat party.

Nineteen-year old Sophia Crestani died when hundreds of people crammed into the Dundas… Video, Audio

Tūranganui-a-Kiwa locals are celebrating the return of taonga - 250 years after they left Aotearoa shores on Captain Cook's Endeavour.

The 37 taonga have been returned on loan to Tairāwhiti museum -… Video, Audio

The government is reinstating of the parent visa category for migrants has been criticised for only catering to the rich.

The visa category was suspended by National in 2016, out of concern sponsors… Audio

'Extinction Rebellion' environmental protesters have been on the corner of Bowen Street and Lambton Quay near Parliament, blocking main roads.

RNZ reporter Jonathan Mitchell is there with the… Video, Audio