Lisa Owen

Rugby minnows Uruguay are the giant-killers of the Rugby World Cup, having overcome Fiji 30-27 yesterday in Kamaishi.

It's only Uruguay's fourth World Cup, and the win over Fiji their third ever win… Video, Audio

The Speaker has banned parties from publishing attack ads featuring edited footage from speeches in Parliament, after several have been published by National.

Trevor Mallard has given National a… Video, Audio

The widow of an Auckland father hit and killed by an Uber driver has told the man responsible she doesn't hate him.

Daljinder Singh was driving up Hobson Street in Auckland's CBD in June 2017 when he… Video, Audio

Too little, too late - that's how some growers have described the government's decision to boost the cap on temporary visas for foreign seasonal workers.

Today it signalled an increase of just over… Video, Audio

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

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has concluded her quickfire trip to New York with a second appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.

And the CBS host - a massive Lord of the Rings fan - has… Video, Audio

Canterbury University has launched an independent investigation after the death of one of its students at a hostel went unnoticed for weeks.

The young man's body was found in his room at the Sonoda… Video, Audio

Dairy giant Fonterra is promising to get back to basics after unveiling a $605 million annual loss.

New Zealand's biggest company has written off $826 million from mainly overseas assets as it looks… Video, Audio

The Barrett boys are the first trio of brothers to start a test for the All Blacks and the first to represent New Zealand at a Rugby World Cup.

The history-making siblings are preparing for next… Video, Audio

Auckland police are hunting for a man they describe as a sexual predator. They're appealing for witnesses after a 17-year-old woman was abducted from a supermarket carpark, dragged into a van, driven… Video, Audio

Self appointed champion of the regions Shane Jones says he'll ask the government to reconsider his idea of a contestable fund to help airlines breaking into the regions - after Jetstar announced it's… Video, Audio

Police in Clutha say they'll be dealing with a growing meth problem in the region as a health issue - and aim to offer help to users rather than arresting them.

The local council, police and social… Video, Audio

A Bay of Plenty hapū is accusing the Tauranga City Council of breaking its promise to gift or lease a significant piece of land back to it.

Last year the council agreed in principle that the land at… Video, Audio

The Education Minister is calling for an investigation after a Canterbury student was found dead, reportedly after up to eight weeks, at a university hall.

The University of Canterbury says the… Video, Audio

Insurance brokers and bankers can kiss goodbye to junkets and bonuses as the government moves to ban sales-based incentives.

The Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Kris Faafoi announced stricter… Video, Audio

The convicted paedophile at the centre of the scandal engulfing the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care has admitted being in the room at meetings held by the survivor's advisory group.

It… Audio

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

US President Donald Trump has described moves to impeach him as the "most destructive witch hunt of all time" and he is pledging to release the transcript of a phone call that's at the centre of the… Video, Audio

Jacinda Ardern has rebuked calls for fierce nationalism and has implored world leaders to instead work together.

The Prime Minister's address to the UN General Assembly was in stark contrast to US… Video, Audio

Jetstar has announced it will axe all regional flights from December 1.

The budget airline is citing high fuel costs and a softened market for ongoing losses on the turboprop routes, which currently… Video, Audio