Lisa Owen

History was made at Parliament on Thursday when the Prime Minister announced that New Zealand history would be made a compulsory subject in all primary and secondary schools by 2022.

It left iwi… Video, Audio

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

The Minister in charge of Southern Response Grant Robertson tells Lisa Owen the decision to appeal the Dodds' High Court judgement is the government's decision, and maintains it's the right decision… Video, Audio

A Christchurch home owner says he'll fight insurer Southern Response to the very end, after learning he's being forced back into court for an appeal, after already winning his case.

Last month the… Video, Audio

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is refusing to say exactly who within the Labour Party assured her there was no sexual assault complaint.

Nigel Haworth resigned as Labour Party President on Wednesday… Video, Audio

A woman sexually assaulted by a former Marist brother as a young girl has told a court her life was destroyed by the abuse.

Michael Beaumont abused three girls while working in his community as a… Audio

Health officials have been accused of using patients with depression as guinea pigs by changing an anti-depressant drug to a generic one.

The comments came at a Health Select Committee on Wednesday… Audio

"They were just numbers" - that's how a quantity surveyor describes how Arrow International treated customers during his time working there.

Arrow International - which collapsed earlier this year -… Video, Audio

It's been dubbed this generation's Bastion Point. The stand-off at Ihumātao in South Auckland burst into the headlines in July after an eviction notice was served to protestors who wanted to stop a… Video, Audio

"This is not the end." That's the message from the police inspector in charge of the investigation into the brutal killing of Upper Hutt woman Lois Tolley after an arrest was finally made in the case.

Labour Party President Nigel Haworth’s resignation was announced just before midday on Wednesday, as the fiasco around allegations of assaults by a Labour Party staffer.

The Prime Minister accepted… Video, Audio

Aotearoa's biggest demolition job has entered its final stage.

This morning media were given a final chance to walk through Christchurch's Lancaster Park before it is completely brought to the… Video, Audio

A former police constable says he considered suicide because of the persistent bullying he faced during his time with the police.

The man was a police officer for nearly three decades in England and… Audio

The government says suicide is a "national tragedy" and wants to tackle it with a new prevention office. Last year 685 people took their own lives and the government says it's determined to reduce the… Audio

The Labour Party president is readying to fall on his sword if he's found to have mishandled allegations of sexual assault. Nigel Haworth and senior party officials are under increasing scrutiny after… Audio

The political pressure over the Labour Party sexual assault allegations shows no sign of abating, with the party president poised to resign if he's found to have mishandled the complaints.

Adding to… Video, Audio

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

Auckland's two mayoral front-runners join Checkpoint host Lisa Owen in RNZ's first mayoral debate.

Current mayor Phil Goff and contender John Tamihere have expressed little love for each other so… Video, Audio

A man who says he was assaulted by a Labour Party staffer would like to meet with Jacinda Ardern to discuss the party's handling of claims of sexual abuse and assault.

The Prime Minister has refused… Video, Audio