Lisa Owen

Cancer patients are crying out for much more radical change, saying the country's new action plan doesn't go far enough and the funding boost is just a drop in the ocean.

The government announced the… Audio

An elderly Northland farmer and his wife are among the nine people killed in a fiery plane crash in the Philippines.

Tom and Erma Carr from Ruakaka were on board a medical flight to Manila when the… Video, Audio

A court has been told that police were not aware of any threats to two far right Canadian speakers, despite Auckland Council banning them from speaking at a council venue because of safety concerns.

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A trainee pilot in Australia thought his instructor was messing with him when he collapsed during their maiden lesson, forcing the novice flyer to land the Cessna 152 solo.

Max Sylvester called air… Video, Audio

The boss of the agency set up to ensure Māori get the same chance of surviving cancer as Pākēhā doesn't know if that's achievable within the 10-year time frame the government's set.

Māori are 20… Video, Audio

A young man who claims he was assaulted at a Labour Party youth camp last year has told a jury it "screwed up" his life.

A 21-year-old man, who has name suppression, has gone on trial at the Auckland… Audio

Health officials say they are still a long way off using special powers to limit public gatherings to prevent the spread of measles - despite the number of Auckland cases rising to more than 800.

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The New Zealand Tall Blacks embark on mission near-impossible this weekend with the Basketball World Cup in China. Five years on from the last World Cup, the tournament has a whole new format with 32… Video, Audio

Dozens of protestors in Indonesia's Papua continue to occupy the governor's office, after violent protests rocked Jayapura.

Several government buildings in the provincial capital were torched on… Video, Audio

Minstry of Health modelling suggests the measles outbreak has not reached its peak and could continue to worsen for some weeks.

There are now 914 confirmed cases of the highly contagious disease… Video, Audio

Tiny house owners are thinking big when it comes to protecting their tenancies and complying with building regulations.

They say they're being tripped up by a tricky clause in the Tenancy Act, which… Video, Audio

Fiji police have been questioning a New Zealand resident in connection to the mysterious deaths of five family members in the Pacific island nation.

A couple, their daughter and two granddaughters… Video, Audio

Two years after the closure of the Manawatu Gorge Road, residents in towns on both sides of the ranges say their quality of life and the local economy are suffering. It will be at least another six… Video, Audio

A Coromandel company hopes to turn the 'gorse of the sea' into the country's next big export industry.

Wakame Fresh is receiving $75,000 from the government to investigate turning a type of pest… Video, Audio

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

Some Canterbury homeowners are worried that missed earthquake damage to concrete slabs could result in another big bill for the taxpayer.

This comes only weeks after EQC told Checkpoint that the cost… Video, Audio

Organisers of a massive school sports tournament are apparently powerless to ban hundreds of unimmmunised students attending despite the measles outbreak.

In little over a week about 11,500… Video, Audio

The numbers are stark: 762 measles cases in Auckland, and 914 cases around New Zealand.

The New Zealand secondary schools rugby league championships have been cancelled, in case its players get or… Video, Audio

The tills began ringing at what will be the country's largest mall, also known as a 'living centre'.

Forty stores opened their doors in the Westfield Newmarket in Auckland, with that number expected… Video, Audio

The government and Auckland Council say they're landing jobs for beneficiaries as part of a scheme to deal with the looming skills gap.

As they pour billions of dollars into infrastructure projects… Audio