Lisa Owen

When it comes to fixing the country's polluted waterways, the major focus has been on farms - but urban councils could also be facing clean-up bills of billions of dollars.

RNZ reporter Harry Lock… Video, Audio

The government is still trying to work out which benefit sanctions to scrap, despite promises to remove the most excessive measures.

Almost two years into its term in office, the only sanction that's… Video, Audio

Robert Mugabe, former prime minister and president of Zimbabwe, whose rule was mired in accusations of human rights abuses and corruption, has died aged 95.

His 40-year leadership of the former… Video, Audio

The All Blacks took to Garden Place in Hamilton on Friday to serve up some snags and mingle with fans ahead of tomorrow's final Rugby World Cup warm-up test against Tonga.

While the game might not… Audio

Education Ministry boss Iona Holsted appears safe in her job for now, with the minister expressing confidence in her following revelations about contracts given to a disgraced former school principal.

It's one of the most enduring mysteries, but now a team of scientists, led by a New Zealander, has suggested a fishy new theory about the Loch Ness Monster. David Doyle reports. Video, Audio

A former gang leader with a string of previous violent offences, including murder and rape, has been sent back to prison for 13 years for his part in the death of a Ngaruawahia man in July last year.

Team New Zealand has reached a major milestone on the path to its defence of the America's Cup in Auckland in 2021.

Attended by around 500 people at the syndicate's headquarters on Auckland's Viaduct… Video, Audio

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

There's jubilation in Northland with the news that the government is to rebuild the railway line from Auckland to Whangārei.

The Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones made the… Video, Audio

Air New Zealand boss Christopher Luxon says investigating options for a second commercial airport in Auckland is not about putting the squeeze on the current operator - but about cheaper airfares and… Video, Audio

Enough methamphetamine to supply the country's users for six months has been stopped at the border in Custom's largest ever bust.

Just under 500kg of the class A drug was found in a shipment of… Audio

The so-called 'miracle baby' in Fiji who was found 10 days ago crawling near five dead family members at the top of a cliff, has been discharged from hospital.

Nirmal Kumar, his wife, their daughter… Audio

The US government is warning its citizens about New Zealand's measles outbreak, as the number of cases tops 1,000.

More than 50 cases in Auckland have been confirmed in the past 24 hours - the total… Audio

The five Chinese tourists who were killed in a bus crash near Rotorua had only just begun their holiday in New Zealand.

Twenty-seven people were on board the bus when it crashed on State Highway 5 on… Audio

Farmers say the most draconian of the government's proposals to restore the quality of the nation's waterways would effectively close the farm gate in some regions.

Under the proposals, there would… Audio

A Māori man has been turned away from a Melbourne restaurant because of his full-faced moko.

Touch rugby coach Gary Harding, from Ngāti Porou, booked a table at Village Belle for a thank you dinner… Audio

An assisted home ownership scheme under KiwiBuild is unlikely to benefit low income families according to official advice. That's despite the government claiming otherwise.

The renovated, relaunched… Video, Audio

Beauden Barrett is back at first-five and Ben Smith is back at fullback for the All Blacks, while one veteran's return has him emotional ahead of his last test on New Zealand soil.

Coach Steve Hansen… Audio

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