Ella Stewart

The Olympics is drawing to a close with cycling, athletics and golf ending New Zealand's medal campaign on Sunday. Over the past fortnight, friends and family of our athletes, who have been unable to… Audio

A little over an hour after Lisa Carrington blitzed the field to take Gold in the women's K1 200m final, she hopped in the boat with team-mate Caitlin Regal and did it all again. New Zealand's golden… Audio

It's a big day at the Olympics for Kiwi watersports Lisa Carrington could become our most successful Olympic athlete EVER as she goes for two golds. The K200, a 200 meter solo dash, and the K2 500, a… Audio

New Zealand's wonderful Olympic weekend continued with success inside the track and field stadium in Tokyo when champion shotputter Dame Valerie Adams added a bronze medal to her collection. Adams… Audio

Hopes are high of continued success for our Olympic rowing teams over the next few days, after the Women's Double Sculls crew of Brooke Donoghue and Hannah Osbourne set the tone by winning Silver… Audio

A prominent South Auckland councillor says that the sluggish response to calls to get vaccinated in the country's first mass vaccination event starting this Friday, is down to people in "ivory towers"… Audio

If you're a New Zealander in Sydney without a flight home, you could be stranded there for some time.

It comes as New South Wales recorded a record 136 Covid-19 infections overnight with officials… Audio

Time for our weekly catch up with the animals of New Zealand. This week our reporter Ella Stewart spoke with the Wellington Zoo 'General Manager of Animal Care' Daniel Warsaw about a baby little blue… Audio

A new study has found that a person's financial knowledge, behaviour and psychology have even more influence over financial wellbeing than how much they earn. In other words the more financial… Audio

Covid-19 cases continue to surge across Sydney, with the state reporting 109 more cases in the last 24 hours. Many patients have been admitted to hospital where some have been transferred to ICU… Audio

Hospitality workers say that it's no longer a viable career path in New Zealand due to low wages, long hours and few incentives.

This comes as cafe and restaurants across New Zealand call for the… Audio

Hospitality workers say it's no longer a viable career path in New Zealand due to low wages, long hours and few incentives. This comes as cafe and restaurants across New Zealand call for the… Audio

Megan Signal started weightlifting in 2013 after discovering the sport through crossfit. The 31 year-old holds seven records in New Zealand and also holds two Oceania records in the 71 kilogram class… Audio

Whanganui school students will be the first in the country to be vaccinated at school from the beginning of the next school term.

At least 1600 students aged over 16 along with around 700 teachers… Audio

In Australia, Sydney residents have been told that the next eight days will determine the way they live for the rest of the year. It comes as the city recorded a record 38 cases of Covid-19 infections… Audio

Right now is the perfect time to be planting two aromatic vegetables that can make a big difference in flavour in your cooking. And lucky for kiwis, for the first time in nearly a decade New Zealand… Audio

A long-time hospitality worker and union rep says the sector's staff shortage isn't just down to border retrictions and if employers offered better pay and conditions the roles would be filled by New… Audio

Restaurants across New Zealand have been forced to close their doors as Covid-19 border restrictions cause understaffing in the hospitality industry. The industry is calling for urgent visa… Audio

It's just 18 days until the Tokyo Olympics begin and one of the youngest athletes on the New Zealand team is 20-year-old Kanah Andrews-Nahu It will be the first Olympic Games for the weightlifter who… Audio

Meanwhile Australia will halve the number of overseas arrivals on commercial flights as its managed isolation system cracks under pressure from the highly transmissible Delta variant.

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