Lisa Owen

The Prime Minister Chris Hipkins is in Sweden for a quick fire visit overnight before travelling to Lithuania for a critical meeting of NATO leaders. The NATO Summit, which New Zealand is attending as… Video, Audio

ACTs abrupt turn on the youth justice age has been described as cynical, a backward step and exploiting fear. The party wants 17 year old offenders put back into the adult court system, reversing a… Video, Audio

Families of those who lost their lives in the deadly Whakaari eruption were among those acknowledged a mihi whakatau today, to herald the start of a trial over health and safety failings leading up to… Audio

More commuter disruptions on the timetable for Auckland tomorrow, and following days. It comes after hundreds of bus drivers and Auckland Transport failed to agree on a pay deal during talks today. Up… Video, Audio

Communal showers, urinals and pitches knee-deep in mud will be a thing of the past for many kiwi footballers. There's been a $20 million investment in 30 sporting facilities around the country ahead… Video, Audio

Tīrama Mai, dubbed the ultimate Matariki light festival experience, is about to illuminate Ōtautahi Christchurch. More than 25 installations have been set up in the city's Victoria Square… Video, Audio

Sparks are flying over allegations of shabby sales tactics by one of the country's biggest power suppliers. Boutique company Flick has called out electricity giant Genesis on social media; accusing… Video, Audio

The Football Ferns have been dealt an early blow ahead of the World Cup before a ball has even been kicked. New Zealand has lost experienced defender and wider squad member Meikayla Moore who has… Video, Audio

Overnight in Thames, Goldfield's mall has been hit in what can only be described as a super sized ram raid. Police have found three of the five vehicles that drove through the shopping centre during… Video, Audio

A man has been left bruised, frightened and traumatised after being set upon in his local dairy and hit in the head with a hammer. When the two offenders started their attack, the female shop keeper… Video, Audio

The union representing youth workers says Oranga Tamariki needs to do a better job of protecting the safety of young people in the justice system. Eleven staff have now been stood down at an Oranga… Audio

The National Party has revived its promise to create a new medical school focused on delivering doctors for rural communities. The party had started work on the idea when it was last in government… Audio

A pair of Palmerston North entrepreneurs have come up with a virtual-reality invention to teach aspiring basketball and netball sharp shooters how to sink the perfect basket. Now, they're working on… Audio

It's a carpet burn that's left Federated Farmers fuming. The Ministry of Education has contracted a global manufacturer Milliken to supply and install carpet tiles in nearly 800 small and remote… Video, Audio

Auckland mayor Wayne Brown has gone to lofty heights to urge Aucklanders to get behind the Women's World Cup. The mayor, who admits he loves doing "crazy things", dribbled a ball along the roof of… Video, Audio

A new report on gangs pours cold water on claims a zero tolerance approach is the best way to deal with the problem. But National is rejecting that, pointing to Western Australia and Queensland's… Video, Audio

More than 20 New Zealand athletes are all at sea after the cancellation of next month's World Beach Games. The second edition of the Games was to be held in Bali, but the Indonesian city has withdrawn… Video, Audio

Auckland mayor Wayne Brown says he's still in "complex" negotiations with the government over how they'll split the bill over flood repairs. Wayne Brown was high above Eden Park today promoting the… Video, Audio