Lisa Owen

Ever turned your mobile to flight mode on days off to avoid work calls? What about the dilemma of emails dive bombing your inbox after hours?

A new survey of New Zealand workers has found almost half… Video, Audio

Black Cap Devon Conway top-scored for the Chennai Super Kings as they claimed a fifth Indian Premier League title in a match that turned into a last ball thriller.

The T20 game took three days to be… Video, Audio

Some pensioners have lost all their belongings, after flash flooding quickly inundated their homes in Waihi Beach.

The extreme weather brought 44 mm of rain in just an hour yesterday, and more fell… Video, Audio

Chair of General Practice NZ, Dr Bryan Betty says it is time to tighten up the rules on vaping.

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There are growing calls tonight for tighter regulations on vaping as teachers and experts say the problem is spiralling out of control.

A recent survey by ASH New Zealand shows there's been a 209… Audio

Wheelchair boxer John Fiu is set to finally return to the ring after a long and tumultuous journey.

John will fight in a boxing event for people living with a range of disabilities and he is hoping… Video, Audio

There are mixed feelings about National back-tracking on a bipartisan housing policy that it helped draft.

It's been labelled a "massive flip flop" by the government, but National says it was always… Audio

Tourism businesses in cyclone-hit regions say the welcome mat is out, but not enough people have come in.

For many in the tourism industry, winter usually signals a time to hunker down and survive… Audio

Police have redesigned their policy when it comes to pursuing fleeing vehicles. Most drivers who've failed to stop for police in the last two years haven't been caught.

But parents who've had… Audio

Many Palmerston North Hospital staff operate under a siege mentality, where they fear speaking out with concerns, and they often face barriers when trying to move patients between departments.

That's… Video, Audio

The owner of a boutique beer company says his business is in strife after Inland Revenue's ordered him to pay back Covid support funding.

Avondale business Hopscotch could not open during the… Video, Audio

An extension of chunky fines and the threat of jail time might be what's needed stop people bolting onto sports pitches according to an events manager.

Embarrassing, cringy and appalling is how some… Video, Audio

The Coroner's hearing looking into whether a Queenstown man and his step-son are dead has today been told the boy's family believe the pair are alive and living overseas under assumed identities.

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A funding boost for what the government describes as its "highly popular fog cannon subsidy scheme". An extra $11 million is going into the programme that picks up part of the cost of installing fog… Video, Audio

Torrential rain has caused flash flooding in Waihi Beach and dozens of people have evacuated from their homes.

MetService says a thunderstorm sent 44mm of rain in just an hour after 2pm. Western Bay… Video, Audio

'It took me a long time to be proud of myself'. Iam Tongi has become the first Pacific person to win American Idol - and says there's no reason why others can't follow in his footsteps.

The… Video, Audio