Lisa Owen

A North Canterbury hunting competition is encouraging kids to shoot feral cats - and whoever bags the most between now and the end of June - wins a $250 prize.

The SPCA is investigating the death of… Audio

According to new international research seven out 10 new cases of Type 2 diabetes globally are caused by a "suboptimal diet".

That includes too much red and processed meats, refined carbs and sugary… Video, Audio

The new boss of Auckland Transport aims to get ferry, bus and train use in the city back to pre-Covid levels in just eight months.

Dean Kimpton hops aboard as chief executive at time when more than… Video, Audio

The government's defending a blow out in communications staff - saying they're needed for direct engagement with the public.

National is accusing the government of overseeing a bloated bureaucracy… Audio

More than seven decades after her three brothers were murdered, Mihi Kui Edwards was to be reunited with her siblings.

She died, aged 89, in March 2021 and was to be buried with her slain siblings at… Video, Audio

The government has revealed plans to lower class sizes at primary and intermediate school levels.

Ratios will go from one teacher to 29 students to one to 28, for years 4 to 8. That means an extra… Video, Audio

Air NZ is refreshing its onboard menu for short hops, right through to long haul international.

Brace for the chips vs cookie debate and everything in between.

Air New Zealand's Leanne Geraghty… Video, Audio

The All Blacks have locked in two players until the next World Cup in 20-27 but could face losing others to lucrative overseas offers.

Blues back and 59-Test All Black Reiko Ioane and Chiefs hooker… Audio

An epidemiologist says it's time to 'de-prioritise' the response to Covid 19 - a disease he says will now be no worse than the flu for the majority of the population.

There has been a surge in cases… Audio

Police have this afternoon issued a plea for motorists to take better care on the roads, following the death of seven people in the space of 12 hours.

Superintendent Steve Greally says he feels for… Audio

The government has unveiled plans to reduce primary school class sizes by just a single student. One teacher to 29 children is the current ratio for years 4 to 8.

The government plans to drop it to… Video, Audio

Residents in some of the most remote areas of north west Australia, are hunkering down, as a category two cyclone batters their region.

Described as the most severe cyclone to hit the region in 14… Video, Audio

The government's added another $10 million the new Dunedin Hospital development, but that does not guarantee any more patient beds or operating theatres.

But it comes with a commitment. The Health… Video, Audio

Thousands of fans have packed Apia Park to watch Moana Pasifika play their first game in Samoa.

They're playing the Reds in the Super Rugby Pacific match up. And local fans have come out in big… Video, Audio

The wife of Blue Ferry skipper Bill Elliot has spoken for the first time as the wider family gathers at his bedside.

The 77 year old was airlifted from Paihia to Auckland's Middlemore Hospital and… Video, Audio

Northland Regional Harbour Master Jim Lyle talks to Lisa Owen about the water between Paihia and Russell, after a powerful motor boat crashed into a passenger ferry yesterday.

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Bay of Islands locals are calling for harsher penalties for recreational boaties, after witnesses described the launch involved in yesterday's collision with the Paihia-Russell ferry travelling at… Video, Audio

The FBI recently tweeted out a warning to avoid using public USB ports.

The US agency says "bad actors" have found ways to use them to introduce malware and moinitoring software onto devices.

Jordan… Video, Audio