Lisa Owen
Covid-19 Omicron booster for all over 30yo available from April
The government is poised to roll out a new Covid-19 booster for everyone over the age of 30.
The Pfizer bivalent vaccine will be available from the start of April - a move described by one… Audio
Slips, floods preventable if AT had acted sooner - West Auckland residents
West Auckland residents say slips and flooding could've been prevented if Auckland Transport listened to their concerns sooner.
There's been significant flooding and destruction to roads in West… Video, Audio
Evening business for 23 February 2023
News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6321010920112 Video, Audio
Turners responds to warning of vehicle price rises after floods
Thousands of cars have been ruined in recent extreme weather.
That's prompted a warning from the Reserve Bank to expect prices to rise, especially for used cars.
Turner's chief executive officer… Video, Audio
Will Wellington weather halt Black Caps vs England test?
The Wellington weather and a stolen trumpet are grabbing just as many headlines as the cricket itself ahead of the second test between the Black Caps and England.
The match is due to start in the… Video, Audio
Auckland light rail 'absolutely' going ahead - Transport Minister
Auckland's light rail project is "absolutely" going ahead - according to the minister in charge.
Michael Wood's resolute commitment comes at a time when many state highways across the country are in… Video, Audio
Hawke's Bay orchardists assess future, more than a week on since cyclone
More than a week after Cyclone Gabrielle hit, Hawke's Bay fruit growers are still assessing the damage - and their futures.
Some have been wiped out completely, while others are working out how to… Video, Audio
'We've got expensive planes to buy' - Air NZ boss on profits
Air New Zealand has emerged from Covid turbulence with a $214 million profit for the first half of the financial year, but it does not mean airfares will be any cheaper any time soon.
The national… Video, Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: Struggle to get supplies to the right places
About a hundred communities on the east coast of the North Island remain cut off, and it's not clear how many people are in those isolated areas.
Meanwhile volunteers and authorities are scrambling… Video, Audio
Trucking boss on road priorities after Cyclone Gabrielle
An estimated 400km of road have been significantly damaged in Cyclone Gabrielle, posing massive problems for the freight industry.
About 93 percent of the country's goods are transported by road. But… Video, Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: Wairoa surviving but many futures uncertain
The destruction is still very visible in Wairoa, a week on from when the river swallowed half the town.
About 250 homes were inundated, and the town has only just reconnected to the outside world.
… Video, Audio
$74 million fund to boost school attendance across NZ
More than 90,000 children miss two or three weeks of class each term, and they could be getting a knock on the door very soon.
This morning the government announced a $74 million attendance package… Audio
Maureen Pugh's climate change denial gone by lunchtime
An own goal for National today, with MP Maureen Pugh plunging her party into a controversy over climate change.
She began the day telling reporters she was still waiting to see evidence of whether… Video, Audio
Evening business for 21 February 2023
News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6320898535112 Video, Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: Raw sewage forces evacuation in Napier
People are being evacuated from a Napier street, where there's raw sewage.
Fire and Emergency says members of the public need to stay away from the Awatoto Public Golf Course on Awatoto Road.
Anyone… Video, Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: Police tracking hundreds still missing
A dedicated team of police have been tracking down hundreds of people registered as uncontactable since Cyclone Gabrielle.
Eastern District Commander Superintendent Jeanette Park talks to Lisa Owen.
…Cyclone Gabrielle: Hawke's Bay family's survival on house roof
Cyclone Gabrielle's fury forced a family to break through their ceiling and on to their roof as they waited for rescue.
They were lifted to safety and a week later are back at their Hawke's Bay home… Video, Audio
Truckies face months of long detours after Cyclone Gabrielle
It's going to be months and months of taking the long way round for freight companies faced with 400 kilometres of damaged roads, and some communities still only reachable by air or sea.
The… Video, Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: Puketapu still only accessible by helicopter
People in rural parts of Hawke's Bay are still finding it hard to access what they need.
Flooding wiped out two bridges and caused multiple slips around Puketapu, and for many, the only contact with… Video, Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: Muriwai streets remain cordoned off
A week after Cyclone Gabrielle ripped through the North Island, some streets in the West Auckland community of Muriwai remain cordoned off, with residents unable to access their homes.
While… Video, Audio