Lisa Owen

A patient who has been denied ACC cover after getting pregnant after a doctor failed to re-insert their contraceptice device wants ACC to do better when handling complex cases and not search for a… Audio

United Kingdom correspondent Alice Wilkins spoke to Lisa Owen about the UK Coroner looking into the death of the British tech Billionaire whose superyacht sank off the coast of Sicily last year… Audio

Brace for strong winds and intense downpours - as ex-tropical cyclone Tam lashes large parts of the country. The wild weather's already begun with more than 1000 homes in Northland losing power… Audio

Left with PTSD and depression and feeling demoralised and demeaned. That is the rollercoaster of emotions experienced by a patient who got pregnant and had an abortion after a Doctor failed… Audio

Ecologists have discovered a handful of rare lizards during a top secret gecko census at an undisclosed location south of Auckland. The Raukawa gecko is considered at risk on the mainland  due to… Audio

China's President Xi Jinping is on a charm offensive to drum up business across the region. Checkpoint's correspondent in Taipei, Erin Hale spoke to Lisa Owen.  Audio

There is much a do about piles of doggy do littering a popular Southland walkway. So much so the Conservation department's considering banning pooping pooches from Foveaux walkway near Bluff. It said… Audio

Housing has emerged as the key election battlefield between the major parties in the Australian election campaign ahead of the May 3rd ballot. Australia correspondent Nick Grimm spoke to Lisa Owen. Audio

A Northland man's been forced to fashion a prosthetic foot out of back shed bits and bobs after someone pinched the real deal. Russel Blank, had sent his prosthetic foot off for repairs at the… Audio

We all know someone who's been sitting on their restricted license for years or perhaps struggling to get a test slot. The Government says scraping the second practical test needed to get a full… Audio

United Kingdom correspondent Alice Wilkins spoke to Lisa Owen about the UK's Deputy Prime Minister issusing some stern words to the Union representing the striking Birmingham rubbish workers, a police… Audio

Three-time America's Cup winning helmsman Peter Burling will not sail in the next America's Cup in 2027. Burling has split from Team New Zealand in an outcome that neither Burling or team CEO Grant… Audio

A former Auckland funeral director has been sentenced to two years and three months in jail for interfering with human remains and obtaining money by deception. Audio

This afternoon we heard from the minister of health Simeon Brown, who says he understands his predecessor Dr Shane Reti met with the doctors in Tairawhiti last year and developed a recruitment plan… Audio

Doctors warning of crisis at Gisborne hospital say it's demoralising to reach out for help only to be told there is no crisis. A group of more than 30 Tairawhiti doctors wrote to the government last… Audio

The government is shopping for business elsewhere as New Zealand exporters face three months in tariff limbo land. President Trump yesterday backed down suspending what he calls reciprocal tariffs for… Audio

Four pups have been born at Auckland Zoo and it's their first meerkat litter in more than a decade. The tiny quadruplets have brought the Meerkat mob numbers to seven. Adia, a first time mum is doing… Audio

Asia correspondent Erin Hale spoke to Lisa Owen about Hollywood films becoming the latest target in the tariff trade war, a New Zealander being arrested in Thailand for alleged drug smuggling and… Audio

It's getting to that time of year where some of us may be adding the odd easter egg or in the trolley. But if you are one of those people, you may have noticed Easter chocolate has increased in recent… Audio

Just like other world trading markets, investor confidence returned to the Australian sharemarket on Thursday in the wake of Donald Trump's tariff backdown. Australia correspondent Nick Grimm spoke to… Audio