Louise Ternouth

One in five New Zealanders are experiencing Long Covid symptoms, as the virus continues to cast a long shadow over the country.

New research shows as many as 300,000 New Zealanders could be battling… Audio

Regulations can't come soon enough for Buy Now Pay Later loans, according to financial mentors who say their services are the busiest they've ever been.

Festive season spending creating a debt spiral… Audio

So Chris Hipkins says the government will be focusing on the "bread and butter" issues people care about.

Our reporter Louise Ternouth and cameraman Nick Monro went to find out what people want to… Video, Audio

New tools are being used in the battle to protect thousands of precious kauri trees in Auckland's Waitākere Ranges.

Parts of the Waitākere Ranges were closed to the public five years ago, with an… Video, Audio

With the rising cost of living and mortgage rates climbing, more and more people are calling tiny houses, home.

But it's finding land to put them on that becomes an issue. Many are turning to online… Video, Audio

It's the busiest time of the year for New Zealand Post, with 2.2 million parcels processed through its depots last week.

They're dealing with Black Friday orders, as well as the usual Christmas trade… Video, Audio

The return of overseas tourists has already exceeded expectations, and the Reserve Bank is predicting that will increase over the summer months.

There's concern the sector will struggle to keep up… Audio

Political parties are busy sharing their opinions on the proposal to lower the voting age to 16, in the wake of the Supreme Court decision.

While they're unlikely to get the vote for general… Audio

The disability support sector says it's facing a critical staffing crisis for support workers, with higher paying hospital roles making it impossible to retain staff.

And young people living with a… Video, Audio

St John is scouting for more than 100 volunteers for a very special programme, and it's pretty fussy about who will qualify. For starters, volunteers are assessed for their temperament - and their… Video, Audio

The seven day rolling average of Covid cases has risen more than 60 percent since September, while hospitalisation and death rates are increasing with a third wave underway.

Experts are warning many… Audio

Air New Zealand has released ambitious plans for emissions free flying on all their smallest regional flights by 2030.

The project will cost hundreds of millions of dollars with aims for the first… Video, Audio

Three years after the government announced it would scrap minimum wage exemptions and replace them with a wage subsidy, some disabled workers are still earning an average of just $5 an hour.

… Video, Audio

'Next time just ask' - the reaction from Dave Letele after his South Auckland foodbank was broken into yesterday.

Thieves took off with at least $10,000 worth of goods. It's come at a time when food… Video, Audio

A woman in the process of building her dream home has been lumped with an extra $213,000 bill because of "soaring building costs".

Core Logic says the cost of building a 200 square metre, three… Video, Audio

Kiwi women with advanced breast cancer are dying twice as fast as overseas patients, according to research from the Breast Cancer Foundation. But a new set of clinical guidelines launched today is set… Video, Audio