Podcasts about Lisa Owen

Who should pay for our care as we get older? It's a major issue facing Aotearoa and according to a new report the current age care system can not meet future demand safely, equitably or sustainably without a major shake. Aged Care Commissioner Erin James spoke to Lisa Owen.

United Kingdom correspondent Lucy Thomson spoke to Lisa Owen about British-made drones reportedly being used in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, as well as the full extent of the damage caused by the devastating wildfires across England slowly being revealed.

The government has ordered another report into a second Auckland harbour crossing, despite a detailed analysis being completed earlier this year. Director of the Greater Auckland transport advocacy website, Matt Lowrie spoke to Lisa Owen.

A new report recommends a massive overhaul of the aged care sector that would see some people paying a lot more for care in their golden years. "A place to grow old" report concludes the sector is significantly underfunded despite the government spending $2.5 billion on in home and residential care in the 2024/25 year. Minister for Seniors and Associate Minister of Health Casey Costello spoke to Lisa Owen.

The popularity of sleep radio has boomed in recent years, with one online station racking up tens of thousands of loyal listeners each month. Whether it's birdsong or your favourite band, niche radio stations are scratching an itch. Anya Fielding spoke to Lisa Owen.

The government has ordered yet another business case for a new Auckland harbour crossing, which Transport Minister Chris Bishop says will be "the largest and most expensive infrastructure project ever undertaken in New Zealand". That's despite $100 million already being spent on looking at the issue. Political reporter Lillian Hanly spoke to Lisa Owen.

A former Black Fern rediscovered her love of rugby while running around in Perth and now could be making history in the green and gold. Loose forward Pia Tapsell played six tests for the Black Ferns and is in line to make her debut for the Wallaroos against her former side in Auckland this weekend. Sports reporter Felicity Reid spoke to Lisa Owen.

A Canterbury manufacturing company, struggling to find workers despite high unemployment says there's a mismatch in school leavers skills and misconceptions about the industry. Vortex Engineering group has been trying to fill 10 Christchurch roles across various trades, but says it hasn't been easy, despite unemployment sitting at 5.6 percent. Vortex Engineering Group CFO Glenn Hansen spoke to Lisa Owen.

Middle East correspondent Lou Browne spoke to Lisa Owen about Donald Trump's son-in-law and Middle East Envoy, Jared Kushner sitting down with Hamas officials in a rare face to face meeting. It's part of efforts to push forward an Amercian-backed Gaza peace plan between the militant group and Israel.

The Black Ferns have arrived in Auckland ahead of a monumental stretch of test matches. Australia await in the first of eight tests for the Ferns, a side they have never lost to in 29 meetings. Sports reporter Jonty Dine spoke to Lisa Owen.

Woolworths says it donated the equivalent of ten million meals to food rescue organisations in the last financial year. It says every one of its 185 New Zealand stores has at least one food rescue partner. It comes as the Green Party wants to make it compulsary for supermarkets to donate edible surplus kai. Woolworth's head of Sustainability Catherine Langabeer spoke to Lisa Owen.

There's basically no bridge too far for the man behind the new Hooker Valley suspension bridge at Aoraki Mount Cook. The marvel of design and modern engineering is due to open next week. It spans more the 185 metres across the Hooker River and replaces the old one that closed due to erosion caused by storms. The man behind the design, bridge architect and engineer, Dan Crocker spoke to Lisa Owen.

United Kingdom correspondent Lucy Thomson spoke to Lisa Owen about the new Prime Minister, Andy Burnham making policy announcements during his first week at the helm, as well as Europe continuing to bear the brunt of global warming as wildfires rage and a new heatwave brings temperatures over 44 degrees.

The Commonwealth Games have begun, but not every selected athlete will make the start line. An untimely injury or personal decision can end a Games journey early. As the Games grapple with remaining relevant for athletes, an increasing number have ruled themselves out of the competition. Sports reporter Felicity Reid spoke to Lisa Owen.

Middle East correspondent Madeline Croad spoke to Lisa Owen about the latest in the conflict, with Saudi tankers hit in the Red Sea, and strikes across the region not letting up.

Checkpoint producer Johnny Sutherland spoke to Lisa Owen about New Zealand's own identical quadruplets.

A Whakatane based alcohol free drink brand is going global. Wai Mānuka, which makes an alcohol free manuka honey RTD, is now sold through dozens of New York retailers. Founder Joe Harawira spoke to Lisa Owen.

A new report suggests a growing number of people are finding themselves homeless for the first time. The snap shot prepared by the Salvation Army and Community housing Aotearoa says the profile of people with nowhere to go is changing. The Salvation Army's principal policy analyst Paul Barber spoke to Lisa Owen.

A "national shame" is what the latest report into child poverty reveals, according to the outgoing Children's Commissioner. Doctor Claire Achmad finishes up next week, after she wasn't reappointed in the role. MSD's Child Poverty report released yesterday shows about 170,000 children are living in material hardship - that's one in seven. Claire Achmad spoke to Lisa Owen.

An historic weekend for womens rugby awaits. A record crowd is expected at Te Kaha tomorrow for the Super Rugby Aupiki final between hosts Matatu and defending champions the Blues. Sports reporter Jonty Dine spoke to Lisa Owen.

Two part failures are to blame for a wide spread IT outage at multiple Waikato Hospitals. It left several hospitals offline for almost 12 hours, meaning they couldn't access the data centre, patient information and test results. Te Whatu Ora, Health NZ chief information technology officer Darren Douglass spoke to Lisa Owen.

Australia correspondent Nick Grimm spoke to Lisa Owen about a mixed bag of economic data emerging from Australia, with the country's property market in a downturn, while employment is defying expectations of going into a decline.

US correspondent Todd Zwillich spoke to Lisa Owen about President Trump saying the US will destroy a bridge or power plant in response to any Iranian attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz, as well as a new nuclear deal between the US and Saudi Arabia

An employment law expert has described virtual meetings where staff are forced to have their cameras on as an "insidious invasion" of privacy. It follows a UK employment ruling that says making workers turn their cameras on during calls, could amount to disability discrimination. Barrister and employment expert, Barbara Buckett spoke to Lisa Owen.

It has been an historic Super Rugby Aupiki season. With players now in camp full-time, we have seen the most compelling competition to date heading into this Saturday's decider. Sports reporter Jonty Dine spoke to Lisa Owen.

The Green Party wants to force supermarkets to essentially recycle usable food instead of throwing it away. A members bill being championed by Kahu Carter would see big supermarkets legally required to donate edible surplus kai to a food rescue. Green MP, Kahu Carter spoke to Lisa Owen.

Six thousands toy cars are set to be sold over three days by a Dunedin auction house. All the toy vehicles come from private South Island collectors. Among them, an Invercargill man in his 90s who died recently after spending decades amassing match box cars. Ronnie Proctor from Proctor Auctions in Dunedin spoke to Lisa Owen.

The Warriors are not recruiting four-time premiership winner Nathan Cleary to the Auckland-based NRL club. Cleary is off contract next season and the Warriors were one club said to be on the current Penrith Panther's radar. Sports reporter Felicity Reid spoke to Lisa Owen.

A new front has opened up at the petrol pump, with global oil prices inching closer to $100 USD a barrel, as the Middle East conflict escalates. Earlier today, a tanker was reportedly struck by an unknown projectile off Saudi Arabia's coast. It follows US President Donald Trump threatening to bomb Iranian infrastructure in response to any attacks on ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz. Waitomo group CEO, Simon Parham spoke to Lisa Owen.

Twelve years after hosting one of its biggest sporting events, Glasgow is set to welcome back the Commonwealth Games. The Games gets under way on Friday morning with the opening ceremony. But with a stripped back schedule and tight budget, can the city recapture the magic from 2014? Sports editor Dana Johannsen spoke to Lisa Owen.

A group of high profile pay equity campaigners are calling for politicians to do more to close the pay equity gap. Global Women is calling for cross party support to make it mandatory for businesses of a certain size to report their gender pay gap. According to the Ministry for Women, the pay gap for NZ women across the board is 5.2 percent. STILLMindingTheGap.nz campaign manager Jo Cribb spoke to Lisa Owen. 

United Kingdom correspondent Lucy Thomson spoke to Lisa Owen about the UK's new Prime Minister Andy Burnham making his presence felt three days into the job, as well as new details emerging in relation to the death of former British politician Ann Widdecombe.

While the Black Caps leave the Carribean with the series win, the West Indies got the last laugh today. New Zealand were 3-1 heading into the fifth and final One Dayer in Bridgetwon today and looking for a statement finish, but the hosts had other ideas. Sports reporter Jonty Dine spoke to Lisa Owen.

New Zealand could recycle virtually all of its kerbside glass if Auckland and Christchurch got on board, according to a glass recycling expert. Chris Grant, who runs 5R solutions says Auckland only recycle about 50 percent of bottles and jars it collect because of contamination from other recyclable products. Chris Grant spoke to Lisa Owen.

School camp is becoming is becoming a barometer for the state of household finances. Papatoetoe Intermediate School has been forced to cancel its camp this year because so few families could afford it, despite attempts to keep the price down. Only 160 out of 750 students confirmed they could go. Papatoetoe Intermediate School Principal, Pauline Cornwell spoke to Lisa Owen.

A prison officers union says they're battling high resignation rates, constant short staffing and an inexperienced workforce. A report into Waikato's Spring Hill prison found low staff morale, high levels of unplanned absences and almost forty percent of custodial staff had less than two years experience. Corrections Association president Floyd du Plessis spoke to Lisa Owen.

Scents can transport you to a place, remind you of a person or experience. But imagine if you could reverse engineer that, and give AI the memory and ask it to create a perfume to trigger that selected memory. It's an idea that took three University of Auckland engineering students to Paris for the L'Oreal youth innovation contest, Brandstorm. Engineering student Mihir Ojas Rallapudi spoke to Lisa Owen.

Middle East correspondent Madeline Croad spoke to Lisa Owen about more attacks in the US-Iran war and renewed tensions between Saudi Arabia and Yemen's Houthis causing trouble at sea, as well as Lebanon's president visiting the White House.

Auckland councillors are discussing potential changes to the controversial Plan Change 120. The plan will dictate the scale of housing intensification across the city. Today, councillors must decide whether to make changes, or withdraw parts of the original version of the plan before it goes out again to the public. Erin Johnson has been at the meeting and spoke to Lisa Owen.

Australia correspondent Nick Grimm spoke to Lisa Owen about One Nation leader Pauline Hanson facing increasing media scrutiny, with polls showing many Australians are considering giving her their vote.

All Whites midfielder Eli Just had a breakout Football World Cup that caught the attention of English Championship clubs. Just is reportedly set to make the move from the Scottish Premiership to Wales with Championship side Swansea City. The new club contract comes after the 26 year old scored three goals at the World Cup. Sports reporter Felicity Reid spoke to Lisa Owen.

New Zealand golfer Ryan Fox is still processing his "life-changing" win at the British Open after sinking a birdie putt on the 18th hole and securing victory. Fox joins just three other New Zealanders who have won a golf major. After a whirlwind 24 hours Ryan Fox spoke to Lisa Owen about the win.

United States correspondent Todd Zwillich spoke to Lisa Owen about the latest on attacks in the US-Iran war, as well as the US president putting a 50 percent tariff on certain Canadian goods.

An ultra marathon runner is going the distance, fundraising for children living with disabilities so they can hopefully move more freely. Hawkes Bay runner, Andrew McCrory, is raising money for a Rotorua centre that specialises in intensive therapy for children with neurological disabilities and disorders, including cerebral palsy. His next big run is the 320km Great Naseby Water Race in August. Andrew McCrory spoke to Lisa Owen.

Tennis fans wanting to get cheap tickets to the only Grand Slam in this part of the world will have to get in early. Changes to the ticketing for the Australian Open were announced today and tournament organisers are capping how many people get access to the most popular tickets. Sports reporter Felicity Reid spoke to Lisa Owen.

Inflation has hit a two year high, reaching 4.1 percent. The rate has been driven by higher fuel, electricity and housing costs. Emertius Professor of Economics at Auckland University, Tim Hazledine spoke to Lisa Owen.

Low staff morale, no onsite drug testing for years, contraband readily available, and filthy uninhabitable parts of the jail. That's just some of the serious concerns identified at the Spring Hill Correctional Facility. A report by the Inspectorate Office, the prison watchdog, also highlights issues with staff absences, long lockdowns for inmates, inadequate meals and a prison population way over what the jail was originally designed for. Commissioner of Custodial Services for Corrections, Sean Mason spoke to Lisa Owen.

The promoters behind Rhythm and Vines say this year's music festival will be the last in Gisborne. The popular four day event has been held at Waiohika Estate for 24 years, but organisers delivered news to the region's Mayor today. Gisborne Mayor Rehette Stoltz spoke to Lisa Owen.

A Christchurch workshop that effectively gives bikes away is seeing record high demand. Each year, volunteer organisation Aranui Bike Fixup spruces up or refurbishes hundreds of bikes. Right now demand is up, despite winter usually being a quieter time. Founder of the Aranui Bike Fixup, Steven Muir spoke to Lisa Owen.

A clutch birdie on the final hole has crowned Ryan Fox The Open champion and delivered New Zealand another major golfing triumph. Sports editor Dana Johannsen unpacked the the unforgettable finish and the significance of Fox's biggest career win with Lisa Owen.