Kate Newton

Career criminal Arthur Taylor and other inmates have asked a court to allow them to vote in the election, saying a blanket ban is unlawful. Audio

The Motor Industry Association says the huge surge in new car sales is because they've never been cheaper. Audio

The head of the United Nations has condemned the killing by the Islamic State of a man the jihadists say was a second American journalist, Steven Sotloff, whom they had kidnapped. Audio

The head of the United Nations says New Zealand has been a model global citizen as the Government campaigns for a seat on the Security Council. Audio

Auckland Council's draft ten-year budget has renewed calls for the Government to come to the party and help out with infrastructure funding. Audio

Air New Zealand says its stunning financial results have not been achieved by price-gouging those living in the country's heartland. Audio

The Crown has rejected claims from Kim Dotcom that search warrants used to raid his mansion have created a miscarriage of justice. Audio

Crown lawyers have conceded that search warrants used to raid Kim Dotcom's mansion were sloppy, but didn't lead to any miscarriage of justice. Audio

Crown lawyers will spend today defending search warrants used to raid the Kim Dotcom's mansion, which the internet tycoon says should be declared unlawful. Audio

Kim Dotcom's lawyer has accused the FBI and police of going on a legal fishing expedition when they raided the internet tycoon's mansion. Audio

Kim Dotcom will head to the country's highest court today in a final bid to have the police raid on his Auckland mansion declared illegal. Audio

Millions of dollars of Kim Dotcom's property will remain out of his control until at least next year, after a court extended an asset-freezing order. Audio

Kim Dotcom's lawyers are accusing government agencies of drip-feeding them information and they're seeking a court order to force the agencies to hand over everything they have. Audio

A so-called "holiday highway" connecting Auckland to Northland, has been given the green light by a Board of Inquiry. Audio

The man accused of killing two men in a south Auckland pawn shop has been granted a last-minute ruling to keep his name secret for now. Audio

A coroner has criticised the actions of police officers who confronted an armed teenager, saying their mistakes had a snow-balling effect that ended in him being shot dead. Audio

The bill for America's bid to extradite Kim Dotcom has run into the millions of dollars, with lawyers working for the Crown clocking up more than 20-thousand hours of work on the case. Audio

Community leaders in south Auckland are brushing off revelations that police officers reclassified hundreds of burglaries as lesser crimes. Audio

The claws were out in court today as two food giants faced off over claims about cat biscuits. Audio

An activist and lawyer says the discharge without conviction handed down to the Maori king's son is not easy justice. Audio