Kate Newton

The FBI's case against Kim Dotcom has been laid bare, revealing messages between him and his Megaupload employees jokingly calling each other "pirates" and "evil". Audio

The police watchdog says officers undermined public trust by giving wrong information about girls who complained of being sexually assaulted by a group of young men in Auckland. Audio

IPCA report into police handling of communications around "Roastbusters" case has been released today. Audio

Kim Dotcom has been accused of seeking revenge against John Banks and the Government, in a fierce cross examination that dominated the second day of the politician's trial on a charge of filing a… Audio

An Auckland man who inflicted life-threatening injuries on his newborn baby has been jailed for six-and-half years. Audio

Auckland Hospital will go ahead with a drug trial on unconscious patients despite warnings it may be illegal. Audio

Weeks of media and parliamentary scrutiny have taken a toll on the embattled Justice Minister, who has been told by the PM to take a break from work later this week, but as Kate Newton reports, Ms… Audio

Afghans living in New Zealand are pitching in to help thousands of people displaced by deadly mudslides in northern Afghanistan. Audio

Police officers have searched more than 20 houses across Auckland today in their hunt for a violent kidnapping suspect who escaped their custody. It's been 24 hours now since Brett Makiri absconded… Audio

Rising interest rates force homeowners to dig deeper; Unions and business groups warn that the economy may stall; Infant formula companies may be barred from exporting to China; Timber company… Audio

War veterans say a Labour Party plan to extend the war pension to all veterans is long overdue. Audio

The mother of a teenager who died after a school fight last year has been discharged without conviction for accidentally shooting her husband. Audio

Kim Dotcom could get back assets worth millions of dollars by the end of this week, more than two years after they were seized by the police. Audio

Car owners are being urged not to panic over a global Toyota recall which means up to 40 thousand cars and vans here will need checking. Audio

Conservation groups say millions of dollars are in danger of being wasted on community projects when DOC should be using the money to do more of the species saving work itself. Audio

It's not formally registered and it's yet to announce a single candidate, but Kim Dotcom has officially launched his Internet Party today anyway. Audio

The police will spend today combing through C-C-TV footage in an effort to find the killer of a homeless Auckland man. Audio

Crown lawyers are considering asking the High Court to ban Kim Dotcom from publicly commenting on legal action against him. Audio

Just days after the Supreme Court knocked back Kim Dotcom's bid to access more of the FBI evidence against him, the accused internet entrepreneur's lawyers will be back in court today. Audio

In a crucial ruling in the Kim Dotcom case, the Supreme Court has knocked back the internet pirate's bid to see ALL the FBI's evidence against him. Audio