Kate Newton

Auckland councillors are attempting to put the brakes on a major roading project that locals say will destroy their communities. Auckland Transport, together with the New Zealand Transport Agency, has… Audio

A new report says drinking too much is increasing women's risk of injury, disease and abuse, but many of its recommendations have already been scuttled by the government. Audio

The bus drivers' union says Auckland drivers are urinating into bottles, and in one case using a pottie, to avoid being ticketed by overzealous parking wardens. Audio

Both sides of a legal war, that's being raging since the raid on the Dotcom mansion in January last year, have been back in court arguing over whether warrants used in the search were lawful. Audio

Lawyers for the Crown have asked the Court of Appeal to throw out a ruling that search warrants used in the raid on Kim Dotcom's mansion were unlawful. Audio

Crown lawyers will go to court today to fight a ruling that search warrants used to raid the internet mogul Kim Dotcom's house were unlawful. Audio

The lawyers for Kim Dotcom are accusing the Crown of withholding evidence they need for the internet billionaire's legal action. Audio

A Lithuania man who was extradited from Latvia, will spend at least three years in a New Zealand prison for masterminding a drug-money laundering racket . Audio

Voters in a proposed new Auckland electorate say whoever wins the seat would have a tough job bringing the wildly different communities in the area together. Audio

A judge says a serial paedophile's sexual abuse of a young boy, whose mother was dying of cancer, was a despicable breach of trust. Audio

The Government's being warned the film industry could 'wither and die' without an immediate increase in tax concessions. Audio

Meanwhile, Auckland's council and community groups say they're deeply concerned about the effect of the deal. Audio

The Police Minister has brought in independent investigators over the group of Auckland teenagers boasting online about sex with drunk girls, despite the Police Commissioner's assurances. Audio

An Auckland school has condemned the police's failure to act on sex accusations against a group of young men, one of whom is believed to be a former student. Audio

A judge has sent a woman to prison for at least seventeen years for murdering her one-year-old godson, saying she committed a gross breach of trust. Audio

A senior naval officer's plea to be allowed to leave with some dignity over an extra-marital affair has been rejected, but he's suggesting his court martial has got it wrong. Audio

A navy Commodore faces possible prison time and demotion after being found guilty of trying to cover up an extramarital affair he had with a subordinate. Audio

A top navy officer facing a court martial over an affair with a subordinate says he became convinced the woman was plotting something against him. Audio

A top navy officer facing a court martial for not disclosing an affair will today give the hearing his version of events. Audio

The defence lawyer for a top navy officer facing a court martial for not disclosing an affair says military investigators failed to collect vital evidence. Audio