Kate Newton

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

Navy divers headed thirty metres below the waves yesterday to defuse three mines that have been sitting on the sea bed since the Second World War. Audio

A Government-backed project is setting out to prove that when it comes to housing, small is the next big thing. Audio

Auckland's rescue helicopter trust has stepped up its fight with an Auckland Council funding board, accusing it being influenced by gifts. Audio

A coroner says four men who drowned within a week of each other at the same Port Waikato beach may have been saved if they'd worn lifejackets. Audio

It's a brand as old as the touch-tone phone, but now Telecom is hanging up. Audio

Lawyers for Kim Dotcom say the internet entrepreneur is likely to appeal against a ruling that may set back his compensation claim against the police. Audio

The Court of Appeal will rule today whether search warrants used during the police raids on the internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom's house were unlawful. The Chief High Court judge, Justice Winkelmann… Audio

Hundreds of overseas troops will take to the Hauraki gulf from tomorrow as the largest navy exercise held in New Zealand for 50 years gets underway. Audio