Kate Newton

Police received calls about fights outside the Ferry terminal in Quay Street, the MacDonalds in Britomart, the intersection of Quay and Queen Sts, and another prolonged fight in Fort Street. Audio

A community housing umbrella group says it's concerned an overseas consortium has made it on to a shortlist of providers bidding to take on 15-hundred state houses. Audio

The life-long criminal Arthur Taylor says he wants to act as a legal adviser and consultant when he's released from prison. Audio

A report suggesting that Auckland's port could move to the Muriwai, Mahurangi or Kaipara harbours has left many scratching their heads. Audio

Police are denying they were outwitted by protesters who managed to block motorway entrances for hours during demonstrations against the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Audio

For forty years, the family of Tracey Ann Patient have never known who it was that stole the teenager from them on a street in West Auckland, strangled her with a stocking, then dumped her body in… Audio

Kiwi music legends, including Neil Finn and the Topp Twins, have welcomed Syrian refugees to New Zealand at a free concert. Audio

A chemical the World Health Organisation considers 'probably carcinogenic' will continue to be used in New Zealand, despite calls for a ban. Audio

Kim Dotcom's fight to stay in New Zealand isn't over yet, with his lawyers predicting the case will go all the way to the Supreme Court. Audio

Kim Dotcom is vowing to appeal this afternoon's court judgment paving the way for his extradition to the United States to stand trial on criminal charges. Audio

District court judge, Nevin Dawson, has delivered his ruling in the Megaupload extradition case this afternoon. Audio

Kim Dotcom and his three co-accused will learn their fates today when a district court judge rules whether the men are eligible for extradition to the United States Audio

Some community groups are accusing the Auckland Council of sneaking changes to the city's Unitary Plan through the back door, after a last-minute proposal to re-zone more land for intensive housing. Audio

Kim Dotcom still owes his former lawyers two million dollars in legal fees, more than a year after they stepped down from the case. Audio

An ex-boyfriend shot at an Auckland couple in bed 29 times before killing himself in a forest a few days later. Audio

A man who raped a teenager just days after being paroled could be detained on prison grounds indefinitely, after Corrections applied for the first ever public protection order. Audio

The Salvation Army estimates a third of people retiring by 2025 will not own their own home. Audio

The Crown says internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom hasn't been able to counter the case against him despite weeks of legal argument. Audio

Three German interpreters say an FBI translation of a message in which Kim Dotcom appears to call himself evil is inaccurate. Kate Newton's been at district court in Auckland where expert witnesses… Audio