Kate Newton

The security industry is backing a coroner's call for stricter standards and training, after the death of a security guard on his first night on the job. Audio

The whanau of a young father shot while hunting with friends says it's a tragic accident. Audio

A 60-year-old Auckland businessman has appeared in court charged with criminal blackmail over the threat to poison infant milk formula with 1080. Kate Newton reports. Audio

Last November, letters containing a concentrated form of 1080 were sent to Fonterra and Federated Farmers, with a threat to contaminate infant formula with it unless the poison's use in pest control… Audio

The Crown says no amount of expert evidence will erase the fact that Kim Dotcom's Megaupload business knowingly paid users for violating copyright. Audio

Kim Dotcom says if he had a crystal ball, he would have put aside some of the millions he donated to his ill-fated Internet Party, to fund his extradition defence. Audio

Kim Dotcom's lawyer has lashed out during the internet entrepeneur's extradition hearing, accusing the United States of "secrecy bordering on deceit". Audio

A defence lawyer in the Kim Dotcom extradition hearing has questioned whether the Justice Minister saw a copy of the arrest warrants before the raid on the internet mogul's mansion went ahead. Audio

The Crown's accused Kim Dotcom's Megaupload website of letting users upload pirated videos and paying them for their efforts, despite receiving thousands of complaints from copyright holders. Audio

A court's been told that Kim Dotcom's business partners privately expressed fears he would take the money and flee if their business ended up in legal trouble. Audio

The Crown says Kim Dotcom and three other men were knowingly making millions of dollars from illegal music and movie files and were worried they would eventually be found out. Audio

The Crown says Kim Dotcom and three other men accused with him knowingly made vast sums of money from copyright breaches. Audio

Lawyers for Kim Dotcom and the Crown are at loggerheads over whether an extradition hearing for Mr Dotcom and his three co-accused should even go ahead. Audio

Kim Dotcom's court hearing begins today to decide whether he should be extradited to face trial in the United States. His preparation for the hearing was set back by a change of lawyers at the end of… Audio

The court hearing which will decide whether Kim Dotcom will be extradited to the United States to face trial begins today. Our reporter Kate Newton has been following the case through its twists and… Audio

A nationwide crackdown on using phones while driving has already started to net drivers, with ten pinged at a single Auckland intersection. Audio

Four men died late yesterday afternoon when their four wheel drive rolled on Muriwai beach. Audio

Former refugees were among thousands of people around the country to attend candlelit vigils calling for the Government to double New Zealand's annual refugee quota. Audio

Librarians and publishers are throwing their support behind the author of an award-winning young adults novel that's been banned. Audio

A campaigner for pay equity says court action being taken by midwives shows there's building momentum to lift the wages in women-dominated occupations. Audio