Kate Newton

The convicted double murderer David Tamihere has been let off a charge of breaching his parole conditions for flying over Coromandal Peninsula where his victims died. Audio

Auckland councillors wants to hear from the public before giving any support to the Ports of Auckland's expansion plans. Audio

Median house prices have hit a record high - topping 400-thousand dollars for the first time - driven by the scramble for housing in Auckland and Christchurch. Audio

When it comes to New Zealand's housing shortage it's a tale of two cities. Audio

A group of prominent New Zealanders and environmental organisations have banded together to condemn planned legislation that would crack down on anti-mining protesters. Audio

The peace activist who 40 years ago founded Peace Squadrons of small boats to protest against nuclear warship visits says moves to restrict protests at sea not only erode democratic freedoms but are… Audio

The mining industry and conservationists both say mining could go ahead beneath the country's most protected conservation areas, despite contrary claims from the government. Audio

Advocates for survivors of sexual abuse have condemned comments by the Coronation Street actor William Roache suggesting victims are to blame for what happens to them. Audio

A union leader who represented hundreds of Solid Energy mineworkers who've lost their jobs in the past year says the company's former chief executive, Don Elder, should give some of the millions of… Audio

Some West Coasters are planning to march on the Westland district council because it's blown its budget by more than five million dollars in the first half of the financial year. Audio

The organisers of a popular annual student party in Dunedin have agreed to a raft of new restrictions for this year's event, in a last-ditch bid to prove it can be held safely. Audio

Cost could be the major barrier to including boys as well as girls in a vaccination programme to prevent cervical cancer. Audio