Todd Niall

A team of kayakers has made the first-ever descent of the often crazily rough upper reaches of the Karangarua River on the West Coast. Audio

A woman who fell in love with vintage aircraft in New Zealand is making her way across southeast Asia in an open cockpit bi-plane, recreating an historic flight from England to Australia. Audio

The closure of the only road into Otaki Forks north of Wellington means uncertainty for two people living near an unstable slip-prone road. Audio

Kim Dotcom's US lawyer is forecasting the extradition case will now go all the way to the Supreme Court and take up to another four years. Audio

Here's a story to strike terror into Christmas shoppers. You've completed your expedition to the mega mall, you try to drive out of the carpark, and get stuck - for three hours. Audio

Another reprieve late today for Christchurch's quake-munted cathedral with the Anglican Church agreeing to investigate rebuilding it. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. 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

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 and some Te Urewera families were forced to… Audio

Disney's big gamble on Star Wars has paid off, its new film breaking world box office records on its opening weekend. Audio

An Indonesian prosecutor's called for eight years in jail for the captain of an asylum seeker boat that was bound for New Zealand. Audio

Jacob Oram says the timing is right for his former Black Caps teammate Brendon McCullum to step down as the New Zealand cricket captain. Audio

It reads like an episode of the The Sopranos... the younger deputy in the clan deciding it was time to take on the boss of the past ten years. Audio

A Wellington boatie's attempt to sail to Westport in a severely damaged yacht without an engine, radio or safety equipment has been stopped by authorities. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

Two big livestock companies have been fined more than three million dollars for price fixing. Audio

After 15 years at the top level the New Zealand cricket captain Brendon McCullum has announced he's retiring from international cricket and two big livestock companies have been fined more than three… Audio

Hillary Clinton and her two Democratic presidential rivals have clashed in a third televised debate in the race for the party's US presidential nomination. Audio

The country's biggest employer's group hopes more high profile prosecutions will end exploitation which particularly hits vulnerable young and migrant workers. Audio

It's been a scorcher for South Islanders today as temperatures reached 30 degrees in most eastern towns...Christchurch breaking it's December record at 36.1 degrees. Audio