Karen Brown

Some Te Urewera families were forced to live in caves and food shortages meant they had to eat rotten potatos. 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

The death in Thailand of one of the most notorious Australian drug traffickers has shone light on the murky and illegal world. Audio

The Refugee Action Coalition says women asylum seekers are being subjected to abusive and intrusive searches as they return to the camp for families and single women on Nauru. Audio

A drink spiking alert has been issued in Palmerston North. Audio

With his take on McCullum's retirement here's RNZ's sports editor Stephen Hewson. Audio

A Hastings family's pitbull, Lennox, won't be home for Christmas. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

Vandals have stolen thousands of dollars worth of equipment from Muriwai's volunteer lifeguard patrol tower just as the holiday season is about to begin. Audio

Three New Zealand men have been convicted and four children safeguarded from abuse in an FBI-led operation that's broken up an international child porn network. Audio

After 15 years at the top level the New Zealand cricket captain Brendon McCullum has announced he's retiring from international cricket. 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

Some families in the Far North town of Kaikohe are being given a Christmas hamper surprise. Audio

The man largely responsible for building independent media in Vanuatu has retired. Audio

A Tongan orchard worker has gone to prison for six years for raping a Nelson woman as she slept next to her husband. Audio

What drives a teenager raised in the West to leave her home and family to become a jihadi bride? Audio

Kane Williamson has finished the year as the world's number one test batsman after helping the Black Caps beat Sri Lanka in Hamilton today. Audio

The police watchdog has found that officers treated the caregivers of a severely disabled teenager who drowned in a bath as witnesses, rather than people who might have been guilty. Audio

Police in Waikato say a woman returning from milking had her quad bike rammed by two men who were helping themselves to petrol in a shed. Audio

A New Year's Eve terror plot has been foiled in Indonesia amid alarm about a resurgence in militant groups inspired by Islamic State. Audio