Katrina Batten

The police say a savage axe attack in which a woman was killed in Upper Hutt was not random and the lawyer for a schizophrenic man who killed his friend because he thought he was a demon says his… Audio

Highlights from Radio New Zealand National's programmes for the week ending Friday 12 December. This week.....advertising and news - now "sponsored content"; are global trade deals "a monstrous… Audio

Highlights from Radio New Zealand National's programmes for the week ending Friday 5 December. This week - contradictions in the reasons for selling off state houses; the leaking of official reports… Audio

New supervision orders are labelled draconian by a criminal barrister. ACC unveils new concussion guidelines for sports players. Audio

NZ's spy-masters front up to a Select Committee debating new laws and a man appears in a Queenstown court charged with kidnapping, Audio

The Auckland Council is planning to plant its trees based on the Maori Calendar; A Maori art curator says that many tangata whenua do not approve of Pakeha artists using their symbols and traditions… Audio

A new research project, which will look at the heart size of Maori and Pasifika people, will enable medical staff to properly diagnose these patients for cardiovascular disease; The Auckland Council… Audio

An inquiry says the SIS gave misleading information about Phil Goff to a blogger and Corrections finds Phillip John Smith should never have been given temporary release. Audio

Andrew Little unveils his shadow cabinet and a coroner's inquest into the 2011 death of a prisoner at Otago prison begins. Audio

A fishing firm says its Maori partners have failed to grasp opportunities to break into the sector; The Mayor of New Plymouth, Andrew Judd, is calling on the Government to change the law so that half… Audio

The Mayor of New Plymouth, Andrew Judd, is calling on the government to change the law so that half of all councillors are tangata whenua; A fishing firm says its Maori partners have failed to grasp… Audio

Highlights from Radio New Zealand National's programmes for the week ending Friday 21 November. This week.....the media's delight at munted punters at the races; China's educational testing - how much… Audio

One person is in hospital after a school bus crash in Thames and Crown lawyers accuse Kim Dotcom of breaching bail conditions and say he may be a flight risk. Audio

A Ngati Hine leader, Pita Tipene, says a Waitangi Tribunal finding that Maori didn't conceed their sovereignty in the Treaty is validation that the Crown cannot bulldoze over hapu. Meanwhile, a Tainui… Audio

The leader of a Ngai Tahu runaka - or runanga - says the South Island iwi has been 'caught napping' over the law that replaced the Foreshore and Seabed Act. A Ngati Hine leader, Pita Tipene, says a… Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

The Waitangi Tribunal upholds Ngapuhi sovereignty claims and the legality of Phillip John Smith's detention in Brazil is questioned. Audio

Highlights from Radio New Zealand National's programmes for the week ending Friday 7 November. This week.....from teenage dropkick to walking around New Zealand on foot - Brando Yelavich on facing… Audio

A Maori housing advocacy group says it's planning to set up its own housing provider in Auckland; A new bilingual newspaper for Te Arawa has been criticised for pairing up with The Rotorua Daily Post… Audio