Rowan Quinn

A jury's been revisiting the images of a little girl the moment she was abandoned at a Melbourne railway station by her father, the man accused of strangling her mother with a necktie. Audio

Mr Xue is charged with the murder of his wife An An Liu, who was 26 years his junior. Audio

More is expected to emerge today about what's said to have been an abusive and controlling relationship between murder-accused Nai Yin Xue and his wife. Audio

A High Court jury has heard how a year before she was murdered, a bloodied An An Liu ran to a neighbour crying for help and saying her husband was trying to kill her. Audio

The crown evidence continues today as Mr Xue stands trial for strangling An An Liu in Auckland in 2007. Audio

The man accused of murdering his young wife and abandoning their daughter at a Melbourne railway station has been portrayed as a violent man who was angry he didn't have a son. Audio

A former Armed Offenders officer and politician says police should not be the ones to decide no one will face criminal charges over the killing of Halatau Naitoko. Audio

On the threshold of Budget day the Government has received a last minute helping hand as it tries to stave off a drop in New Zealand's credit rating. Audio

A protest group is promising more traffic-halting protests across Auckland's Harbour Bridge. Audio

The Government has announced a $40 million boost to recession hit community groups, along with plans to reshape the way it will fund them in the long term. Audio

Auckland's super city dramas have spilled over into the South Island, with fears the Local Government Commission has been hijacked by Aucklanders. Audio

The Government has dumped plans to put Auckland's most contentious and costly roading project underground. Audio

Aucklanders are being urged to mobilise en masse to protest against the latest super city plans. Audio

Hundreds of calls have been made to a special hotline set up to deal with swine flu queries. Audio

Rangitoto College's principal says he's been receiving nasty emails blaming the school for bringing swine flu into the country. Audio

One more case of possible swine flu has been identified among Rangitoto College students. Audio

Health authorities are now actively monitoring cases in four centres, Auckland, Waikato, Nelson and Otago. Audio

Rowan Quinn is outside Rangitoto College. Audio

Auckland City ratepayers have been left with Million dollar bill, after the failure of three shows underwritten by the council. Audio

UMR Research carried out the poll of residents from around the Auckland region. Audio