Todd Niall

The wreckage of a helicopter that went missing last night while helping tackle a big scrub fire in Northland has been found after apparently crashing into the sea. Audio

Missing helicopter is found as fire rages in remote Far North; Firefighters says blaze was extreme; Labour Party says Labour Department won't investigate mine incident thoroughly; Radio New Zealand… Audio

Campaign to select next Labour leader gets underway;Radio New Zealand discusses Labour's leadership race;Loyal, hard working but Goff not always dealt best hand;Mining union says no immediate fears… Audio

The Labour Party leader is expected to stand down when Labour MPs meet at Parliament this morning. Audio

Arab foreign ministers have voted to impose economic sanctions against Syria in response to the continuing violence against protestors. Audio

John Key discusses National's priorities following election; Phil Goff expected to stand down as leader; Deborah Coddington on the direction of the Act Party; New Green Party caucus to meet tomorrow… Audio

New Zealand First returns to Parliament, securing nearly seven percent of the vote and eight seats. Audio

Two of the captains who played a key role in recovering oil from the stricken container ship Rena, say they hadn't expected it to be the success that it was. Audio

A High Court judge has refused to rule on whether or not the tea tape conversation between John Key and John Banks was private. Audio

A court decision has been made on the teapot tape conversation between John Key and John Banks. Todd Niall joins Jim Mora to discuss it. Audio

The Act Party's John Banks insists the pollsters have got it wrong and that he can win the Epsom electorate, saving his party from oblivion. Audio

The Act Party's Epsom candidate, John Banks, is continuing to refuse to comment on what he might have said about his leader during the cup-of-tea meeting a week ago. Audio

The leader of the National Party John Key has given public support for the ACT party's Epsom candidate, saying he'd not be unhappy if John Banks won. Audio

Candidates in the Epsom seat have sparred for the second time as speculation mounts over whether the National Party will signal its supporters to give their electorate votes to the Act party… Audio

To Auckland politics now where yesterday John Tamihere who represents the Independent Maori Statutory Board -staged a walkout because he wasn't allowed to make a submission critical of how little… Audio

Auckland Issues correspondent Todd Niall talks about the heated debate among Auckland councillors while settlling on a proposal to share out next year's rates rise across the city. Audio

Auckland issues reporter Todd Niall was at last night's feisty Epsom candidates' meeting in Mount Eden. Audio

While lively exchanges coloured the televised Leaders' Debate last night, there was fiery debate at a meeting in the wealthy Auckland electorate of Epsom. Audio

The head of Auckland's events agency has resigned suddenly, after an audit report criticised his previous role in Hamilton relating to the loss-making V8 Supercar event. Audio

Auckland's mayor will ask ratepayers for more money next year, but it will be months before individual increases become clear. Audio