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'Essentially fobbed off' - Sexual assault victims say they struggled to get help from ACC
14 Dec 2021Two sexual assault victims say ACC discouraged them from making claims and failed to inform them about the financial help they could be entitled to - and a lawyer says it's part of a long-running…
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ACC privacy breach claims in Korean embassy assault case
16 Nov 2021The victim of alleged sexual assault by a Korean diplomat says ACC staff divulged information about his sensitive claim to someone claiming to represent the Korean embassy.
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Proof: Watch Guyon Espiner's alcohol documentary
15 Nov 2021Blackouts, bad hangovers and even an embarrassing incident with Helen Clark wasn't enough to stop Guyon Espiner drinking, but two years ago he finally quit the booze.
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Oxford criminologist 'outraged' by NZ women’s prisons
4 Nov 2021An expert on America's 'supermax' jails says the way women are treated in New Zealand prisons is "extremely troubling".
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Whangārei Hospital: Leaky roofs, dodgy lifts, waiting lists and Covid-19’s here
3 Nov 2021Covid-19 has locked down parts of Northland, but if the virus rips through how will Whangārei Hospital cope when the battered building can't even stand up to heavy rain?
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Mentally ill and shot in the back: The police killing of Jerrim Toms
2 Nov 2021Jerrim Toms' mum asked police to help her mentally ill son. They ended up shooting him as he ran away. Guyon Espiner investigates.
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Safety fears as supplement sales soar along with Covid cases
1 Nov 2021Sales of natural health supplements have soared in the time of Covid, but some can cause life-threatening reactions.
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ACC staff posted clients' details to Snapchat group
27 Oct 2021ACC call centre workers shared details of people's injuries and mocked them on Snapchat, RNZ can reveal.
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Minimum wage earners, pensioners no longer qualify for legal aid
14 Oct 2021The number of New Zealanders eligible for legal aid has plummeted from an estimated 1.2 million in 2007 to 400,000.
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Legal aid system 'broken and may collapse' - Chief Justice
12 Oct 2021Hourly rates for legal aid lawyers haven't increased since 2008 and there are now almost no lawyers prepared to do civil legal aid work in some parts of the country.
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Man horrified 92 ACC staff accessed his sensitive claim file
12 Oct 2021A man disabled by a workplace accident is horrified dozens of ACC staff looked at his sensitive claim file on childhood sexual abuse, viewing it more than 350 times after it was closed. Anusha Bradley…
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Kiwis in need of legal aid stung by interest that outstrips mortgage rates
11 Oct 2021Some of New Zealand's poorest citizens now owe a share of $177 million in legal debt - and the government's charging them 5 percent interest.
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Not a single Māori Crown prosecutor in Chch, Gisborne, Whanganui
6 Oct 2021Many of the private law firms with warrants to prosecute serious crimes are failing to reflect the diversity of the regions they serve - even though it's a condition of their contracts.
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$40m of public money for private law firms
4 Oct 2021Why do we give $41 million each year to private law firms to conduct public prosecutions? Guyon Espiner investigates.
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Media frustrated with 'impossible' court document hold-ups
30 Sep 2021Some journalists are having to wait more than a year to get court documents and it's stopping them letting the public know what's going on in the justice system, they say.
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'It's beyond disrespectful' - Murder victim's sister in battle to access court documents
28 Sep 2021A woman whose brother was murdered feels she's in a perpetual battle to access documents about his shocking death. Why is it so hard for victims to get information out of the justice system?
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Crime victims' details given to offenders via Ministry of Justice form
27 Sep 2021Crime victims are unaware their name, address and phone number may be passed on to offenders when they apply for court documents, advocates say.
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No performance reviews and 20% pay hikes for some judges
23 Sep 2021Associate High Court judges have had pay hikes of 19.2 percent over the past 5 years, even though they are never given performance reviews.
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Complaining about a Family Court judge isn't safe - advocate
23 Sep 2021A family violence advocate says it's unsafe for abuse survivors to complain about a judge's behaviour, as Family Court reveals reviews are being carried out.
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Judges, bullying and a 'broken' complaints system
23 Sep 2021If a judge behaves inappropriately, you can complain. But will anything be done? Lawyers, academics and complainants say the complaints system is secretive, ineffective and broken.
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Judges can be appointed without ever attending an interview
21 Sep 2021The appointment of judges to the High Court is opaque, outdated and needs to change, lawyers and academics have told RNZ.
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Fears more judges presiding over cases of people they know
20 Sep 2021Fewer newly-appointed judges are relocating, sparking concerns the risk of bias will increase as they may end up presiding over the cases of locals they know.
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90 percent of High Court, Court of Appeal judges Pākehā
20 Sep 2021The High Court and Court of Appeal benches are dominated by white men, new figures obtained by RNZ show.
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Revealed: Who is being discharged without conviction
17 Sep 2021A discharge without conviction can spare a person guilty of a crime years of struggle and stigma, but it's Pākehā who are being granted more each year.
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