Carla Penman
Police College criticised for 22 hours driver training
A former Police College driving instructor has slammed the lack of practical training for recruits, saying just 22 hours behind the wheel is unacceptable. Audio
Police staff to blame for over 60% of police car crashes
New figures show police staff were to blame for 5-hundred out of just over 8-hundred police car crashes in the past year. Audio
Social worker cleared of having sex with her underage client
A social worker and convicted fraudster has been acquitted of having sex in a motel room with a 15 year old boy she mentored. Audio
Jury deliberating in Social worker's sex charge trial
A jury in the trial of a social worker accused of having sex with her underage client, has begun deliberating. Audio
Hacking a school computer system to send students porn
The Ministry of Education is being urged to beef up internet security in all schools after an Auckland high school's computer system was hacked and pornographic material was sent to all of its… Audio
Akl Council confident it could cope with population boom
The Auckland Council is adamant it's doing enough to prepare the city to cope with the predicted population boom and any environmental harm that may come with it. Audio
Falling electric cable strands Auckland commuter train
Around a hundred Auckland rail commuters had to be evacuated from a stranded train this morning when an overhead electric cable fell on the tracks. KiwiRail's General Manager of Engineering David… Audio
AC/DC drummer loses appeal
The former AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd has lost an appeal against his conviction and sentence for threatening to kill a former staff member and possessing drugs. Reporter Carla Penman has been reading the… Audio
Crown rejects inmate's claim he was forced to riot
The Crown is rejecting a prison inmate's defence that he was badly beaten up and then forced to take part in the Springhill riots two years ago. Audio
Prison inmate accused of taking part in Springhill riots
A prison inmate accused of arson and assaulting a Corrections officer during the Springhill riots, has been seen on CCTV footage throwing toilet paper rolls into a fire. Audio
Violent schoolboy restrained, handcuffed by police
A case of a violent 10-year-old schoolboy has highlighted what some say is increasing violence in primary schools and a new need to train teachers in safe ways to restrain children when they get out… Audio
Police custody officer not guilty of raping woman he met online
An Auckland police custody officer has today been acquitted of raping a woman he met on the dating website Zoosk. Audio
Rape accused had no intention of a dinner date - Crown
The Crown has told a jury that a police custody officer accused of rape picked up a woman he met online with no money and no intention of taking her out for dinner. Audio
Rape trial told police custody officer showed off his uniform
A woman has told a jury how a police custody officer she met on a dating website showed her his uniform, raped her, and then dropped her off a petrol station without a clue where she was. Audio
Family in mouldy home angered by treatment
An Auckland mother who's been living in a mouldy state home says grocery vouchers flung at her from Housing New Zealand won't buy her son a new set of lungs. Audio
Police in hot water again over handling of protection order
The police in Whangarei are being criticised for the handling of a protection order breach. Audio
Thirty police officers nation-wide in court in the past year
Thirty police officers across the country have been accused and convicted of serious charges within the past year, including one officer who filmed a teenager in a shower. Audio
Convicted rapist on the run - monitoring system is a failure
A law expert says revelations a convicted child rapist is on the run after cutting off his electronic bracelet - on the same day as Blessie Gotingco's killer was sentenced - suggests the monitoring… Audio
Popular Auckland golf course to be carved up
A popular Auckland Council-owned golf course is to be carved up to allow room for other sport facilities to be built, despite strong opposition from residents. Audio
Slovak man shot dead by police
An Auckland liquor store worker has described how a man shot dead by the police, robbed her in a calm and even non-threatening manner. Audio