Marie Dyhrberg
Lawyer on return of Three Strikes law
A top lawyer who works with the some of the country's most serious offenders says bringing back the Three Strikes law will do little to bring the positive change its sponsors are promoting. Criminal… Audio
Lawyer expects gangs to fight back against public patch ban
A top lawyer who has represented gangs says they will fight back against legislation that would ban patches in public.
The government expects to have the law in place by the end of this year even if… Audio
The Panel with Marie Dyhrberg KC
Wallace and panellists discuss Labour's new policy on youth crime with Marie Dyhrberg KC. Audio
Lawyer on possible investigation into Alan Hall conviction
The prosecution lawyers involved in the wrongful conviction of Alan Hall may now become the subject of a police investigation.
Alan Hall was wrongly jailed for more than two decades, after evidence… Audio
Incentives for quick pleas to speed court process
Duty lawyers, who often act for vulnerable and low income clients, could be paid extra to enter an early plea, under a Ministry of Justice scheme to speed up the court process.
Legal groups consulted… Audio
Crimes NZ - The Kahui Twins
Back in 2006 Chris and Cru Kahui were just 84 days old when they were fatally injured. Lawyer Marie Dyhrberg talks to Jesse about the case. Audio
Crimes NZ: The 'Pamper Party' case
Defence lawyer Marie Dyhrberg QC spoke to us about the case which became known as the ‘pamper party’ stabbing. Audio
Covid-19 justice implications - clogged courts
Changes to the way courts normally operate are underway and Heads of Bench have identified proceedings that will be given priority, with special concern given to matters to do with liberty.The… Audio
Proposed new 'degrees of murder' to make justice system fairer
A law researcher is proposing new 'degrees of murder' could make the criminal justice system fairer for victims and offenders. University of Waikato senior law lecturer Brenda Midson says current… Audio
Police defend taser use after Auckland man's death
The police are defending their use of tasers to subdue an Auckland man who died in hospital three days later. Officers were called to a house in Freemans Bay on Sunday where a 76-year-old man was… Audio
Police defence officer accused of unlawful tasering
A leading opponent of tasers is welcoming an official finding that an officer who used the electric weapon on a Whakatane man used excessive force and acted unlawfully. Audio
Lawyer on teenagers boasting about having sex with drunk girls
Criminal defence lawyer Marie Dyhrberg is with us. Audio
Difficulties in assembling juries
After an incident in Whangarei where a district court trial had to be adjourned because of a lack of potential jurors, lawyers are concerned that it might become difficult to get a jury that take… Audio
Anti-taser group have reservations about police trial
A criminal law campaign group has serious reservations about police trialling a new type of taser. The new tasers which Wellington police are testing can fire two shots without being reloaded and are… Audio
Lawyer concerned by rise in police misuse of national database
Latest figures show police staff are continuing to misuse their national database to pry on people for personal purposes. Audio
Lawyer who represented the mother of the Kahui twins responds
Coroner Garry Evans has found the violent deaths of the Kahui twins happened while they were in the sole care of their father Chris Kahui. Audio
Judicary changes challenge 'principles of fair trial'
There's alarm being expressed in some legal quarters over radical changes to the criminal justice system that the government's calling the biggest in 50 years. Audio
Taser watch-dog group says arming all police is too dangerous
A taser watch-dog group says arming every police officer would be too dangerous, because guns might be be used when it's not absolutely necessary. Audio
Tasers called torture
The United Nations committee against torture is urging the Government to reconsider police using tasers saying they constitute a form of torture. Audio
Campaign Against Tasers
The group is calling for the police to urgently make public information on their trials into the weapons use. Audio