Mark Henaghan
A user-pays family court
Couples are to be charged for using the Family Court to resolve child care issues and divide up assets. Audio
Ideas for 15 April 2012
This week looks at the issue of child safety. Have we become too risk averse where our children are concerned. Audio
Dealing with gangs of children
Kathryn Ryan speaks to Garry Thomas, Chair of the Featherston Community Council; and Mark Henaghan, Dean and Professor of Law at Otago University, about the difficulties of dealing with gangs of… Audio
Major changes to law system for children
A law change is underway to make sure child witnesses are no longer subject to stressful cross-examination or lengthy delays before they give evidence. Audio
Family Court review questioned by lawyers
An Auckland lawyer says a review of the family court is unnecessary because the system is extraordinarily efficient and cost effective. A government review has been set up to examine the court's… Audio
New South Wales bans commercial surrogacy
What is the situation in NZ and are our laws adequate? With Nick Bone - Fathered child using commercial surrogacy in India and Lorinda Robinson - New Zealand woman who acted as a gestational surrogate… Audio
Mandatory reporting of child abuse
With Prof Mark Henaghan - Dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of Otago, Seth Kalichman - Professor of Social Psychology at University of Connecticut, Peter Foley - Chair of the Medical… Audio
Shake up of child support rules
With Lisa Bridson - Mother owed tens of thousands in child support from her child's father, Mark Henaghan - Otago University law faculty and Jim Bagnall - Coalition of fathers. Audio
Custody cases
Are New Zealand courts putting too much weight on the needs of children to regularly see both parents when considering applications by the primary parent to relocate? Audio
Possible sex crime reforms
The Justice Minister may put reforms in place for rape/sex cases. Audio
Embryo Research
Here's Professor Mark Henaghan from the Human Genome Research Project . Audio