Peter Boshier
Judge says change needed to make protection orders effective
Fourteen women, six men and ten children are killed by a member of their family every year on average, and now the Government is considering making family violence a stand-alone offence. The concept… Audio
Law with Peter Boshier
Law Commissioner Peter Boshier on alternatives to the court system for getting justice. Audio
The laws around family violence - are they enough?
Half of the homicides in New Zealand are related to family violence and most victims of homicides are women. Former chief family court judge, Peter Boshier, is now a law commissioner and White Ribbon… Audio
Legal commentator Peter Boshier
Law Commissioner and former Chief Family Court Judge Peter Boshier discusses the issue of whether past convictions should be published. Audio
Legal commentator Peter Boshier
Law Commissioner Peter Boshier discusses contempt of court. Audio
Former Family Court Judge comments on Glenn inquiry report
The former Principal Family Court Judge, Peter Boshier says reversing the burden of proof in domestic violence cases is too radical. Audio
Meeting to decide if Owen Glenn is White Ribbon material
Sir Owen Glenn has withdrawn his nomination to be a White Ribbon anti violence campaign ambassador following revelations he was accused of abusing a woman in Hawaii in 2002. Audio
The Glenn Inquiry and its future
Judge Peter Boshier has been a member of the government's Family Violence Taskforce for the past 6-years and was appointed a White Ribbon Ambassador in 2011, a role which Sir Owen Glenn has applied… Audio
Govt idle after seven months on domestic violence charge
Seven months after a senior judge declared it untenable for New Zealand not to have a specific criminal charge for domestic violence, the Government hasn't considered any change. Audio
Feature Guest - Peter Boshier
Peter Boshier is retiring after 8 years as the principal Family Court judge. He talks about his attempts to make the Family Court more accountable and better for children. Audio
Family court judge a criminal offence for domestic violence
The outgoing Principal Family Court Judge wants domestic violence made a criminal offence in its own right. Audio
Judge warns against Family Court cutbacks
Just weeks before a Government inquiry into the Family Court is released, the Principal Family Court Judge is calling for no cutbacks to the supervision of violent parents. Audio
Reaction to the child abuse Green Paper
One the Government's most controversial ideas to help fight child abuse has resurfaced. Audio
Landmark reform for the Family Court?
In what it's describing as a landmark reform, the Family Court is speeding up the way it deals with child custody disputes, particularly where they involve the risk of violence or abuse. Audio
Proposed changes to the Family Court
Judge Peter Boshier, Principal Family Court Judge. Audio
Children target of protection order education
Children from violent homes are the target of a new education campaign about protection orders. Audio
Judge Peter Boshier
The Principal Family Court judge is questioning the value of programmes aimed at stopping domestic violence. Audio