Tania Sawicki
Proposed extension of 'clean slate' scheme on table
More New Zealanders with a criminal conviction may get their slate wiped clean under a proposed transformation of the country's justice system. Audio
Labour-National consensus must be focus of justice overhaul - analysis
It's been labelled by the National Party as a 'talkfest' with the goal of softening punishments for serious offenders. The government's Criminal Justice Summit which continues in Porirua is expected… Audio
Relief as govt drops Waikeria mega-prison plan
News the government won't be building a mega-prison is being met with cautious optimism by the criminal justice advocacy group JustSpeak. The previous government had planned to expand Waikeria prison… Audio
Justice, victims advocates debate prison population cuts
Justice Minister Andrew Little wants to lower the number of prisoners by releasing more people on parole and granting bail to more suspected criminals. He says the prison population will rise by 50… Audio
