Courts
Uber eats or judges as cuckoo clocks? Three experts discuss how to make access to the civil justice system cheaper and fairer
Guyon Espiner talks at Parliament with Dr Bridgette Toy-Cronin, Justice Forrest Miller and Leo Watson. Recorded in July 2019 in association with the University of Otago. Audio
ACC appeals asbestos claim court ruling
ACC is appealing a High Court decision ruling it should have accepted a claim from a woman who died from a cancer caused by asbestos. Deanna Trevarthen's sister-in-law told Checkpoint she's… Video, Audio
Family says driver's sentence doesn't fit crime
Whanau and friends of Samuel Jackson-Seligman-Lemaire, who was killed by a 72-year-old woman driving the wrong way on a Wellington motorway say her sentence of six months community detention isn't… Audio
Peter Ellis granted leave to appeal at Supreme Court
Peter Ellis has been granted leave to appeal his case at the Supreme Court. His lawyer Rob Harrison spoke to Checkpoint producer Bridget Burke. Audio
High Court orders Napier council to halt pool contract
Both Napier City Council and opponents of a controversial $41 million pool development are claiming victory after a High Court order froze the awarding of a contract to build the centre. Audio
Family Court changes have created more delays - review
The Family Court system is not fit for purpose, with the radical reforms of 2014 delivering few of the promised benefits and actually increasing delays, a review has found. Audio
Mosque attack accused to stand trial next May
Those who were injured or lost loved ones in the Christchurch mosque attacks now have an anxious wait until the accused gunman's trial in May next year. Video, Audio
Mosque attack accused to go on trial in May, 2020
Court reporter Anneke Smith joins Checkpoint live from outside the High Court in Christchurch, where Brenton Tarrant pleaded not guilty to 90 charges this morning. She told Lisa Owen what will happen… Video, Audio
Mosque attack accused pleads not guilty to more than 90 charges
Survivors and families of the victims of the Christchurch mosque attacks were left distraught after the man accused of the attacks pleaded not guilty today to more than 90 charges of murder, attempted… Video, Audio
$54m cash injection for NZ courts hoped to speed up justice
Justice Minister Andrew Little says people are waiting too long for their court cases to be heard, but it's hoped a $54m cash injection into courts will get the wheels of justice spinning a little… Video, Audio
Woman shot twice in head gives evidence during trial
A woman whose husband was shot dead has described how she was shot in the head and told a gunman she was pregnant to try to spare her life. Yolanda Tuuheava gave evidence during Fisilau Tapaevalu and… Audio
Unlikely Felicity Huffman will go to jail - Maria Cramer
US actress Felicity Huffman has pleaded guilty to her part in a college admissions rort, where she paid $15,000 to a fake charity to get her daughter into a top college. Boston Globe reporter Maria… Audio
Judges ordered publicly funded cultural reports 'in error'
District and High Court judges in NZ ordered special reports on the backgrounds of mainly Maori and Pacifika offenders apparently unaware the law didn't allow them to. Information obtained by RNZ… Audio
Ephraim Beazley sentenced for killing ex-partner
Ephraim Joseph Beazley has been sentenced to at least 17 years behind bars for brutally killing his ex-partner Xi Wang as she held their young child at the entrance to her South Auckland home. Audio
Three Minutes Max: Mai Chen
Commentators from all over New Zealand get the chance to have a say on what's been bothering them. Mai Chen gives her thoughts on cultural and linguistic diversity in courts. Audio
Mariya Taylor’s lawyer hits back at Justice Minister
The lawyer of a woman, who was ordered to pay a man the court found was likely to have abused her, has lashed out at the Justice Minister for suggesting her client had bad legal advice. Mariya Taylor… Audio
Court staff to vote on pay deal with Justice Ministry
About 2000 court staff will vote on a proposed increase of 4 percent before Christmas, the Public Service Association says.
14-year-old on trial for murder
The trial of one of the youngest people ever accused of murder is underway at the High Court in Napier. Haami Hanara, 14, has admitted to robbing man Kelly Donner in March, but says he did not kill… Video, Audio
CTV engineer’s lawyers argue against investigation
Reporter Ann Marie May was in the High Court in Wellington today, where the Ministry for Business, Innovation and Employment is calling for the Institution of Professional Engineers to resume its… Video, Audio
How to investigate dodgy convictions
The government is proposing a new body to investigate potentially dodgy convictions. We sat down with the Minister of Justice and National MP Chris Penk to discuss it, and hear what feedback they… Audio