Crime
Keeping it confidential to properly protect sources
Protecting people who offer the media important information is a fundamental obligation for journalists. Chris Cooke quit TVNZ after it didn't keep a promise to Erin Leighton, whose off-the-record… Audio
Keeping it confidential to properly protect sources
Protecting people who offer the media important information is a fundamental obligation for journalists. Chris Cooke quit TVNZ after it didn't keep a promise to Erin Leighton, whose off-the-record…
AudioChristchurch teen Armani Williams appeals sentence for fatally punching another teen
A teenager who killed another teen by punching him in the head has appealed his sentence of three years' imprisonment.
Filmmaker Rosie Morris on the reality of deepfake porn
In the short doco My Blonde GF, British writer Helen Mort talks about discovering her face has been used in fake images posted on a porn site. The huge surge in deepfake and revenge porn images –… Video, Audio
Prisoner attacked in jail loses Supreme Court bid to blame Corrections staff
A prisoner who was assaulted by another person in jail twice has failed in his latest bid to hold Corrections responsible.
Schools struggling to deal with sexual violence
Testimonies from 300 students show victims of sexual assaults are not being protected adequately by their schools. Respondents to a call for sharing their experiences around sexual assault at school… Audio
Al Noor Mosque survivors describe rush to emergency exit door
Mohammad Siddiqui and Ahmad Alayedy have told the inquest into the Christchurch terror attack they kicked out a glass panel in an emergency exit door because it would not open.
Erin Patterson faces court after murder charges laid over mushroom meal
Prosecutors say it will take months to analyse computer equipment seized from the home of a woman charged with murder over a mushroom meal linked to three deaths in Victoria's east.
Police working with justice sector partners to address remand times
The police say they are focused on reducing the amount of time people spend on remand, not letting more defendants out on bail. Audio
Christchurch powerlines tampered with, Orion spends $500k to fix
Police are investigating reports of people tampering with powerlines around Christchurch.
Police spending millions trying to catch up on court prosecutions
The police are spending tens-of-millions of dollars trying to catch up on court prosecutions while dealing with what it calls outdated bureaucratic processes.
As RNZ has been reporting, forty-four… Audio
Alert on bail bracelet of stabbing suspect ignored before attack
The Corrections Department didn't investigate when the bail bracelet of a man accused of stabbing a West Auckland dairy owner went offline about an hour and a half before the attack.
Man accused of stabbing dairy owner disabled electronic monitoring bracelet before attack
The man accused of stabbing a west Auckland dairy owner disabled his electronic monitoring bracelet more than 90 minutes before the attack, but Corrections did nothing.
It got an alert but didn't… Audio
Erin Patterson charged with murder over mushroom lunch in Australia
The woman who cooked a mushroom lunch suspected of killing three people in Victoria's east has been charged with murder.
Deadly mushroom lunch: Host of lunch arrested in Australia
The woman who hosted a mushroom lunch that ended in the deaths of three of her four guests has been arrested by police in Australia. Erin Patterson has denied any wrong doing. In July, Erin's… Video, Audio
Call for limits to be placed on time people can spend in remand
The president of the Criminal Bar Association says there needs to be firm timelines around how long people should wait for trial. Audio
AOS member intended to send Mosque victims to hospital in civilian cars
He wanted to quickly get victims out of the Al Noor mosque following the 2019 terror attack, not only because of their physical injuries - but for their mental health as well.
44 percent of people in NZ prisons haven't been found guilty
A justice advocate says people being remanded in custody are pleading guilty to crimes they haven't committed just to get out of prison. Others are effectively serving jail sentences for charges… Audio
Corrections updates community notifications after murder of Christchurch woman
Juliana Bonilla-Herrera did not know her neighbour was on parole for rape.
The Panel with Jo McCarroll and Dean Hall cross to Australia
Wallace and panellists Jo McCarroll and Dean Hall get the latest on the fatal mushroom case that has gripped Australia - and the globe. Audio
