Justice
A.C. Grayling: 'We're heading towards a series of catastrophes'
In his new book, For the Good of the World, English philosopher Professor A.C. Grayling outlines the biggest challenges he believes the world faces right now - climate change, technology and justice -… Audio
Shining a light on the US industrial-prison complex
The US prison system amounts to a modern-day form of slavery based on lies about the underclass it is exploiting, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist says. Audio
Overloaded and burnt out - why legal aid lawyers are leaving
Our legal aid system - the one that is on a promise to fund justice for all, no matter their means - is in crisis. Audio
Northland whānau warn others off self-styled justice campaigner
A Northland whānau is warning others off a self-proclaimed justice campaigner after he billed them thousands of dollars for providing support and advice for a family member in jail - but delivered… Audio
Self-styled justice reformer's prison visit rights pulled after charging inmate thousands
The Department of Corrections has launched an investigation and suspended the visitor privileges of a self-styled justice reformer, following allegations he charged an inmate's family thousands of… Video, Audio
Is this Justice? Fewer new judges willing to move towns
Are the tentacles of the housing crisis now creeping their way into the justice sector?
Fewer new judges are willing to move towns after being appointed to the bench - a convention set up to reduce… Audio
When Nobody Was Looking - New film focuses on anti-racism fight
Alex Sutherland turned his camera on another member of his family, to document an extraordinary fight for racial justice in New Zealand. He's directed a short film called When Nobody Was Looking -… Audio
Decades old adoption act being reviewed
Justice Minister Kris Faafoi has released a discussion document on potential reform of New Zealand's adoption laws, including the Adoption Act, which hasn't been updated since 1955. There have been… Audio
Partner of billionaire's son arrested in shooting of policeman
Socialite Jasmine Hartin has been charged with manslaughter by negligence after, she says, accidentally shooting police superintendent Henry Jemmott in Belize. Journalist Tom Leonard recently… Audio
Te Pae Oranga should have te ao Māori approach, put tangata whenua first, advocates say
Te Pae Oranga was supposed to keep Māori out of court, but new figures show tangata whenua aren't buying into it, leading to calls for the programme to be redesigned.
Christchurch mosque shooting widow: 'I am my husband's voice'
Hamimah Tuyan lost her husband in last year's Christchurch terror attack. She's now based in Singapore and has had to use all of her holidays and leave both of her children behind to attend the… Audio
Why Australia is facing calls to stop jailing 10-year-olds
A growing movement led by a coalition of lawyers, doctors and Aboriginal rights activists is pushing for Australia to raise the age of criminal responsibility from 10 to at least 14.
Delayed justice - our courts under pressure
Covid-19 has complicated our court system, caused more stress for victims of crime, and failed the dictum that everyone has a right to a speedy trial. Audio
#MeToo Monday looms for Harvey Weinstein
It's been another dramatic week in New York in the trial at the heart of #MeToo. New York Daily News courts reporter Molly Crane-Newman has been covering the case and joins the show with all the… Audio
The New Zealander running Bethlehem University
Bethlehem University is a Catholic University on the West Bank, established in 1973 as a joint venture between the De La Salle order and the Vatican. Its Vice-Chancellor, Brother Peter Bray FSC, is a… Audio
Crisis facing courts as Chinese people seek justice in NZ
New Zealand's rapid transition to a multicultural society is causing problems for our judicial and legal systems, according to a new report chaired by the prominent public lawyer Mai Chen.
That's… Audio
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
Decolonising the justice system
This week Corrections announced a new tikanga based strategy with the aim of reducing the Maori prison population from 52% to 16%. Criminal lawyer and youth justice advocate Kingi Snelgar thinks that… Audio
30 pray at Linwood mosque three weeks after shootings
About 30 people were at Linwood's mosque to pray today, three weeks after seven were killed in the shootings. Reporter Logan Church spoke to a visiting Imam from Melbourne, Rabih Baytie, about why it… Video, Audio
Mosque shooting accused appears in court via video link
The man accused of killing 50 people in the Christchurch mosque shootings appeared via audio visual link in court today, where the judge ordered him to undergo a mental health assessment. Video, Audio