Justice
High Court rules on Māori Council leadership stoush
The long-running tug of war between Sir Eddie Durie and Maanu Paul for the top job at the New Zealand Māori Council has been cleared up.
One third of Spring Hill inmates assaulted - Ombudsman
About a third of inmates surveyed at one of the country's largest prisons report being assaulted.
CCTV footage of prison assault released
A former inmate who is suing Corrections has made public a video of his brutal prison assault. Video
The mothers project in NZ women's prisons
The mothers project started as a pilot programme at Auckland women's prison in Wiri, and it is now also running in Arohata and Christchurch women's prisons. It involves a team of volunteer lawyers… Audio
The well run show
The leader of the House gives a heads up to the week and the MPs debate mental health and corrections in the House. Audio
The New Zealand Project - confronting the country's challenges
Kathryn Ryan talks to young New Zealander and Rhodes Scholar, Max Harris on the New Zealand Project. It is a vision for confronting the country's challenges.The New Zealand Project, is also the title… Audio
More inmates, more prisons, what next?
The prison population has never been higher, requiring big spending on new jails. Kathryn Ryan asks Corrections head Ray Smith what his department is doing about it. Audio
The complicated case of Asha Abdille
Kathryn Ryan talks to AUT's Warren Brookbanks about why the circumstances of the country's only convicted plane hijacker pose a unique problem to the mental health and justice systems. Audio
Why is NZ still sending children to prison?
Last week Queensland became the last remaining Australian State to include 17 year olds in the youth justice system, leaving New Zealand among the few countries that send youths to prison. Kathryn… Audio
Bishop appeal in the Cooks to be heard from today
The Cook Islands High Court is scheduled to hear an appeal by former MP Teina Bishop against his conviction and jailing on corruption charges.
Charges against Samoa police commissioner dropped
All charges against Samoa's suspended Police Commissioner Fuiavailili Egon Keil have been withdrawn for insufficient evidence.
Vanuatu judge storms out after chief reappears in traditional garb
Vanuatu's Supreme Court Judge has stormed out of the court after a chief and some of his men again turned up in traditional dress.
No hearing until 2017 for prison payout claim
A man who was held in jail for longer than he should have been will have to wait until next year for his compensation claim to be heard.
Spit hoods used more than 300 times in two years
Anti-spitting hoods belong in horror films, not modern policing, a criminal justice advocacy group says. Audio
Dozens of jobs on the line at Ministry of Justice
The Ministry of Justice says 51 full-time jobs could go in the latest restructuring but a union says the changes could potentially affect hundreds of jobs.
Public anger over a controversial court ruling mirrored by the media
Losi Filipo's controversial discharge without conviction sparked outrage among the public and the media alike this week. Important facts about the law were obscured by all the anger and calls for… Audio
Tahiti court orders France to pay inmates compensation
Four inmates will receive a payout of $US14,000 for being locked up in inhuman conditions.
Justice staff give their own ministry the thumbs down
The Ministry of Justice is falling below state sector benchmarks on every score, according to a survey of its own staff.
Real Housewives vs real research: in-depth journalism was the loser on the day
A rich nobody making a racist remark on a reality TV show most of us don't watch created a media frenzy this week. Meanwhile, a major journalistic investigation into racial bias in the justice system… Audio
Insight: The Family Court on Trial
Catherine Hutton looks at the Family Court and talks to some who say recent changes to improve it are actually causing delays, distress and heartache. Audio