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Horrific and deliberate injuries inflicted on 2 Lower Hutt children
Multiple broken bones, extensive bruising, a brain bleed and severe internal damage. That's just some of the horrific and deliberate injuries inflicted on two young lower hutt siblings over some time… Audio
Prince Harry's landline calls were bugged by Murdoch papers, lawyers say
They also accessed the messages on the pager of his late mother Princess Diana, London's High Court was told.
'We are not in control': Call for law change after foreign spying revealed
The law needs to explicitly prohibit foreign spying or New Zealand risks joining "other people's wars", a lawyer warns.
Court of Appeal reserves decision in Jehovah's Witnesses Abuse in Care case
The Court of Appeal has reserved its decision in the Jehovah's Witness Church's case challenging the Abuse in Care inquiry.
Legal expert on Fast Track Approvals Bill
A legal expert thinks the Fast Track Approvals Bill puts an unprecedented amount of power in the hands of ministers.
The bill lets ministers approve certain infrastructure projects, including… Audio
Shower Thoughts: Who owns outer space?
Is it even possible to lay claim to the cosmos? Space law expert Maria Pozza makes contact with Nights. Audio
NZ brothers charged with attacking Thai police officer in Phuket
The two New Zealanders charged with attacking a police officer in Phuket are likely to be in a Thai jail for some time.
Brothers Hamish and Oscar Day face multiple charges including bribery, robbery… Audio
Lawyer on Kāinga Ora crackdown
The Prime Minister says disruptive behaviour from some Kāinga Ora tenants is unfair on taxpayers, as well as those on the social housing waitlist.
The Government has instructed the state housing… Audio
Police confiscation net widens
The proceeds of crime laws have traditionally been used to target gangs and drug dealers. Now police have their eyes on a new target, and that's left businesses feeling vulnerable. Audio
'People can make mistakes': Looking closely at eyewitness evidence
A former judge who ruled on Teina Pora's compensation deal says it is well known that eyewitness identification evidence can be unreliable.
Unreliable eyewitness evidence leading to wrongful convictions - watchdog
The watchdog looking into miscarriages of justice has launched its first inquiry into one of the systemic problems leading to wrongful convictions.
Aviation lawyer on LATAM flight investigation
New Zealand authorities have secured the black box data from the LATAM flight from Sydney to Auckland on Monday.
The Boeing 787-9 dropped suddenly about two-thirds of the way across the Tasman… Audio
Law forcing ombudsman to retire 'appears discriminatory'
He is a decade younger than the current president of the United States, but the law is forcing Chief Ombudsman Peter Boshier out of a job. Audio
Police pay offer from govt 'insulting' - Police Association
"We are not being greedy"; However, it's a hard no to what police are calling a kick in the guts pay offer from the government. The offer includes a general wage increase of $5000 back dated to… Audio
Chief Ombudsman forced to resign due to age-limit law
The Chief Ombudsman is being forced to resign, he's too old for the job according an old law. Peter Boshier will age out on his birthday later this week. The almost 50 year old act governing the job… Audio
49-year old Ombudsman Act may need amending - Constitutional law expert
A constitutional law expert believes a 49-year-old law prohibiting the Chief Ombudsman from keeping his post, should be amended.
Peter Boshier is being forced to retire because the Ombudsmen Act… Audio
Linwood Islamic Centre Imam to meet Prime Minister
We don't want to become another America - that's the message the Linwood Islamic Centre's Imam will share with the prime minister today in a private meeting today ahead of the fifth anniversary of the… Audio
Whakaari White Island owners' lawyer seeks inquiry
The lawyer for the Whakaari White Island owners is calling for an independent public inquiry into the deadly eruption saying government agencies including WorkSafe should be held accountable.
Five… Audio
American lawmakers move to ban TikTok with new bill
The bill focuses on threats posed by foreign-owned companies, and would force the Chinese owner of TikTok, ByteDance, to either divest itself of the popular app or face prohibition in the U.S. Audio
Employment lawyer responds to TVNZ axing programmes
Another crushing blow for the media industry today, with the confirmation that long running consumer affairs show Fair Go is being axed alongside current affairs programme Sunday, News at Midday and… Audio