Law
GPS immobiliser misuse risks criminal charges
The misuse of GPS immobilisers in work vehicles by employers is a huge health and safety risk and could bring criminal charges, a lawyer is warning. Audio
The Strap
Getting the strap at school - a harmless rite of passage or an awful abuse of power? Produced by Justin Gregory. Audio
'Unfathomable' that NZ prosthetists don't have to hold degrees - lawyer
Amputees in New Zealand are receiving substandard treatment compared with other countries, a lawyer who represents a number of amputees says. Audio
Phone app will reduce prison numbers - Corrections
The Government is hoping it can reduce reoffending by people on bail by helping them avoid "sitting in call queues, getting grumpy, and then hanging up and running away". Audio
'Unfathomable' NZ prosthetists don't have to hold degrees - lawyer
A lawyer is calling for an overhaul of New Zealand Artificial Limb Service, saying amputees here are receiving substandard treatment compared to other countries. Video, Audio
Woman's manslaughter conviction quashed after almost 30 years
Terri Friesen was sentenced to six months' supervision when she pleaded guilty to killing her baby daughter 30 years ago. But her conviction was quashed today after her ex-partner and the baby's… Audio
Hollywood mediator Lee Jay Berman
Lee Jay Berman is a Hollywood mediator who talks bands out of breaking up, gets actresses out of ill-advised record deals and brokers sit-downs between luminaries who can't stand the sight of one… Audio
Big gender imbalance for higher court legal representation - research
New research shows that women are under-represented when it comes to arguing cases before the country's highest courts.
Calls for more regulation to clean up Kiwisaver
Should KiwiSaver providers be subject to external auditing following concerns over grossly inflated claims about their ability to make people money? Kathryn Ryan talks to Sam Stubbs, from low cost… Audio
Women lawyers under-represented in NZ's top courts - Cooper
Despite women making up half of New Zealand's lawyers, new research shows that they are woefully under-represented in those who get to argue cases before the country's top courts. The report, on… Audio
Finding human remains 'less likely' - Pike River Mine recovery boss
The three best options to get back into Pike River mine safely will be scrutinised from every angle from next week. It's one of the final stages of planning before the agency in charge of the mine's… Audio
Prisoner's death caused by lung disease - forensic pathologist
An inquest into the death of a man following a suspected assault at the Serco-run Mt Eden prison has heard evidence his death could have been caused by lung disease, although violence has not been… Audio
NZ doesn't have access to world's best medicines, doctor says
Pharmac says out of 35 medicines funded in Australia but not in NZ, only three provide real, meaningful benefits. Cancer Society's Medical Director Chris Jackson says every oncologist he has spoken to… Video, Audio
Port of Tauranga operating for 27 years without RMA consent
Tauranga port hasn't done what's required to get consent for part of its stormwater system, which pours directly into the harbour, since the Resource Management Act came into effect in 1991. Video, Audio
Exploited, abused Filipino worker speaks out
A Filipino construction worker, who came to Christchurch for a better life says he's been been bullied, kicked in the back and hit in the head at work, but had no choice to put up with it, or lose his… Video, Audio
Central Aucklanders face re-applying for resource consents
A planning lawyer says the Auckland Council's unitary plan is so complicated it's hardly surprising the council has managed to mess up hundreds of resource consents. The council said yesterday it has… Audio
Auckland Council resource consent bungle 'a huge pain' - lawyer
A lawyer isn't surprised by Auckland Council bungling hundreds of resource consents because, she says, the city's planning rules are so complicated. The council is contacting 430 property owners to… Audio
Court of Appeal rejects NZer's bid to stop his extradiction
The Court of Appeal has thrown out a New Zealand man's bid to stop his extradition to Australia.
Prison officer caught on camera kicking prisoner in the head
Footage captured by a prison officer's body camera shows his colleague kicking a prisoner in the head as he lay on the ground. Video, Audio
Minister proposing harsher synthetic drug laws
Police Minister Stuart Nash says the law that regulates synthetics is "inadequate", and the government is considering moving its regulation to result in harsher penalities. Video, Audio
