Law
Kids going hungry while Māori king's advisor lives it up – Tuku Morgan
Former Kīngitanga advisor Tuku Morgan has written a scathing email criticising King Tuheitia's leadership skills and says his chief advisor Rangi Whakaruru is paid $250,000 and takes extended trips… Video, Audio
Simon Bridges talks law and order
The National leader Simon Bridges talks law and order and where his party sits on the question of criminal law reform.The government is planning the biggest changes to the criminal justice system in… Audio
Man accused of one-punch fatal attack was angry, court told
The Crown says Carlos Pula took his anger out on an innocent man and killed him with a single punch. But Mr Pula's lawyers say it was dark and there's doubt over who threw the fatal punch. Audio
Roundup on EPA reassessment list after US court ruling
The use of weedkillers like Roundup may come up for review in New Zealand on the back of a landmark court ruling in the United States. Audio
Silberhorn named in Commerce Commission case
Silberhorn deer velvet capsules, which Sir Bob Charles attributed his longevity to, have been the subject of a Commerce Commission investigation. A disputed facts hearing began in the Dunedin District… Video, Audio
Insight: Euthanasia - Aurelia's Story
Euthanasia and mental health (BBC World Service) - Aurelia Brouwers was a-29-year-old with mental illness who was allowed to choose euthanasia by Dutch law.
Gillian Triggs - Aussie battler for human rights
Gillian Triggs was a lawyer and academic specialising in international public law when she was named president of the Australian Human Rights Commission in 2012. An extremely controversial five years… Audio
Protecting kids from porn
New Zealand could follow the UK in bringing in age restrictions for online pornography, and blocking websites which don't comply. Audio
Man who argued insanity found guilty of murder
A jury has dismissed Gabriel Yad-Elohim's defence of insanity, finding him guilty of murdering 69-year-old Michael Mulholland, three days after he was released from a mental health unit. Video, Audio
Wally Haumaha accused of bullying female colleagues
The controversy into Wally Haumaha's appointment as deputy police commissioner has widened as it was revealed in Parliament that three public servants claim he bullied them. Audio
Why can't you use your phone on a plane?
Six people - one of them the minister for civil aviation - were fined last year for using a cellphone on a plane, according to Newshub. But what exactly is happening in the radio-sphere that makes… Audio
'Vulnerable, frightened' - Ben Stokes defends Bristol brawl
Ben Stokes has described feeling "vulnerable and frightened" and "under threat of immediate attack" moments before he became involved in a brawl outside a Britsol nightclub in September last year. He… Audio
Ben Stokes on trial over 'significant violence'
The New Zealand born cricketer Ben Stokes faced trial for affray in England, with prosectuors claiming he mocked two gay men and knocked another two men unconscious. The jury at Bristol Crown Court… Audio
Avondale Bowling Club's financial woes
In Auckland the once-mighty Avondale Bowling Club is struggling now for members. As Stuff points out, it was once a haunt of Phil Goff's, and Helen Clark was its patron. Audio
Court of Appeal creates new public interest defence
In a landmark decision this week The Court of Appeal created a new public interest defence in defamation cases. Mediawatch takes a look at what it means for the media. Audio
Court of Appeal creates new public interest defence
In a landmark decision this week The Court of Appeal created a new public interest defence in defamation cases. Mediawatch takes a look at what it means for the media.
AudioNigel Pascoe QC - high-profile UK lawyer, actor and playwright
Nigel Pascoe QC is a specialist practitioner in UK criminal jury advocacy, undertaking Courts Martial, and some civil work including serious abuse and baby shaking cases, and defamation. He's been one… Audio
Man sentenced to more than 3 years for part in cocaine deal
The man who went on the run for a year after a botched cocaine deal, involving the class A drug being hidden in a diamante-encrusted horse head, has been jailed. Video, Audio
Iwi Chairs Forum questions Crown about lack of progress
The Iwi Chairs Forum has taken a veiled swipe at the Crown over what it describes as a continued lack of progress on implementing Maori water rights and interests. Audio
Multi millionaire businessman admits sexually abusing children
A multi-millionaire businessman told police he was helping poor Filipino parents when he paid them to sexually abuse their children in online videos. Video, Audio
