Law
Protecting your business
A car hire business is having to pay the price for one of its clients after an alleged fraudster used on of its vehicles to secure a large loan. Business lawyer Steve Dukeson tells us how companies… Audio
Church minister fined for crayfishing offence
A church minister is one of two Gisborne men fined more than $10,000 for crayfishing offences.
Brave new world of Initial Coin Offerings
Financial watchdogs around are issuing warnings about the risks of Initial Coin Offerings, more commonly called ICOs. These involve start-up companies issuing digital "tokens" or "coins" to investors… Audio
"Lifting yourself up by the bootstraps is great – if you have boots"
Russell Brown talks about confronting entitlement with the former MP Georgina Beyer, academic Richard Pamatatau, activist Julia Amua Whaipooti and artist Tāwhanga Nopera. Audio
Judge Ida Malosi: 'I thought all Samoans lived in Bluff'
Judge Ida Malosi was New Zealand's first Pasifika woman judge and set up the first Pacific Youth Court, a restorative justice environment where elders help counsel wayward Pacific youth. She's the… Audio
Insight: Death on the Roads
After years of safety improvements, law changes and public campaigns, the death toll on the roads is trending upwards again. Philippa Tolley asks if it’s just a matter of more people on the roads, or… Audio
Company used 'scare tactics to prey on parents'
Auckland Academy of Learning is being sentenced for 11 breaches of the Fair Trading Act after using shock and scare tactics to convince parents to sign up to pricey maths software for their kids. Audio
Sunscreens yanked from shelves after failing to meet SPF
Two brands of sunscreen have been pulled from the market and another will be relabelled after Consumer New Zealand testing found they gave far less SPF protection than advertised. Video, Audio
Anti-fluoridation group argues people should have a choice
A group fighting the fluoridation of drinking water supplies in court has argued tooth decay is not serious enough to warrant imposing it on a whole community. Ann Marie May reports. Audio
Second preventative detention sentence for prison rapist
William Katipa, who raped three of his cellmates, was described as unremorseful and dangerous by Justice Downs at the High Court in Auckland today. Edward Gay reports. Audio
Parents won't accept apology from school over seclusion room
The parents of a boy held in an Invercargill school's seclusion room say they are disappointed the Chief Ombudsman's report into the use of the room didn't go further. Audio
New Technology with Sarah Putt
Sarah Putt discusses the tension between regulation and technology as outlined in new report Analog Regulation, Digital World: what is NZ's track record and we are getting it right? Also, happy 10th… Audio
Australia's Parliament urged to act quickly on marriage equality
Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young kickstarted the 'yes' campaign for Australia's marriage equality vote. She tells Guyon Espiner it's now time to act, and warns conservatives 'don't stuff this… Video, Audio
Australia now 'a better, fairer, kinder country'
Tony Abbott's sister Christine Forster is set to marry her female partner in Australia next year, following the 'yes' result in the country's marriage equality vote. Video, Audio
Man blackmails women to send nude pictures
A 24 year-old man has admitted blackmailing young women online by threatening to post photos of them naked if they didn't send him more. Christopher John Blackwood appeared at the High Court in… Audio
Prisoner claims job loss after seeing guards' misbehaviour
A lawyer is calling for an independent investigation into whether a child murderer was unfairly punished by staff at Rimutaka Prison in Upper Hutt. Convicted child murderer Hayden Wallace lost his… Audio
Prisoner claims unfair punishment, alleges misbehaviour
A lawyer is calling for an independent investigation into whether a child murderer was unfairly punished by staff at Rimutaka Prison in Upper Hutt. Hayden Wallace, who shot dead toddler Jhia Te Tua in… Audio
Ngāpuhi claim to be kick started
Treaty Negotiations Minister Andrew Little is meeting with Tūhoronuku and Te Kotahitanga on Friday to try and help repair negotiations to settle Ngāpuhi's treaty claim. Audio
Former coach appeals indecent assault sentence
A former table tennis coach is appealing his sentence after pleading guilty to historic indecent assault charges involving teenage boys.
Media commentator Gavin Ellis
With the protection of sources being tested by Winston Peters' court application to secure the records of two journalists in relation to his superannuation over payments, Gavin Ellis asks how far does… Audio
