Law
Ponzi scheme victims 'embarassed' after being duped
Sixty-year-old Shane Richard Scott has been sentenced to nearly five years in prison after previously pleading guilty to 27 charges brought by the Serious Fraud Office. Audio
Wife sentenced to home detention for husband's manslaughter in 2011
A Hawke's Bay woman has been sentenced to 11 months home detention for the manslaughter of her husband six years ago - a death the coroner initially ruled involved no foul play. Video, Audio
Australia dual citizenship court cases unclear
The political future for seven Australian MPs embroiled in a dual citizenship saga remains unclear after three days of hearings. The High Court in Canberra has reserved its decision on whether they… Audio
Scores of Kiwis caught up in old Australian law
Evidence is emerging that Australia has dusted off a draconian old law to begin a fresh mop-up of people it doesn't want, including scores of New Zealanders. An immigration professor in Queensland… Audio
Benefit review group causing systematic bias - lawyer
The committe set up to review benefit decisions has been accused of lacking independence and creating a systemic bias against beneficiaries. The Benefit Review Committee has been criticised by the… Audio
Anti-meth rally calls for more support for addicts
Around 150 people marched with the NZ P Pull group calling for greater government support for addicts. Taranaki Whanganui reporter Robin Martin went along. Audio
Former coach of Morrocco Tai says he was good natured boy
The former rugby coach of teenager Morrocco Tai, who died after fleeing police in a stolen car yesterday, says the 15-year-old was a good-natured boy with a rocky past. Audio
More police resources needed to monitor roads, police association says
Police Association president Chris Cahill says there are fewer police working on New Zealand's roads, and they have been calling for more front line staff "for some time". Audio
Las Vegas gunman shot security guard before opening fire
Police have revised their timeline of Las Vegas gunman Stephen Paddock's mass shooting, revealing they had six minutes to reach him. Video, Audio
Why did Morrocco Tai die?
Morrocco Tai died in a police pursuit. He was just 15. Why did he die this way? We can't ask him, so John Campbell asked others who might help us understand. Audio
Pro-gun Republican taken down by NRA
Debra Maggart was a proud gun owner and NRA life member whose family's business sold firearms. However her political career in the conservative state of Tennessee was destroyed by the gun lobby group… Audio
Supreme Court should take ACC cases - Law Society
There are renewed calls for the country's highest court to hear ACC claims after a case of a botched sterilisation was thrown out by the Court of Appeal. The woman in question was sterilised in 1998… Audio
Botched sterilisation: Call for Supreme Court on ACC
There are renewed calls for the country's highest court to hear ACC claims after a case of a botched sterilisation was thrown out by the Court of Appeal.
‘One constable can impact thousands’
Former Police officer Glen Green set up There's a Better Way Foundation which works with at risk youth. He says community policing could have helped Morrocco Tai, who died in a police pursuit. Audio
Police frustrated at frequency of car chases
Morocco Tai, 15, died on Otara's Bairds Rd this morning when the stolen car he was driving collided with a tree, less than a minute after police began a chase. Audio
Police tweet: 'We got it completely wrong'
Police have apologised after sending a tweet with a meme of comedian Steve Carell saying telling someone their family member has died in a crash is 'the worst'. Video, Audio
Teen killed in police pursuit involved in previous chase
The teen driver who crashed and died in a police pursuit this morning was a passenger in a stolen car that drove down the wrong side of a Auckland's southern motorway last month. Audio
Tenants struggle to determine quake resilience
The capital has a tight rental accommodation market, and the peak demand season is just a few weeks from beginning. One prospective Wellington flat hunter, who'd experienced the Christchurch… Audio
PSA taking IRD to court over use of personality tests
The Public Service Association is taking Inland Revenue to the Employment Court for asking its staff take personality tests as they reapply for their jobs. IRD initially told 800 workers they would… Audio
Union takes IRD to court over psychometric testing
Inland Revenue is being taken to court for demanding its workers to take personality tests as they reapply for their jobs - a demand that's being criticised as "unethical" and "legally dubious". Staff… Audio
