Law
Four year police operation sends drug ringleader to jail
Two men who used coded references to chainsaws, car parts and other items in a bid to outwit possible police surveillance of their drug operation have been jailed. Video, Audio
Sanft trial: 'I shot her, what have I done?'
The first police officers to arrive at the scene of the shooting of an Auckland toddler have told a court they heard her father say 'I shot her' multiple times.
Cop in tears describing scene where toddler was shot dead
A senior constable wept in court today as she described the bloody scene where Amokura Daniels-Sanft had been fatally shot in the head. The girl's father Gustav Otto Sanft is on trial for… Video, Audio
Radical cuts begin at IRD
Tax expert Mark Keating on the job losses and the way they pave the way for more technology at the Inland Revenue Department. Audio
Operation Nebraska: Drug ringleaders jailed
A man previously jailed for more than 12 years for drug offences has had an extra 10 months added for methamphetamine offending.
Half of audited kiwifruit companies underpaid workers
At least half of the kiwifruit contractors who have been audited in the Bay of Plenty have failed to provide employment contracts or pay the minimum wage, an MBIE investigation has found.
'You need to get home, sis, you need to get home'
The partner of a man accused of shooting his two year-old daughter in the face with a shotgun has told the court she was desperate to hug her child after the incident.
Prisoner held for too long sues Corrections for compensation
Shane Gardiner is asking for compensation relating to the Supreme Court's ruling that Corrections had been incorrectly calculating release dates for some prisoners. Video, Audio
Sergeant's use of taser excessive and unjustified - IPCA
Police admit the situation where a taser was used on a 17-year-old who spat at an officer could have been handled better.
Man accused of Kim Richmond's murder granted bail
A Waikato man accused of killing his partner and dumping her body in a lake has been granted bail with electronic monitoring.
US neurologist wins access to Charlie Gard
A US doctor offering an experimental treatment has visited the British baby at the centre of a fierce international debate about medical ethics.
Manslaughter trial: man admits having illegal pistol
A man accused of the manslaughter of his two-year-old daughter has admitted having an illegal pistol.
Court asked to overturn Immigration Tribunal decision
A decision by the immigration authorities that the manager of a provincial McDonald's restaurant did not qualify for the skilled migrant category was wrong and should be overturned, the High Court in…
Queenstown fence boundaries
Queenstown District Council's CEO Mike Theelan explains the crack down on non-complying fences. Audio
Man jailed over Dunedin machete attack
A man has been jailed for six and a half years for nearly severing the hand of his ex-partner's father.
Slice of Heaven - Have You Come Far?
With record migration and a fast-growing population, Aotearoa/New Zealand is changing. How that will look depends upon the interplay between people here now and those who want to come. So who is… Audio
Pokie machine fraudster jailed for four and a half years
Marlborough racing personality Michael O'Brien was jailed today for taking millions of dollars in backhanders, in what a judge has described as "sophisticated" fraud. Video, Audio
Agreements with Skiffington were a 'sham' - court told
The former partner of Sir Ngatata Love benefited from payments meant for the a Wellington iwi organisation, a court has been told.
Five men found guilty for woman's kidnapping, manslaughter
Jindarat Prutsiriporn died from head injuries last year, after she threw herself from the boot of a moving car while bound and gagged. Five men were found guilty today of kidnapping and manslaughter.
…Leaky building lawyer wants changes to nab builders
Leaky building lawyer and mediator, Adina Thorn, talks to the Panel about why so many builders and dodgey operators are not prosecuted. Audio
