Law
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
Police slash number of roadside breath tests
Police say they're aiming for impact, not volume, but their union says a lack of funding means road safety is suffering. Audio
Eastcliffe Retirement Village didn't get sign-off
Auckland's upmarket Eastcliffe Retirement Village, has now discovered that along with serious problems with substandard buildings, it also never got the final sign-off by the council. John Gray, the… Audio
Breath testing by Police plummets
The number of roadside alcohol breath tests being conducted by the Police has dropped to their lowest level in a decade - just 1.9 million tests were conducted last year and police put that drop down… Audio
Sharp drop in number of drivers breath tested by police
The number of roadside alcohol breath tests being conducted by the Police has dropped to their lowest level in a decade - just 1.9 million tests were conducted last year and police put that drop down… Audio
Charlie Gard case adjourned til Thursday
The parents of 11 month old Charlie Gard in UK have been back in court, but the case has been adjourned till Thursday. We get the latest from the Guardian's Haroon Siddique. Audio
PM appears to soften on inquiry into state abuse
The government appears to be softened its position on holding an inquiry into the historical abuse of children in state care. Audio
Intellectually disabled daughter 'robbed' by WINZ, father says
Cliff Robinson is questioning how Minister of Social Development Anne Tolley can sleep at night after Work and Income suspended his daughter's benefit because she went on a holiday. Audio
SPCA on doggy daycare
A new code of welfare governing doggy day cares, boarding kennels and catteries is close to being introduced, but the SPCA says the industry still lacks regulation, auditing and compliance checks… Audio
Chand case 'extremely unusual' - hearing told
The man who stabbed teenager Christie Marceau to death has been described as having an "abnormal" personality and multiple mental illnesses.
'Time for the Government to act' on smoking in cars ban
A letter published in the New Zealand Medical Journal today shows one in five children are exposed to second hand smoke each week. Video, Audio
Land-swap law change would be a 'constitutional outrage'
Opinion - Any attempt to retrospectively reverse the court's Ruataniwha dam decision would be deeply offensive to the rule of law and a constitutional outrage, writes Sir Geoffrey Palmer.
MPs apologise, quash historical convictions for gay sex
"It's unimagineable today that we would criminalise consensual, sexual activity between adults." And with those words, the Government righted a historical wrong and formally apologised to men who… Audio
Victims of abuse in state care continue to call for an inquiry.
Sonja Cooper is a lawyer for a number of people abused while in State Care. She says she felt 'disheartened' after listening to Paula Bennett yesterday in parliament. Ms Cooper says there's still a… Audio
