Law
Knife-attack accused actually the victim - lawyer
A man accused of attacking two Porirua women was actually the victim in the incident, his lawyer has told the High Court in Wellington.
Truck driver evades police in Wellington during highway chase
A truck driver evaded police in a highway pursuit in Wellington last night for up to an hour.
Multi-million fraud trial scrapped after nine months
A multi-million dollar finance company fraud trial - believed to be New Zealand's longest running criminal trial - was aborted this week.
Eminem copyright action wraps up in High Court
Eminem's lawyer said for the National Party's lawyer to say the work had a low degree of originality and parts of it were unoriginal defied commonsense. Audio
NZ's 'longest running criminal trial' aborted after 9 months
It's believed to have cost in excess of $1 million, and tied up a dozen lawyers and a High Court judge for nine months, but it's been scrapped because of a mistake by the Crown. Video, Audio
Salmon stoush exposes RMA loophole
Kathryn Ryan talks to MPI's Luke Southorn and Gary Taylor from the Environmental Defence Society about a decision by the Ministry for Primary Industries to support King Salmon's bid to construct five… Audio
Copyright trial drawing to an end today
The High Court case that's pitched the National Party against American rapper Eminem is drawing to a close in the High Court in Wellington. National's lawyer gave his closing address yesterday and our… Audio
'Low threshold of originality' claimed for Eminem track
The American rapper's 'Lose Yourself' was not substantially reproduced in a National Party advertising campaign, a defence lawyer says.
National Party presents closing arguments at Eminem copyright trial
National party's lawyer told The High Court at Auckland that the basic musical structure of Eminem's song was not original. Audio
Govt suggests R18 solution to tobacco-targetting dairy thieves
Associate Health Minister Nicky Wagner says cigarettes may have to be sold in R18 locations like liquor stores to stop the rise of violent tobacco-hungry dairy thieves. Video, Audio
ACC urged to compensate Havelock North victims
Dunedin lawyer Warren Forster says ACC needs to be proactive and settle claims upfront from people made sick from last year's campylobacter outbreak in Havelock North. Audio
Bill Liu's citizenship
Can citizenship be stripped and under what circumstances? Lawyer Gareth Abdinor answers. Audio
German jailed for threatening to kill girlfriend
A sobbing young Belgian woman tells a court she wonders if she's strong enough to face the future after a man she met in New Zealand almost drove her off a road.
Witness pleaded not to be involved with kidnapping
A witness says he pleaded with a man not to use his car to transport a kidnapped woman. Video
DoC gives NZTA permission to kill seals
The Transport Agency's been given a permit to herd, injure, and kill seals after State Highway One north of Kaikoura was damaged during the earthquake last year. Audio
School Sweeney Todd razor fail
Jonathan Krebs discusses whether St Kentiger Colege should have been prosecuted over the serious wounding of actors during a school production. Audio
Push for prisoners' voting rights continues
A career criminal's legal challenge to a ban on prisoner voting has begun in the Court of Appeal.
MP acquitted of car charge
Barrister Jonathan Krebs talks about why a case against MP Chester Borrows was taken. Audio
Killer avoids deportation on release
A Chinese woman who fatally stabbed her husband and tried to kill her daughter-in-law will not be deported when she has served her jail sentence.
Law Commentator Garth Gallaway
Two cases which could set the new standard for penalties under health and safety laws. Garth Gallaway is a partner at Chapman Tripp, specialising in insurance law, civil litigation and health & safety… Audio
