Law
Couple sentenced over $245,000 MSD fraud
A Nelson couple have been sentenced after defrauding about $245,000 from the Ministry of Social Development over 15 years.
Man fights to get name off sex offender register
A man who successfully had his name removed from the sex offender register has gone to the High Court to get himself taken off it for a second time.
Bail conditions behind sharp rise in prison population - report
Just Speak, an organisation committed to evidence-based justice reform, says prison numbers have radically increased since the Bail Amendment Act of 2013. Video, Audio
Court threatened over funeral business run from residential home
The Christchurch City Council is considering court action against funeral operator Bell, Lamb and Trotter, and residents are upset at the prospect of funerals happening on their street. Audio
Funding justice ? The rise of no win no fee legal cases
The no win no fee funding of legal cases, where a third party accepts liability for some or all costs associated with a dispute, in exchange for a significant share of any proceeds if successful - is… Audio
NZ use of seclusion in prison lambasted
Seclusion and restraints in New Zealand prisons and other facilities should be significantly reduced, an international report recommends. Audio
Shoplifted food back on the shelves
Two men were caught shoplifting perishable food which was then returned to the shelves. Audio
Corrections denies systemic bomb hoax issue
The Corrections Department denies it has a systemic problem with bomb threats in prisons, despite nearly three dozen hoaxes being reported in the past five years.
US tourist driver speaks out after causing fatal crash
Cardio-thoracic surgeon Kenneth Wolnak has been ordered to pay $165,000 reperation after he caused a fatal crash that killed two men. He speaks exclusively to John Campbell. Video, Audio
Seven men get long jail terms for involvement in drug ring
The men have been given hefty jail terms for their involvement in a sophisticated drug ring that made and supplied methamphetamine. Audio
Widow reacts to sentencing over fatal Nelson crash
Kevin Whitburn's widow Janet says she's glad Kenneth Wolnak didn't get a prison sentence for causing the car crash which killed her husband. Video, Audio
US tourist sentenced for causing fatal car crash
Kenneth Wolnak talks to Checkpoint about causing a car crash near Nelson which killed two people. Video, Audio
No deportation for immigrant with sexual assault convictions
Barrister Jonathan Krebs talks about the legal reasoning in the case of the non-deportation of a double-sex offender. Audio
Law to regulate video-on-demand likely later this year
The government says it hopes to introduce legislation to regulate video-on-demand broadcasting later this year.
Too many people in prisons says former National Minister, current MP
Chester Borrows, Whanganui's outgoing MP, is a former police officer, lawyer, Associate Minister for Justice, and Minister for Courts. He says New Zealand needs to get smarter on crime. Video, Audio
Reports suggest US preparing charges against Assange
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange may face serious criminal charges as US officials move to seek his arrest. Washington Correspondent Simon Marks joins Checkpoint with the latest. Audio
Stop executions - former US Death Row supervisor tells Checkpoint
The Supreme Court has given the go ahead for Arkansas to carry out its first execution since 2005. Patrick Crain tells Checkpoint he believes executions should be done away with. Video, Audio
Suspicious minds
Guilt or innocence could soon be determined by brain wave technology, a New Zealand professor says. Audio
Cash jobs earn plasterer home detention
Dodging nearly $200,000 in tax by doing cash jobs has landed an Auckland tradesman eight months' home detention.
Driver charged over fatal Christmas bus crash
The driver of a bus that crashed on Christmas Eve, killing three people, has been charged with careless driving.
