Law
Robinson helicopters put on TAIC watchlist
The Robinson helicopter has been added to NZ's transport safety watchdog's watchlist, but it has stopped short of grounding the choppers, which are responsible for killing 18 people in 20 years. Audio
Losi Filipo's discharge without conviction overturned
The High Court has set aside rugby player Losi Filipo's discharge without conviction for brutally assaulting two women and two men on a Wellington street. Video, Audio
Privacy Commissioner considering inquiry into police checkpoint
Police's use of a checkpoint to stop euthanasia supporters after an Exit International meeting has raised concerns about privacy. Privacy Commissioner John Edwards joins Checkpoint. Video, Audio
'Preservation of life' central to police actions, inspector says
Police say they were acting on reports of multiple deaths when they decided to use a checkpoint to stop euthanasia supporters, obtain their information then visit them. Video, Audio
Teenager humiliating men on social media
Lawyer Peter Dengate-thrush discusses the case of a teenager taunting men on social media. Audio
'Phoney' checkpoint a direct challenge to NZ's freedoms
Opinion - The IPCA's take on the use of a fake breath-testing checkpoint is likely to be severe - and it should be, writes Jarrod Gilbert.
Euthanasia group to lay complaint over "duplicitous" police checkpoint
The Voluntary Euthanasia Society says a bogus police breath-testing checkpoint was "duplicitous" and it will lay a formal complaint. Audio
Euthanasia police check was an 'illegal moral crusade'
Police in Wellington are being accused of running an illegal moral crusade targeting elderly supporters of euthanasia. Audio
Convicted rapist says he can't remember attack
A former New Zealand representative wrestler, Devon Charles Bond, sentenced yesterday at the High Court in Christchurch to 12 years and nine months prison with a minimum term of eight years for the… Audio
Cook Islands police apologise after last week's double murder
The Cook Islands police have apologised for poor communication during the double murder and shootout on Rarotonga last week. Audio
Crown says man who killed neighbour had a fixation
The Crown says the computer belonging to the man accused of fatally stabbing his neighbour in the street shows his annoyance turned to a fixation in the months leading up to the killing. Audio
Early childhood centres unhappy with MPI's food safety rules.
The chief executive of the Early Childhood Council says cash strapped childcare centres are being quoted thousands of dollars to have their kitchens inspected under the Government's new food safety… Audio
Police refer themselves to IPCA over faux checkpoint
Leading human rights lawyer criticises the police for setting up a drink-drive checkpoint purely to gather details of people thought to be heading to a pro-euthenasia public meeting. Audio
Health Ministry says Housing NZ misusing meth guidelines
The Ministry of Health says it has repeatedly told Housing New Zealand its methamphetamine contamination guidelines are only suitable to be applied to former meth labs. The Ministry has just published… Audio
Hope stolen guns could be traced
A firearms safety consultant says the guns stolen from a Dunedin property would have had to have been registered, meaning there's some hope the police will be able to trace them and stop them from… Audio
Breath-testing checkpoint used to target euthanasia advocates
Police have confirmed they used a breath-testing checkpoint to target people who attended a euthanasia meeting in Lower Hutt.
Customs get new tool to spot meth and other illegal drugs
Customs officers have gotten their hands on a new tool, which identifies methampetamine and other illegal drugs in seconds. Audio
Crown argues Losi Filipo should have faced jail time
Rugby player Losi Filipo was discharged without conviction for assaulting four people, but the Crown argues he should have been sentenced to three and a half years. Audio
Inmates at Serco prison want to be transferred - Labour MP
The only Serco run prison left in NZ has been told it needs to improve, while an 'operational situation' has seen some prisoners put in lockdown, sources say. Kelvin Davis joins Checkpoint. Video, Audio
Crown defends prisoner voting ban legislation
A ruling that a ban on prisoners voting breaches their human rights should be overturned, Crown lawyers say.
