Stories by Anne Marie May

Removal of doors from a helicopter which crashed during Christchurch's Port Hills fires last year, killing the pilot, led to fluctuating cabin pressure in the aircraft, a report has found.

A researcher who has crunched the numbers on bail believes relaxing the current system will not to lead to increased risk for the public. Audio

Lawyers, psychiatrists and people who have been in prison are gathering at a conference in Russell this weekend to consider how the justice system could be made more just.

A disgraced American TV host forced out of his job in November after allegations of sexual misconduct has been cleared to retain his South Island property.

The government has ruled out building a mega-prison at Waikeria, but the prison inspectorate has found the current facility's high-security wing is not fit for purpose.

Safety concerns over drone use in New Zealand have been raised after a new report showed only about half of recreational users always comply with the operating rules.

A Kāpiti Coast councillor found guilty of indecently assaulting a colleague maintains his innocence and believes he's been set up by others at the council.

Efforts are continuing to secure the future of the Kāpiti Coast Airport, a month after Air New Zealand ceased flying from it.

A Family Court judge says it is inexcusable that Oranga Tamariki, the Ministry for Children, insists on calling a mother a child abuser when the court had found she wasn't.

A new group of courses helping people initiate discussions around suicide rather than waiting until someone has died before intervening are experiencing overwhelming demand.

They were once stark, forbidding places but units for at-risk prisoners are undergoing a makeover.

A prison gardening project that feeds families in need is also teaching inmates skills to help them integrate back into the community.

First Person - As the latest hearing wraps up on the Mark Lundy case, RNZ Court Reporter Anne Marie May looks back on both the High Court trials.

Locals hit by Havelock North's campylobacter outbreak say applying for money from a compensation fund is proving to be a "onerous" task.

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…

Large-scale population displacement, and food and water shortages, will result if efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions are unsuccessful, a lawyer for a Hamilton student has told the High Court.

History has been made in New Zealand's Supreme Court with, for the first time, the majority of judges sitting on the bench at today's hearing being women.

A woman denied ACC coverage for a stroke suffered after surgery for an aneurysm has told a court she can no longer do her previous job and sometimes has to walk with a stick.

David Johns, 52, slashed possibly 100 tyres in Miramar because he was frustrated at parking problems, but says he was not the only one.

A student who challenged his suspension from school for refusing to cut his hair has won his case at the High Court in Wellington. A judge found the suspension was unlawful. Audio

People ripped off by David Ross, the man responsible for New Zealand's biggest fraud, are angry that he is attempting to have his minimum sentence reduced. Audio

Two men who committed a multimillion-dollar fraud involving a gas company they ran have been jailed.

A woman who used student fees to prop up her failing Wellington language school, but didn't even pay herself a salary, has escaped a jail sentence.

A hot air balloon crash which killed the operator and 10 passengers near Carterton in January 2012 will on Monday be the subject of an inquest in Wellington Coroner's Court.