Courts
Coroner calls for more information sharing on suicide
A Coroner is calling for mental health professionals to share information with doctors following the suicide of a 30 year-old IT worker. Audio
Woman granted permission to collect dead partner's sperm
A woman has won the right to have sperm taken from the dead body of her long-term partner.
Pilot halves court time for sexual violence cases
A pilot programme to speed up justice for victims of sexual violence has found case times have been halved, in just one year of the two year programme. That means reducing delay and uncertainty for… Audio
Malcolm Rewa to be re-tried for Susan Burdett's murder
A trial date has been set for serial rapist Malcolm Rewa to be tried for the murder of Susan Burdett a third time. Teina Pora was convicted of the murder, but the conviction was later quashed by the… Video, Audio
CTV collapse should have gone to trial - Nigel Hampton
Richard Austin has mixed emotions about the police decision not to prosecutve over the CTV collapse. He tells John Campbell he's sad no one has been held accountable, but is satisfied with the… Video, Audio
CTV victims' husband disappointed at police decision
Richard Austin has mixed emotions about the police decision not to prosecute over the CTV collapse. He tells John Campbell he's sad no one has been held accountable, but is satisfied with the… Video, Audio
Father of CTV victim pleased at no prosecution over collapse
David Beaumont's son Matty Beaumont died in the CTV building. He says it would've been unfair to single out one person, because too many people were involved. Video, Audio
'There’s no justice in this world….it’s not right' - CTV survivor
Maryanne Jackson says New Zealand needs to pass a law over corporate manslaughter, because there's been no justice for the 115 CTV victims. She vows to continue to fight. Video, Audio
No charges to be laid over CTV building collapse - police
Detective Superintendent Peter Read says there is not enough evidence to prosecute someone over the CTV building collapse during the February 22, 2011 earthquake. Video, Audio
Rewa victim: 'I knew he was capable of killing me'
A woman raped by Malcolm Rewa two weeks before Susan Burdett's murder says she is pleased he may face another trial. Audio
Jury to resume deliberating on baby-sitter trial after weekend
The jury will resume deliberating on Monday on the fate of a baby-sitter who is accused of murdering a baby in her care. Audio
Teenager denies having sex with underage girl in police kidnapping case
Two senior police officers are currently on trial in the High Court after a teenager accused them of kidnapping and threatening to charge him with statutory rape. Our reporter Sally Murphy has been at… Video, Audio
MSD argues solo mum's loans were income
The Ministry of Social Development says loans taken out by a woman on the benefit to make ends meet count as income. Audio
Ponzi scheme victims 'embarassed' after being duped
Sixty-year-old Shane Richard Scott has been sentenced to nearly five years in prison after previously pleading guilty to 27 charges brought by the Serious Fraud Office. Audio
Wife sentenced to home detention for husband's manslaughter in 2011
A Hawke's Bay woman has been sentenced to 11 months home detention for the manslaughter of her husband six years ago - a death the coroner initially ruled involved no foul play. Video, Audio
Families urged to take a stand against child abuse at Moko inquest
The former head of the Women's Refuge, Merepeka Raukawa-Tait, has called on families to stand up and take a stand against violence on children at the inquest into Moko's death. Audio
Gloriavale sex abuser granted name suppression extension
The man, in his forties, was arrested in September on two charges of unlawful sexual connection and two charges of indecent assault. RNZ reporter Logan Church was at court. Video, Audio
Inquest into death of man shot by police in Myer's Park
Coroner Katherine Greig is considering whether 21-year-old David Cerven provoked police to shoot him. RNZ reporter Edward Gay, who was at the inquest, reports. Audio
Six men jailed for car boot kidnapping turned manslaughter
Jail terms ranged from six to 12 years for the kidnapping that turned fatal after 50-year-old Jindarat Prutsiriporn fell, bound and gagged, from the boot of a moving car.
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Auckland pamper party murder trial nears an end
RNZ reporter Sarah Robson reports on the trail of a woman accused of murdering her friend at an alcohol-fueled pamper party in Auckland. Video, Audio
