Law
White Island owners put profits ahead of safety, lawyers say
Profits ahead of employee and tourist safety. Lawyers have opened Worksafe's case against the owners of Whakaari White Island today, saying the Buttle brothers had not done enough to inform visitors… Audio
Brothers put profits ahead of assessing safety risk for Whakaari visitors - prosecutor
The company managing a small volcanic island was profiting in the millions before an eruption killed 22 people in 2019, court hears.
Court of Appeal rules SunGold kiwifruit licences can be included in a property's RV
Gisborne kiwifruit growers have lost their fight to have the value of their gold kiwifruit licences removed from the rateable value of their properties.
Majority of dawn raid targets of Chinese and Indian descent
The majority of overstayers targeted by dawn raid tactics are shown to be of Chinese and Indian descent.
The Government is being urged to consider banning or restricting out of hours immigration… Audio
Govt urged to ban or restrict out of hours immigration visits
An immigration lawyer suspects Chinese and Indian overstayers deported using dawn raid tactics are not as well supported as Pasifika communities.
The Government is being urged to consider banning or… Audio
Dawn raids back on agenda
Dawn raids are back on the political agenda with the release of an independent review urging the government to ban or restrict them.
Many people might have assumed that the issue had been put to bed… Audio
Pacific Community leaders call for law to ban dawn raids
A Pacific community leader wants the government to fast track law changes to ban immigration dawn-raids.
An independent report is calling for a ban or restrictions on arresting overstayers in their… Audio
Dawn Raids review urges new guidelines, possible law change
An independent review of Dawn Raids-style visits has urged the government to consider banning or restricting the practice in law.
ACT wants to put 17 year olds back into adult justice system
The ACT Party says it will put 17 year olds back into the adult justice system, if it is part of a government after the election, reversing a change the party once supported.
Dunedin bar loses licence after 'concerning' incident
Two directors of an Octagon bar took a group of teenage women to a locked room full of middle-aged men who made unwanted sexual advances.
Four staff stood down from youth justice unit
Four staff at an Oranga Tamariki youth justice unit have been stood down after a video emerged of two teenage boys attacking another and being egged on by fellow residents.
It happened at the same… Audio
Dame Juliet Gerrard on gangs
The Prime Minister's chief science advisor has warned the country can't arrest its way out of the gang problem.
Dame Juliet Gerrard spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio
Can't arrest way out of gang problem
The Prime Minister's Chief Science Advisor has warned the country can't arrest its way out of the gang problem.
Dame Juliet Gerrard has quietly released a report on gangs that was requested last year… Audio
'Utterly frustrated': Prisoners' poor treatment sparks call for change
Prison guards and justice advocates are calling for Corrections to be held to account, in the wake of a scathing report from the Chief Ombudsman.
Solitary confinement 'extremely lonely... it's very claustrophobic' - ex-inmate
Former prisoners and families of those inside jail say the trauma of solitary confinement will haunt them for life.
National's law and order policies "a bit shallow"
A criminal lawyer says the National Party's law and order policies, announced at its national conference over the weekend, are a bit shallow.
Those ideas include a 40 percent limit on a judge's… Audio
National promises limits on judge discretion in sentencing
A maximum sentence discount of 40 percent would be made law under a National-led government, Christopher Luxon announced on Sunday.
'Where's the accountability?': Anguish for survivors, campaigners over Lake Alice court ruling
It seems no one will ever be convicted for the abuse of patients at Lake Alice psychiatric hospital's notorious child and adolescent unit.
Ex-Loafers Lodge residents gain legal reprieve over belongings
Former Loafers Lodge residents are a step closer to getting their belongings out of the fire ravaged building.
Police say more remains found inside Pike River mine
The remains of up to three more Pike River miners have been located during a police operation to gather video evidence via boreholes deep into the mine. 29 men were killed in the explosion in November… Video, Audio
