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El Salvador journalist Carlos Dada received the IPI World Press Freedom Hero award this month in the face of continued persecution of the media in central America. Audio

In today's Focus on Politics podcast Political Reporter Giles Dexter reviews the government's approach to youth crime, and examines what is missing from the debate. Audio

Law and order seems a likely hot topic again in next year's election, but experts say many proposed policies would be ineffective, Political Reporter Anneke Smith writes.  Audio

Anthony Field is probably better known to under-35s - and their appreciative parents - as the Blue Wiggle, part of the phenomenally popular Australian children's music group The Wiggles. He's the… Audio

Police data shows groups of ram raiders are meeting in juvenile detention and the majority are escaping prosecution.

There's been a 400 percent increase in ram raids in five years, and three quarters… Video, Audio

Police maintain they are cracking down on the two gangs - the Tribesmen and Killer Beez - who are at the centre of a surge in violence across Tāmaki Makaurau.

Seven people have been arrested so far… Audio

A gang feud continues to spill over in Auckland and Northland, with hundreds of rounds of ammunition and several firearms seized.

There's been multiple shooting incidents across Auckland suburbs… Video, Audio

Seven drive-by shootings in one night have Auckland police scrambling to calm tensions and renegotiate a truce between rival gangs.

There have been 12 reported drive by shootings in Auckland since… Video, Audio

The police are investigating five drive by shootings in Auckland last night. The shootings, believed to be gang-related, happened in Otara, Papatoetoe, Flat Bush, Papakura, and Te Atatuū between… Audio

Two years since the anniversary of Pet, and two years since we recorded the Mixtape, we thought re-spin the Julia Deans Mixtape. Audio

Justice Advocates say plans to pour money into extra police will do little to address the main cause of crime, with Māori likely to be disproportionately affected.

$560 million will be pumped into… Audio

The government has unveiled a major pre-Budget law and order package, aimed at boosting frontline police officer numbers and combating gang violence.

It's investing more than five-hundred and sixty… Audio

The government has promised to boost the number of front line police officers and address gang violence as part of its major pre-Budget law and order package.

It's investing more than $560 million… Audio

The government is promising to boost the number of front line police officers and address gang violence as part of a hefty pre-Budget law and order package.

It's investing more than $560 million over… Audio

The government is promising to boost the number of front line police officers and address gang violence as part of a hefty pre-Budget law and order package.

It's investing more than $560 million over… Audio

Recent reports about gangs and an upswing in gun crime echo a similar panic 25 years ago which prompted a political backlash and hasty changes in the law. A new report looking back at that says most… Audio

Park Bench is a four piece alternative band from Auckland's Western Springs College. They got together in music class and hope to keep things going once their secondary schooling is completed at the… Audio

Best of 2022 - Painful memories of childhood abuse and years in prison are swept to the back of Casey Cowan's mind when he heads into the North Canterbury hill country on horseback.  Video, Audio

A Government bill to ban those deemed dangerous from coming anywhere near guns has had a successful first reading in Parliament. Audio

Fresh off the hills the merino wethers are being shorn at Lake Heron Station in Canterbury. The low micron wool is contracted to the Icebreker brand. The mountainous 19,600 hectare property is also… Video, Audio

Unvaccinated shearers are a vexing issue for East Coast sheep stations, the feed situation's come right in Manawatu and between showers, everyone's making baleage in Canterbury. Audio

The union for police officers says gun violence is now a daily occurence for officers and the job is becoming increasingly risky.

Three officers were shot in West Auckland yesterday and another was… Audio

While New Zealand's big cities continue to surge towards 90 percent fully vaccinated, parts of regional New Zealand are getting well and truly left behind.

Lakes DHB has identified Rotorua's western… Video, Audio

There are fears Covid may be spreading undetected in Northland after a second woman who visited illegally from Auckland tested positive for the virus.

She was tracked down by police officers last… Audio

"I'm actually quite grumpy," Whangārei Mayor Sheryl Mai told Checkpoint after the announcement of level 3 lockdown for Northland.

"We've got a person who really has done everything that they should… Video, Audio

A leading epidemiologist says everyone in New Zealand should plan to encounter Covid-19 before Christmas, and they'd better be prepared.

The recommended gap between Pfizer jabs has been cut in half… Audio

A mix of previous winners and new faces make up this year’s Waiata Māori Music Awards finalists.

David Le'aupepe, frontman for cosmopolitan Australian rockers Gang of Youths talks about merging pasifika elements with indie rock Audio