Crime
MPI puts pinch on black market crayfish ring
MPI officers believe crayfish black-market ring took more than 4300 crayfish from Hawke's Bay.
Desert Road murder trial aborted after week of evidence
The jury in the murder trial of Wang Baochang has been discharged, and a new trial will have to be held.
RNZ challenges reporting ban on police shooting
RNZ is challenging a reporting ban which effectively prevents media publishing any information about the fatal police shooting of Rotorua man Shargin Stephens.
Lawyers acting for the public… Audio
Series 2 | Episode 5: Reimagining Justice - He Kākano Ahau: Wawatatia
In this episode, Kahu engages in wānanga with two kaikōrero advocates who are reimagining justice in Aotearoa - Awatea Mita and Emmy Rakete. Audio
Royal Commission says AI won't be used on survivors' submissions
The Royal Commission into historic abuse in care says artificial intelligence used to analyse documents will not review survivors' written submissions.
Media ramp up angst over arming police
A year ago, a trial of armed police teams was scrapped with opponents adopting the slogan ‘Arms Down.’ One year on, some in the media are now amplifying calls for arming all officers after the death… Audio
Bryce Webster-Jacobsen: negotiating with ransomware hackers
Ransomware attacks are not a new phenomenon, but they have increased exponentially since the beginning of the pandemic. Bryce Webster-Jacobsen is the Director of Intelligence for Virginia-based… Audio
Concerns victims pushed into reconciliation talks
Information provided by police and the courts may be wrongly pushing victims and perpetrators into reconcilliation talks.
Sometimes, it's only once the two parties have entered a restorative justice… Audio
Risk of coercion in restorative justice highlighted by Chief Victims Advisor
Police and the courts have been found to be providing poor levels of information to mediators in family violence cases.
Government considered asking churches to help pay Royal Commission costs
The government considered asking churches to help pay for the Royal Commission into historic abuse in care, as it grappled with the inquiry's skyrocketing spending.
Just-released documents also show… Audio
Wang murder trial: Man who helped move body lied to police
A man imprisoned for helping to secretly dump Ricky Wang's body told police he didn't know of Wang's whereabouts, when in reality he'd seen him dead months earlier, a court has heard.
Man alleged to have used Facebook to defraud others
A man has been arrested and charged with obtaining cars and high-end electronics by fraudulent means on Facebook.
Police reveal common cars on thieves shopping list
Police have crunched the numbers for stolen cars in Tamaki Makaurau in the past year, and there is a pattern.
Inspector Trevor Beggs tells Lisa Owen what is on car thieves' shopping list.
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Woman arrested in relation to Wellington shooting
A 32-year-old woman has been arrested in connection with a shooting in the Wellington suburb of Vogeltown last Sunday.
Epiha jury reaches non-unanimous verdict
The jury in the trial of police killer Eli Epiha, found him guilty of the attempted murder of Constable David Goldfinch after deliberating for ten hours
Epiha had admitted murdering Constable… Audio
Eli Epiha found guilty of attempting to murder constable
Police killer Eli Epiha will be sentenced in October for shooting two officers - one fatally - in Auckland last June.
Epiha had already admitted murdering constable Matthew Hunt and yesterday a jury… Audio
Olympian Nathan Baggaley and brother jailed over $200m cocaine smuggling plot
Olympic kayaker Nathan Baggaley and his younger brother have been jailed for more than 20 years each for trying to smuggle up to $200 million worth of cocaine into Australia.
'The past two weeks have been harrowing for us'
The mother of murdered police officer Matthew Hunt says it has been traumatic listening to the details in court of what happened to her son. Audio
Police Association boss congratulates jury in Epiha trial
Cop killer Eli Epiha did try to kill a second officer the day he shot dead Constable Matthew Hunt, according to a jury at his High Court trial.
The jury has found him guilty of the attempted murder… Video, Audio
Police killer Epiha also guilty attempted murder of other officer
Police killer Eli Epiha has been found guilty of the attempted murder of another officer, Constable David Goldfinch.
Epiha pleaded guilty to the murder of Constable Matthew Hunt, who he shot dead in… Video, Audio
