Justice
How to strengthen victims' rights
Victims feel unsafe, unsupported and that their concerns aren't being listened to, according to a new survey released this week. Dr Kim McGregor is the government's chief victims advisor and she… Audio
Teenagers who kill
Insight - Four teenagers connected with the Hastings suburb of Flaxmere have been convicted of violent murders in just over a year. Anneke Smith visited Hawke's Bay to find out why. Audio
Judge Peggy Hora: effectiveness of drug treatment courts
Retired California Superior Court Judge Peggy Hora is a former presiding Judge of the Drug Treatment Court in California with huge experience of what does and doesn't work to change the habits of… Audio
Whistle-blowers need better protection: Ombudsman
The Ombudsman says employees who want to blow the whistle on wrong doing in an organisation need far better protection under the law. The government is to change the law covering people who want to… Audio
How to investigate dodgy convictions
The government is proposing a new body to investigate potentially dodgy convictions. We sat down with the Minister of Justice and National MP Chris Penk to discuss it, and hear what feedback they… Audio
Tim Chapman - Restorative justice in Northern Ireland
Tim Chapman is from Northern Ireland, where he works in the area of restorative justice in the community and in prisons. He was employed by the probation service for 25 years and is now teaching a… Audio
I’m innocent, I tell you!
A bill newly arrived in Parliament aims to better correct miscarriages of justice via a new independent review commission with wider powers. Audio
Ann Jacobs says prisoner parents need contact with their children
US inmate advocate Ann Jacobs believes children should visit their incarcerated parents and mothers should keep their babies with them inside. Jacobs is the director of the Prisoner Re-entry… Audio
Chester Borrows' Justice Advisory Group hits the road
Chester Borrows and members of the Safe and Effective Justice Advisory Group hold their first first public discussion on Monday 15 October in Papatoetoe, Auckland, at 9.30am. Borrows is the group's… Audio
Justice Summit not a talkfest: Andrew Little
From Monday Justice Minister Andrew Little will bring together hundreds of minds for a Criminal Justice Summit being held in Porirua, north of Wellington. Over three days around 550 people will take… Audio
Bringing the community 'behind the wire'
The Department of Corrections and the Pathway Trust are to start a new pilot programme at Christchurch Men's Prison later this year, aimed at reducing reoffending. 57 per cent of released inmates are… Audio
Historic changes to Family Court system behind backlog?
The New Zealand Bar Association is adding its voice to concerns over the huge backlog of cases across the judicial system, that has prompted the Chief District Court Judge Jan-Marie Doogue to divert… Audio
Nothing 'unconscious' about racial profiling
Recently a high profile diplomat experienced what she describes as racial profiling in her local supermarket and there are still concerns about African youth being targeted by police in this country… Audio, Gallery
Young Māori go to UN to oppose mega-prison
As the government decides whether to build a controversial new billion-dollar 'mega prison' in Waikeria, a group of young Maori have taken their fight to oppose it to the United Nations. Julia… Audio
Commissioning changes
The Minister for Justice has asked the Law Commission for advice on changing abortion law but what do the Commissioners have to do? Audio
Restorative justice: how it actually works
Retired District Court and Youth Court judge Fred McElrea and Chris Marshall (pictured), the Diana Unwin Chair in Restorative Justice at Victoria University, are experts in the application of… Audio
PM's science advisor: 'New prisons are not the answer'
New Zealand's justice system is broken and building new prisons is not the answer, a report from the Prime Minister's chief science advisor says.
Pat Booth 1929- 2018: Enemy of 'the obvious and the innocuous'
Pat Booth was one of New Zealand’s most respected, effective and inspirational investigative journalists. He died last Wednesday, aged 88. Mediawatch looks back at some of his achievements - and his… Audio
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
Tāmaki Makaurau: the Te Wero debate 2017
Candidates for the Māori seat of Tāmaki Makaurau debate the issues of this election. The speakers are Peeni Henare, the sitting MP from the Labour Party, Shane Taurima from the Māori Party and Marama… Audio