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![Rob Campbell: Hats off to Jason Ake for having the guts to stand up for his truth](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Rob Campbell: Hats off to Jason Ake for having the guts to stand up for his truth
OPINION: Jason Ake will be a loss to the 'transformation' needed at RNZ.
![Man admits shooting Northland grandmother until he knew she was dead](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Man admits shooting Northland grandmother until he knew she was dead
Northland woman Gaelene Bright shot three to four times
![Crown solicitor under investigation after complaint into workplace conduct](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Crown solicitor under investigation after complaint into workplace conduct
The anonymous complaint doesn't relate to Crown lawyer's performance as a prosecutor.
![Northland lawyer takes the silk as the region's first King’s Counsel](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Northland lawyer takes the silk as the region's first King’s Counsel
Kaikohe lawyer Catherine Cull is officially a King's Counsel.
![Notorious B.I.G. and e-scooter drug mules: The trial of Auckland Grammar boy turned alleged meth king](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Notorious B.I.G. and e-scooter drug mules: The trial of Auckland Grammar boy turned alleged meth king
At one point, a detective read the lyrics of Notorious B.I.G's 'Ten Crack Commandments'.
![‘The truth is finally starting to emerge’: Alan Hall and family speak after Crown conduct referred to police](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
‘The truth is finally starting to emerge’: Alan Hall and family speak after Crown conduct referred to police
A report into the conduct of the Crown in the case of Alan Hall now sits with police.
!["Closure": Alan Hall's family await Crown investigation findings](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
"Closure": Alan Hall's family await Crown investigation findings
Alan Hall spent 19 years in prison for a murder he didn't commit.
![Crown apologises to Taranaki iwi over 'indiscriminate confiscation' of tribal lands](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Crown apologises to Taranaki iwi over 'indiscriminate confiscation' of tribal lands
Treaty Negotiations Minister delivered the Crown apology to Ngāti Maru in Tarata today.
![Crown's bid to appeal teen rapist's sentence dismissed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Crown's bid to appeal teen rapist's sentence dismissed
Despite the appeal being dismissed the judge says the sentence is 'manifestly inadequate'.
!['Campaign of harassment': A teenager says he acted in self-defence as he was attacked. Police saw it differently](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Campaign of harassment': A teenager says he acted in self-defence as he was attacked. Police saw it differently
Family say overnight bail checks on 18-year-old at his family home felt like "harassment".
![Auckland Crown Solicitor to take on new role](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Auckland Crown Solicitor to take on new role
He thanked many involved in his work as well as victims of crime and their whānau.
![Criminal defence lawyers: 'Vilified yet vital'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Criminal defence lawyers: 'Vilified yet vital'
OPINION: A barrister puts the case for those who defend the innocent, and the guilty.
![A roll call of the wrongfully convicted and those who claim they are innocent](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
A roll call of the wrongfully convicted and those who claim they are innocent
Alan Hall's fight to clear his name is the latest in a series of miscarriages of justice.
![Fatal police shooting from 22 years ago under spotlight](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Fatal police shooting from 22 years ago under spotlight
Steven Wallace's encounter with police lasted just six minutes before he was shot.
!['You are affected by it': Brian Dickey - the man who jailed Grace Millane's killer](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'You are affected by it': Brian Dickey - the man who jailed Grace Millane's killer
"You carry the weight of public concern" - Dickey
![Details pulled from Courts website, victim to be told](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Details pulled from Courts website, victim to be told
The victim's relationship to the offender was published on the courts website.
![Torture, tumors and unfair trials: An alleged murderer's plea against extradition](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Torture, tumors and unfair trials: An alleged murderer's plea against extradition
Lawyers say Kyung Yup Kim is suicidal, has a brain tumour and extending case is inhumane.
![Revenge porn: Man who uploaded sex tape escapes charges - victim 'gutted'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Revenge porn: Man who uploaded sex tape escapes charges - victim 'gutted'
Police confirm no charges against man who secretly uploaded sex tape without consent.
![Editorial: Govt must mend broken divorce law](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Editorial: Govt must mend broken divorce law
EDITORIAL: The Family Court is overloaded, inefficient and bogged down by complex rules.
![Solicitor-General acknowledges Lake Alice survivors' pain, courage](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Solicitor-General acknowledges Lake Alice survivors' pain, courage
Una Jagose has given evidence to the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care.
![NZ's new silks: Prominent defence lawyers among those honoured as Queen's Counsel](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
NZ's new silks: Prominent defence lawyers among those honoured as Queen's Counsel
Ten of NZ's leading lawyers were honoured today with Queen's Counsel appointments.