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A watch-house supervisor for Counties Manukau Police claimed her new boss defamed her.
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The man was convicted by the Chief District Court Judge of assaulting his girlfriend.
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Baby-snatching: 'She knew what she was doing'
The Solicitor-General appealed the sentenced handed down to the accomplice.
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Judge: We need shorter sentences, jails without guards and less prison
Court of Appeal's Justice Stephen Kos has a wish list for criminal justice reform.
Shocking video shows prisoners fighting with guards
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Crown wants baby kidnapper accomplice convicted
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New system links police with Immigration NZ
Police can now identify foreign nationals more easily.
Prison guards accused of assaulting inmate, obstructing justice
One of the prison officers is also accused of obstructing the course of justice.
Builder sentenced to 13 years' jail for dealing meth
Justice Matthew Palmer made strong comments on the harm P dealers cause.
Parole for woman who shot gang member in chest without warning
She pleaded guilty to attempted murder after shooting man in the chest.
Noel Leeming guilty of misleading consumers
The retailer admits it mislead people over customer rights for faulty products.
Kelvin Davis: I think prisoners should be able to vote
Prisoners who vote are less likely to reoffend, says Corrections minister Kelvin Davis.
Rapist sentenced to preventive detention for attacks on elderly woman
Elderly woman who was raped in her own home a very "remarkable and stoic woman".
High Court jury told: 'He won't stop until he gets what he wants'
The teacher and coach denies all the charges and says it's "lies" and a "fabrication".
Synthetics deaths: New details about man who supplied drugs to sister, cousin
New details revealed on synthetics-related deaths of West Auckland woman and her cousin.
Man's despair peaks into attempted 'suicide by cop'
A judge said the Te Aroha man's actions were "dangerous" but also out of character.
Mum of murdered 3yo slams 'racist' criminal justice summit
Jayne Crothall stood amid a crowd of around 700 to say she had been attacked over race.
Rugby coach 'exploited and abused' children, court hears
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'Where are Māori?: Utu star disrupts criminal justice summit
The outburst disrupted the smooth flow and thrust a spotlight onto Wallace.
NZ's first maximum three-strikes sentence handed down
Sentence comes as the Government holds its criminal justice summit.
Minister's heartfelt call on Māori imprisonment levels
"The system is broken. It's not working. And our whānau are hurting the most."
Prisons a 'moral and fiscal failure' PM says
Jacinda Ardern opened the criminal justice summit by slamming NZ's incarceration rate.
New contracts to improve coronial services, says Ministry of Justice
However, there is criticism of a break-up of the service into four regional contracts.
Supreme Court turns away child sex offender's appeal
A sex offender claims a judge misled a jury when talking about his victims' demeanour.
School rugby coach on trial for alleged child sex offending
Alosio Taimo is facing a total of 83 charges against 18 then-young boys.
Focus: Life sentence for murder days after hospital release
Mental health patient Gabriel Yad-Elohim sentenced to life imprisonment for brutal murder.
Nearly 900 complaints against judges in 3 years: report
Complaints made for delays, incompetence, bias and allegations of corruption.
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Big Read: How 'tough on crime' equals votes and bulging prisons
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