Deportation for man who deafened wife
Immigration New Zealand are set to remove a man convicted of beating his wife so severely - as she held their baby daughter - that he temporarily deafened her.
Immigration New Zealand are set to remove a man convicted of beating his wife so severely - as she held their baby daughter - that he temporarily deafened her.
Dame Lowell Goddard has returned home to Wellington, two months after resigning from her role as head of a major inquiry into child abuse in Britain.
Rubbish truck runner Jane Devonshire, 19, was killed when the truck she was in crashed 40m down a hill at Birkenhead last year.
A 22-year-old man with an "extreme" meth problem has surprised a judge with his request to be sent to prison.
Foisting a young man who has serious challenges on the criminal justice system was not appropriate, a judge said today.
A severely autistic young man is being held in prison because disabilty service providers cannot find an alternative place for him to go.
The man charged after the fatal shooting of a South Auckland toddler was her father, it can be revealed.
Concerns about the leadership of the UKs inquiry into child sexual abuse were reported months before Dame Lowell Goddard resigned, Britain's MPs have been told.
British Home Secretary Amber Rudd has asked Dame Lowell Goddard to appear in front of a UK Select Committee.
A man charged in relation to the fatal shooting of a South Auckland toddler has lost a bid for name suppression.
What does it mean when a person charged with murder is found not guilty by reason of insanity?
Napier man denies "sadistic" offending against teenage girlfriend.
The Judicature Modernisation Bill, a lengthy omnibus bill that aims to simplify and modernise the law around how courts operate, will pass its final hurdle tomorrow.
With gangs deeply ingrained in Hawke's Bay, a new government initiative to steer youth away from them could provide lasting benefit
Woman too scared to report attack had made complaints about three other Navy colleagues, court hears.
The Solicitor General is "looking into" a judge's decision to issue a young rugby player a discharge without conviction for assaulting four people.
COMMENT: The disproportionate amount of Maori in our criminal justice system is among the most serious problems facing New Zealand.
A human rights lawyer says the case for compensation is strong for those held in jail too long as a result of Corrections misinterpreting the law.
As victim was being interviewed by police, former boyfriend posted a naked photo of her on Instagram.
Police research concludes a loophole is being increasingly used to launder $1.6 billion in dirty money annually.
Murder charge denied but Crown wants accused to be behind bars.
Peter Jackson said in January he believed Brendan Dassey was innocent, now he's celebrating the overturning of his conviction.
COMMENT: Our justice system can't admit mistakes and fights not for justice but to be right.
A group which lobbies for child abuse survivors has welcomed the departure of a NZ judge as head of a major British inquiry into institutional abuse.
Doctors warn a major disaster would be dire for the country's stretched forensic pathology service.
COMMENT: "Justice delayed is justice denied." It is a well known legal principle, but one that is routinely flouted here in New Zealand.
A Wellington district court judge who has pushed for better access to information in family violence cases is the new Principal Youth Court Judge.
COMMENT: If life is understood as a struggle among cost-benefit maximising individuals, the idea of a fair and harmonious society retreats.
A man China wants extradited over the murder of a prostitute is "hyping up" his right to a fair trial to evade justice, says a top Chinese government official.
COMMENT: Now that Pora's innocence has been proved, if justice is to be seen to be done, Malcolm Rewa must be tried again, writes Barry Soper.