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The Court of Appeal judges said family violence is a scourge of New Zealand society.
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Justice Minister Andrew Little is set to announce an advisory panel to look at reforms.
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NZ's courts tell Google to remove content for privacy, security and defamation reasons.
Son found not guilty of murdering father
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Police respond to racial profiling claims
Suggestions of racial profiling at odds with police values, Bush says.
MP accuses police of racial profiling, 'systemic racism'
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Closing addresses in father-son murder trial
A man is accused of murdering his father at a South Auckland home last year.
Kiwi company fined for exporting plane parts to North Korea
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Sir Bob Jones sues filmmaker over 'hate speech' claim
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Serial rapist Malcolm Rewa asks for murder charge to be dismissed
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Death crash accused gets suppression
Family of dead biker and NZME opposed name suppression.
The man who owed IRD $500m has died
Tributes for the scourge of the taxman and subject of NZ's largest bankruptcy proceeding.
A man was shot and killed by police. A jury gave his family $4
"Were they saying that the true value of these children's pain was a dollar?"
Hate v free speech: Whose rights come first?
The debate over what constitutes hate speech has been fervent in recent months.
Concerns raised over protection from hate speech
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Charitable trust collapse: Manager guilty on more charges
Former charitable trust financial manager convicted of 167 dishonesty charges.
Dad jailed for dishonestly claiming $250K benefit
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Kiwi connection: Police keen to know if Russian serial killer was in our midst
The Russian Investigative Committee made a DNA search request to New Zealand in 2016.
Missing police occupation on charge sheet an 'oversight'
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Former Catholic brother faces child sex charges
Today he was charged with three counts of indecent assault.
Private investigator stalks power trustee
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One in five lawyers sexually harassed
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DNA hunt for Russian serial killer in NZ
There have been at least 38 DNA search requests from overseas law enforcement agencies.
Air force spy's appeal rejected by Court of Appeal
An air force intelligence operative was caught stealing sensitive Defence Force material.
Serious backlog: Courts reaching crisis point
8000 Care of Children Act cases awaiting hearings in family court, bar association says.
'Best guess' on prison numbers before inmate blowout
Forecasts of prison populations called a "best guess" after inmate projections go wrong.
Olympic champion jailed for sex crimes
Arthur Parkin faced five charges of indecently assaulting young girls in the 70s and 80s.
Defiant Kāpiti councillor vows to 'carry on' in position
David Scott says he will not stand down despite being found guilty of indecent assault.
Court delays: Fears for children's safety
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'Considerable concern' at Google's court disregard
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