8000 Care of Children Act cases awaiting hearings in family court, bar association says.

Forecasts of prison populations called a "best guess" after inmate projections go wrong.

Arthur Parkin faced five charges of indecently assaulting young girls in the 70s and 80s.

David Scott says he will not stand down despite being found guilty of indecent assault.

Fears children's safety at risk due to delays caused by a lack of security in courthouses.

The inaction of Google and Facebook on privacy issues has caused concern.

Crown argued he pressed himself against an employee at a morning tea.

The money that the former Queen St broker laundered allegedly helped conceal drug trading.

More than 76 properties were involved, while "bribes" allegedly were given to bankers.

COMMENT: The Govt has tied itself in a knot over the strain on the prison system.

In recent high-profile court cases Google's actions have threatened NZ's due process.

NZ First has campaigned on three strikes in the past but Labour wants to repeal it.

The Crown says the sentence given to a mother who "pimped out" her daughter is inadequate.

Avneensh Sehgal helped the most despised woman in NZ keep a teen girl as a sex slave.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern speaks on justice reform ahead of the Criminal Justice Summit. / Video by Mark Mitchell

For Christmas, her little brothers had asked for a time machine to go back and save her.

Police have spoken about the sentencing of Riverhead quarry attacker Colin Mitchell.

Colin Jack Mitchell will be sentenced today for two sexually motivated attacks on women

"There's nothing more important to New Zealand than the wellbeing of its children."

Two new child poverty reduction units are being established to combat the social issue.

Hundreds of new pop-up jail cells will be built with $200m of new funding in Budget 2018.

Teenager says his sibling was defending his mother from his dad.

Science versus the roar of the crowd - what sort of justice does New Zealand want?

The 44-year-old was a welder by trade, working for a scaffolding company.

Police cannot recall ever having laid perjury charges against one of their own witnesses.

No further action will be taken against the lawyer.

Woman appears in court charged in connection to police shooting victim Jerrim Toms.

Worker's alcohol issues flagged after only one of two horses survive high-speed joyride.

A young man stabbed his dad to death but says it was in self-defence.

News of a man who died from faulty electric blanket comes with message.