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.

Not guilty plea for injecting morphine into man.

Law Society says any 19-year-old with no previous convictions would not have been jailed on the same charges.

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.

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.

COMMENT: Along with compensation must come an apology, writes Rachel Smalley. Someone, on behalf of the crown, must say sorry to Teina Pora for the failures of our justice system.

Blessie Gotingco's family are considering filing a civil case against the Department of Corrections for wrongful death - and are calling on all New Zealanders to help them.

COMMENT: Inadequate court sentences don't deter people, writes Barry Soper. Perhaps court martials are the answer.

The wind up of Bradley's B'on Financial Services has netted little return for Jacqui Bradley's 28 victims.

Although the law doesn't allow it as a defence, lawyers are still making provocation claims in homicide trials, a legal expert says.

COMMENT: We must replace the criminal justice approach with health interventions, just as they did 15 years ago in Portugal, writes Dr Lance O'Sullivan and Tuari Potiki.

COMMENT: Key says that around 10 per cent of dairy farmers could be forced off their land. I think Key's numbers are on the low side, writes Larry Williams.

Eight people who admitted or were found guilty of "homicide or related offences" avoided convictions when they appeared in court last year.

Brutal cross-examination process in criminal trials has been acknowledged as a key reason why sexual violence victims receive so little justice in the legal system, writes Catriona MacLennan.

Two lawyers and sons of former Chief Justices have caught Business Insider's eye.

It is almost 18 months since Muhammad Rizalman bin Ismail, a military attache, attacked Wellington woman Tania Billingsley in her home.

Two High Court scraps with one of the country's most notorious career criminals cost taxpayers $368,000.

New Zealand's creative industry looks set for a shakeup with a review of the Copyright Act tipped.

The only person convicted of the Megaupload copyright charges over which Kim Dotcom is facing extradition has walked free from prison in the US.

Justice Minister Amy Adams has conceded that the latest inquiry into whether David Bain should be paid compensation is taking longer than expected.