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'Car boot' lawyers cashing in on legal aid
Poor-quality defence lawyers working out of their car boot and racking up legal aid bills are hurting Auckland's courts, a review finds.
Containers may create 'slum prisons' - advocate
Prison containers are for shifting goods, not housing people, says a leading penal reform advocate after today's announcement the units will be trialled at Rimutaka Prison from next March.
Bashing victim forgives her attackers
Student set upon with metal bars while walking home last year says she hopes her attackers learn a lesson in jail.
Medal negotiator's drug trial aborted
The man who helped negotiate the return of stolen war medals to Waiouru Museum has avoided his trial on drugs charges.
Schapelle Corby sentence could be cut
Schapelle Corby, sentenced to 20 years' jail after she was caught in Bali with 4.1kg of marijuana in a boogie board bag, may have her sentence reduced.
Legal experts cast doubt on Bain's payout bid
Experts say it will be very difficult for Bain to get compensation.
Don't jail me, says medal case man
The man who negotiated the return of one of the stolen war medals says he should not spend any time in jail if convicted of methamphetamine charges.
Recidivist offender's death 'justice for his victims'
A man found dead in a Northland ditch had been previously been jailed for armed robbery and was due in court next week for reoffending.