Robin Brooke says he accepts he groped a 15-year-old Auckland girl while on holiday in Fiji and has apologised, he said tonight.

Ex-All Black Robin Brooke has come face-to-face with the teenage girl he allegedly groped at a luxury Fiji resort on New Year's Eve.

Chris Barton was at the inquest into a harrowing story of youth suicide.

Eighteen months after Toran Henry killed himself, his mother finally gets to have her say on whether an anti-depressant influenced his death.

The Commerce Commission is seeking clarification of its powers after a judge ruled it had abused gagging orders while investigating alleged collusion between Air New Zealand and other airlines.

Under seige former All Black Robin Brooke is under further strain with his baby daughter fighting for her life in hospital.

The father of a 17-year-old boy allegedly assaulted by former All Black Robin Brooke in Fiji on New Year's Eve is suing the rugby star for $200,000.

Robin Brooke's lawyers have contacted the family of a teenage girl allegedly harassed by the ex-All Black.

Chief Justice, Prime Minister, thank you both for your warm welcome.

The Government has decided to implement key recommendations in Dame Margaret Bazley's report on the legal aid system.

A coroner is calling for a national legal help phone line for prisoners in police custody after a lawyer could not be found for a man who later hanged himself.

Westpac's runaway millionaires are a step closer to keeping the cash after the bank bungled an attempt to recover it.

A potential conflict of interest issue raises questions about maintaining the perception of judicial impartiality in a small country.