Judge delivers verdict on early NZ justice system
Justice David Collins points to early miscarriages of justice in colonial New Zealand.
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Matthew Tukaki says society is to blame for Oranga Tamariki's failures.
Govt revives Waikato mega-prison plans as $1.9b spend pays for 810-bed extension
About $440m of the spend was coming from cuts from the "back-office", Luxon said.
Focus: Controversial prison slushies rack up $315k bill
More than $200,000 has been spent on syrups and $81k on maintenance.
$315k spent on syrup and maintenance for prison guard slushies
The machines were slammed by National in opposition, in 2019.
Former Mongrel Mob member turned counsellor seeks $700k after losing prison job
He was caught sharing a tribute to a Mongrel Mob member who had died.
Breaking 'Bad' - prisons just don't work for us
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Jarrod Gilbert: Three Strikes policy upends foundations of our justice system
OPINION: Three Strikes sends a strong message. But does it do much more than that?
Police Minister says bill about sending clear message to gangs
Mark Mitchell is adamant gang patches will be banned.
Denis O’Reilly: My select committee submission on the Gang Legislation Amendment Bill
OPINION: Lifetime gang member Denis O'Reilly speaks to the parliamentary committee.
Iwi-supported accommodation for released prisoners opens in Glenfield
Te Rūnanga ō Ngāti Whātua will support Māori inmates back into society.
Three Strikes will mean 'unjust sentences and accelerate mass incarceration of Māori and Pasifika' - Ferris
Te Pāti Māori MP calls it a 'destructive and ineffective piece of law-making'.
Christopher Luxon believes new Three Strikes law will benefit Māori
PM says the legislation will target serious repeat offenders, regardless of ethnicity.
Jailed man told to wear ‘dangerous’ sign around his neck for beatings of teen partner
'You should have a big sign around your neck saying dangerous', judge tells abuser.
Three teens arrested after luxury cars stolen from Auckland home
Police spotted the stolen luxury cars travelling in convoy in eastern Auckland.
Prisoners spend day locked in cells after inmate scales roof
It’s understood the prisoner climbed up scaffolding at Rolleston Prison
NZ's prison system under scrutiny: Corrections' struggles highlighted amid calls for culture change
The Chief Ombudsman has criticised the department as he departs his job.
Con woman who killed elderly widower with steam iron shows 'worrying' behaviour
Julianna Nuku's 'entitled and demanding' ways have the Parole Board concerned.
Prisoner and Corrections officers take refuge in van after shots fired at tangi
The police said a shotgun shell was found near the inmate escort vehicle.
Prisons 'like a people storage unit' as Covid culture lingers - Ombudsman
Some prisoners were left in isolation for 23 hours a day.
Killer and child sex offender fights prison sex ban in rehabilitation unit
The convicted killer said the ban was a breach of the Homosexual Law Reform Act.
'I paid the price': MAFS groom's shock drug smuggling confession
MAFS groom speaks about double tragedy that struck while he was locked up.
Country star arrested after chair thrown off a bar roof
Morgan Wallen has been charged with three felony counts over the Nashville incident.
Impersonated and imprisoned: Man gets identity back after it was stolen 30 years ago
His scheme fell apart when he was confronted with the DNA evidence. 'My life is over.'
Prisoner held 33 days longer than his sentence loses $11k compensation
Court of Appeal issues decision after deputy registrar and judge make mistake.
'Put down': Violent inmate stomps on duck after it landed in prison yard
The prisoner was charged with attacking the bird, which had to be put down.
Cross erected on post where Head Hunter had fatal bike crash
The cross commemorating Sam Rasmussen was erected over Easter.
Letters: Filtering out the porn; why classroom behaviour is getting worse
OPINION: 'Our new Government has an opportunity to demonstrate compassion.'
Gypsy Rose Blanchard's shock news three months out of prison
Blanchard has made an announcement about her husband who she married in a prison ceremony.
Maxim New Zealand model charged with bribing a federal agent
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Inmates and staff get food poisoning from curry at British prison
Some prisoners were slurring their words, giddy and in distress.
'Tell me I'm your boyfriend': Teen woke to armed mobster in her bedroom
Anthony Pearce, who also stabbed a man in the neck, has argued against his sentence.