Tara Shaskey is a news director and Open Justice reporter, based in Taranaki.
Tara Shaskey began her journalism career in 2014 as a motoring reporter for Stuff before taking on other rounds such as crime and justice, arts and entertainment, and Māori issues. In 2022, she joined NZME as part of the Open Justice project, a specialist team of multimedia journalists who cover a wide range of courts, tribunals, and legal issues across New Zealand. You can contact Tara at tara.shaskey@nzme.co.nz.
'Promising rugby player' convicted in covert sex video case can now be named
Leslie Topia Barrowcliffe was selected for the Chiefs under-20s squad this year.
'I can float': School missed 'red flag' in drowned student's swimming form
A coroner has found closer supervision of Jaden Chhayrann should have taken place.
'Cruel and brutal treatment': Mother who murdered toddler claims sentence is unjust
Southern Thompson said her difficult background and remorse warranted a greater discount.
Trainee doctor avoids conviction for crash as it could jeopardise his career
But he's avoided conviction after a judge ruled it could jeopardise his medical career.
Hair of woman's dead son stolen by man who lost his own child's ashes
The thief took the woman's locket which contained the irreplaceable item.
'You'd hope he'd learnt': Killer driver caught with 'large quantity' of drugs while on sentence
He was on a cocktail of drugs at the time he crashed the car he was driving.
DHB and defendant take issues with mental health reports to High Court
A DHB is struggling to provide court-ordered mental health reports for offenders.