ListenerListenerCrimeAlone and vulnerable: Steve Braunias on the murder of a lone security guardThe violent and senseless death is raising questions about the security industry.18 Aug 06:00 PM
ListenerCrimeTrickster, Tailor, Liar, Spy: The Kiwi conman who made legal historyMary Eileen Jones's body was never found, but her wedding dress helped make legal history.11 Aug 06:00 PM
ListenerBooksShe was on the spectrum, he was a 'fat chubby nerd': Madison Ashton on PolkinghorneAfter the Polkinghorne trial, Steve Braunias sat down to lunch with Madison Ashton.20 Jul 06:00 PM
ListenerListenerBooksMurder, he wrote: Steven Braunias on covering NZ’s most high-profile crime cases"I've spent quite a lot of my professional life these past 20 years at murder trials."20 Jul 06:00 PM
ListenerListenerCrimeThe mystery of Minnie Dean: Was the only woman executed by law in New Zealand innocent?Notorious "baby farmer” Minnie Dean hanged for infanticide but did the judge get it right?07 Jul 06:01 PM
ListenerNew ZealandJustice with heart: Steve Braunias spends a day at NZ’s court for the mentally ill10 Jun 12:06 AM
ListenerNew ZealandEyewitness doubts continue to haunt Scott Watson case 25 years after conviction02 Jun 06:00 PM
ListenerNew ZealandNo DNA, no CCTV, no chance: The 50-year hunt for what really happened to Mona Blades30 May 06:02 PM
ListenerListenerCrimeThe crime I’ll never forget: Things like this just didn’t happen in NZA brutal attack on young honeymooners saw police determined to restore NZ’s reputation.21 May 06:00 PM
ListenerListenerNew ZealandWhy hundreds of NZ women and children could be the unwitting victims of sex offendersThe increasing sophistication of hidden spy cameras means spy cam sex crimes are rising.19 May 06:00 PM
ListenerListenerCrimeFour things that make a successful fraudsterPeople who commit fraud have more than just motive and opportunity in common.05 May 06:00 PM
ListenerListenerCrimeCrash’n’Grab: Was this NZ’s most outrageous art heist?This wasn’t just a whodunnit. It was a why-dunnit - and years later, the questions remain.09 Apr 05:00 PM
ListenerListenerCrime11 years on, Taranaki detective still haunted by father-son murder case'The murders, the families involved, they almost become part of you.'26 Mar 04:00 PM
ListenerListenerOpinionRussell BrownRussell Brown: Northland green fairy arrest exposes a flawed systemThe arrest of a Northland ‘green fairy’ highlights NZ's onerous medical cannabis rules.17 Mar 04:00 PM
ListenerListenerCrimeNZ’s top cop on the crime he’ll never forget"Investigating crimes against children has been the hardest part of my career."04 Mar 04:00 PM
ListenerListenerCrimeLights, camera and bare-faced lies: The Canadian who fooled NZA fake résumé secured him a top job — until a tenacious reporter got suspicious.26 Feb 04:00 PM
ListenerListenerCrimeRehabilitation advocates on why tough-on-crime policies won’t cut reoffendingTipping the scales II: How restorative justice works for each side.11 Feb 04:00 PM
ListenerListenerNew ZealandThe NZ mum who met her daughter’s killer and found unexpected healingTipping the scales: How restorative justice works for each side.10 Feb 04:00 PM
ListenerListenerCrimeMillion dollar getaway: The outrageous Auckland heist time forgotThe Waterfront Payroll Robbery was a record-breaking crime that remains largely unsolved.27 Jan 04:00 PM
ListenerListenerCrimeSex, sly grogging and murder: When Chicago came to AucklandThe most notorious crime NZ had seen happened for reasons older than dirt: lust & revenge.04 Dec 04:00 PM
ListenerListenerOpinionWhy I’m campaigning for change in our prisonsDiane Gordon-Burns, shocked by a prison visit, asks how hard is it to be humane?24 Nov 04:00 PM
ListenerListenerCrimeHow women’s fear of sexual violence persists across generationsAcross generations, messages about sexuality and safety change but one primal fear remains12 Nov 09:05 PM
ListenerListenerCrimeHow the Polkinghorne case put Pauline Hanna on trialPauline Hanna: A body laid bare.26 Sep 05:00 PM
ListenerListenerCrimeNZ spy scandal: 50 years on and still a mysteryIn 1974 one of our most respected public servants became first NZer charged with espionage19 Sep 05:00 PM
ListenerListenerCrimeWar crime: Why did a NZ WWII soldier gun down an innocent Japanese civilian?Archivist Chris Adams details a senseless killing during post-WWII occupation of Japan.20 Aug 05:00 PM
ListenerListenerCrime30 years after the Bain murders: A reporter’s taleKirsty Cameron recalls the tea, tears, and tragedy in Dunedin after the Bain murders.19 Jun 10:30 PM
ListenerListenerCrime“Robin was no killer”: Michael Bain on the Bain murdersIn an exclusive 2009 article, Michael Bain wrote candidly about his brother Robin.19 Jun 10:30 PM
ListenerListenerCrimeWas this woman NZ’s most prolific poisoner?New book out on the life of the woman whose crimes once shocked NZ.26 May 12:00 AM
ListenerListenerCrimeAntarctic murder mystery: A 20-year investigation into the ultimate cold caseNZ journalist Stephen Davis exposes the South Pole's dark side, uncovering web of secrets.20 May 12:00 AM
ListenerListenerCrimeLaw & Society: Innocent until proven guilty forgotten in Golriz Ghahraman caseInnocent until proven guilty is the “golden thread” running through criminal law.13 Feb 11:00 PM
ListenerListenerCrimeThe psychology behind the urge to shopliftTheft is more common during harder times, but shoplifting can signal serious disorder.29 Jan 11:00 PM
ListenerListenerCrimeBlack Coast Vanishings: The TV series investigating Piha’s mysterious disappearancesCould six missing persons be the victims of a serial killer and is it time for an inquiry?21 Jan 04:30 PM
ListenerListenerCrimeHot art: Theft and forgery are more common than you’d thinkArt theft and forgery cases are seldom solved, especially in New Zealand.20 Jan 11:00 PM