OpinionBarry Soper: Malcolm Rewa must be tried againCOMMENT: Now that Pora's innocence has been proved, if justice is to be seen to be done, Malcolm Rewa must be tried again, writes Barry Soper.16 Jun 12:00 AM
OpinionRachel SmalleySmalley: Crown must apologise over PoraCOMMENT: Along with compensation must come an apology, writes Rachel Smalley. Someone, on behalf of the crown, must say sorry to Teina Pora for the failures of our justice system.14 Jun 06:40 PM
New ZealandBlessie's family fight for justiceBlessie Gotingco's family are considering filing a civil case against the Department of Corrections for wrongful death - and are calling on all New Zealanders to help them.20 May 06:00 AM
OpinionBarry Soper: Do military trials achieve their purpose?COMMENT: Inadequate court sentences don't deter people, writes Barry Soper. Perhaps court martials are the answer.18 May 10:41 PM
Banking and financePonzi liquidation ends after 6 yearsThe wind up of Bradley's B'on Financial Services has netted little return for Jacqui Bradley's 28 victims.05 May 12:00 AM
New ZealandProvocation defence still being usedAlthough the law doesn't allow it as a defence, lawyers are still making provocation claims in homicide trials, a legal expert says.26 Apr 05:00 PM
New ZealandCourts denying requests for suppressionNew figures reveal a fall in the number of people keeping their name from the public.26 Apr 05:00 PM
OpinionLarry Williams: Trade deal for Chinese crooks is good bargainCOMMENT: This is about Chinese committing crimes in China. They knew the consequences. They're fugitives on the run. They should be dealt with under China's law, writes Larry Williams.20 Apr 03:30 AM
OpinionDr Lance O'Sullivan, Tuari Potiki: Why Maori must lead on drug law reformCOMMENT: We must replace the criminal justice approach with health interventions, just as they did 15 years ago in Portugal, writes Dr Lance O'Sullivan and Tuari Potiki.11 Apr 03:00 AM
OpinionLarry Williams: Politicians shouldn't meddle in dairy affairsCOMMENT: Key says that around 10 per cent of dairy farmers could be forced off their land. I think Key's numbers are on the low side, writes Larry Williams.14 Mar 02:37 AM
New ZealandGuilty, but no convictionsEight people who admitted or were found guilty of "homicide or related offences" avoided convictions when they appeared in court last year.20 Feb 04:00 PM
OpinionCatriona MacLennan: Specialised sexual violence courts needed in NZBrutal cross-examination process in criminal trials has been acknowledged as a key reason why sexual violence victims receive so little justice in the legal system, writes Catriona MacLennan.14 Dec 09:51 PM
BusinessBusiness Insider: Sons' brushes with the lawTwo lawyers and sons of former Chief Justices have caught Business Insider's eye.11 Dec 04:00 PM
New ZealandTaxpayers fork out for prisonersTwo High Court scraps with one of the country's most notorious career criminals cost taxpayers $368,000.05 Dec 04:00 PM
New ZealandInside the Rizalman fiascoIt is almost 18 months since Muhammad Rizalman bin Ismail, a military attache, attacked Wellington woman Tania Billingsley in her home.05 Dec 04:00 PM
BusinessCreatives hail prospect of law reviewNew Zealand's creative industry looks set for a shakeup with a review of the Copyright Act tipped.03 Dec 04:00 PM
BusinessFree but $266 million in debtThe only person convicted of the Megaupload copyright charges over which Kim Dotcom is facing extradition has walked free from prison in the US.26 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandBain compo inquiry in eighth monthJustice Minister Amy Adams has conceded that the latest inquiry into whether David Bain should be paid compensation is taking longer than expected.20 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandKey biographer forced to release tapesJohn Roughan has been forced to release recordings of his conversations with PM John Key as part of a court case relating to the "teapot tapes".20 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandSilk of the Year v the Silver FoxAs far as opening deliveries go, Sasha Wass' first question was a bouncer.20 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandLegal aid expenses in Lundy case top $2mLegal expenses at the Mark Lundy retrial have topped $2 million and the bill for the entire case is three times that amount.20 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandGovt rushes law ahead of convict flightA law change could cover criminals due to arrive in NZ by charter plane this week - but serious offenders already deported here won't be monitored.17 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandNZ's three-strikes legislationFigures showed 96 second strikes had been issued in courts since the legislation was introduced, with the number increasing each year.25 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandThree strikes: 96 offenders face final warningAlmost 100 offenders have been issued final warnings under the country's "three strikes" law, but no offender has reached a third qualifying offence.25 Oct 04:26 AM
New ZealandCops got Hager data without court orderDetectives sought the banking, telephone and travel records of author and journalist Nicky Hager without any search order or other legal power.23 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandConman admits guilt, but no paroleA multi-million-dollar fraudster "motivated by naked greed" has finally admitted his guilt and said he was ashamed of his behaviour.02 Oct 02:39 AM
ConstructionValiant Homes boss could be in EuropeThe liquidators of an Auckland building company that collapsed owing more than $4 million believe its director is somewhere in Europe.21 Sep 05:00 PM
TechnologySpiral spam back to senderA British developer has come up with an ingenious way of getting rid of annoying spam emails and getting revenge on the people sending them in one fell swoop.08 Sep 05:00 PM
New Zealand'Forced to dig their own graves'Young people sent to a state-run boot camp on Great Barrier Island were made to dig what they were told would be their own graves and concerned staff blowing the whistle were ignored.04 Sep 05:00 PM
OpinionCaseload: Holding court for one last flingAfter 68 weekly columns of irreverent fun, frivolity, jolly japes and an occasional fact or two, CaseLoad is spiked from the NZ Herald as of today, writes Jock Anderson.03 Sep 09:30 PM
Banking and financeHubbard investors receive payoutA tiny surplus has been paid to some investors in one of Allan Hubbard's failed investment vehicles.01 Sep 05:07 AM
New ZealandKeeping kids off the streetsA spike in children as young as 10 involved in serious crime is pushing police and the justice system to develop new programmes to keep young people out of the courtroom and away from a life in prison.30 Aug 12:08 AM
