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Cop backs calls to reopen Crewe case

A former detective on the Crewe double murder inquiry is backing calls for the unsolved case to be reopened.

Police probe prison union over spending

Police have launched an investigation into the prison guards' union with a raid on the organisation's offices.

Court of Appeal judges appointed

Corrections must consult over shift changes - ERA

Solicitor-General to appeal Vercoe sentence

The solicitor-general is to appeal the sentence imposed on Isaiah Tai for killing Bay of Plenty regional councillor Hawea Vercoe.

No reason to reopen Crewe case, author says

There is no good reason to revisit the unsolved 1970 Crewe murder case, says the man who helped Arthur Allan Thomas win a pardon.

Corrections to become monster department

Defendants retain right to attend trial

Call for cessation scheme for inmates if smoking banned

Prisoner's magazine fight

Prisons to become smoke-free from next year

Department of Corrections bosses found taxpayers could be liable for lawsuits from prison guards exposed to inmates' second-hand smoke.

Drug-smuggling guard dismissed

Father arrested over drugs outside son's prison

Petition to extend killer's sentence

Police pair guilty of attacking students

A victim of two off-duty policemen found guilty of a drunken assault is calling for justice after their bid for a discharge without conviction.

Police officers guilty of assaulting party-goers

Two police officers have been found guilty of assaulting a group of students in downtown Auckland after St Patrick's Day celebrations last year.