Kiwi athlete's extradition fight over sex charges
A Kiwi man faces extradition to Australia over alleged crimes when he was a 14-year-old.
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Arthur Taylor to move to Dunedin, study law after prison release
Arthur Taylor says he has a desire to study law and continue his social justice interests.
Notorious 'jailhouse lawyer' Arthur Taylor granted parole
Arthur Taylor had been denied parole 19 times prior to today.
Coroner dies after accident at home
Coroner Christopher Devonport died after an accident at his home.
Claire Trevett: Paula Bennett takes on Big Pot
Marijuana makes Bennett fall asleep, valuable intel to those who want her to shut up.
Kiwis and tourists dodge $156m of fines over past decade
The Ministry of Justice is failing to recover one third of all fines lodged to them.
Millane murder: Accused pleads not guilty, keeps name suppression
Man accused of murdering British backpacker Grace Millane has appeared in court again.
How thousands of rape cases disappeared
This summer we look back at the big stories of last year. This is from May.
Lundy asks Supreme Court to review case
It is the latest legal step in the long-running double murder saga.
New deal reached for Justice Ministry staff
Union says: "Our members only took actions that disrupted the courts as a last resort."
Solo mum denied bail after sexually exploiting teen
Monika Kelly was operating an illegal prostitution service using the 14-year-old girl.
PM: No grounds for Govt to sack top cop Wally Haumaha
PM Ardern sought legal advice on what to do about Wally Haumaha criticism.
Innocent man's photo wrongly posted next to paedophile's details
The man was subjected to social media abuse and feared for his business.
Whānau to get more consideration from coroners
Bill makes it a requirement rather than discretionary to consider cultural practices
Paedophile teacher's 'clean slate' to work in aged care
Exclusive: Judge allows child sex offender's record to be concealed from the public.
'The law in NZ does not apply': UK media's Grace defence
Two of several British papers have explained why they chose to name the accused.
Grace suppressions flouted, will prosecutions follow?
The man accused of Grace Millane's murder has had a hard time keeping his name secret.
Lawyers: Ongoing suppression breaches in Grace Millane case endanger trial
'The publicity about the accused undermines the prospect of finding an impartial jury.'
Grace case and Google: NZ's name suppression laws a 'nonsense': MP
The man accused of murdering Grace Millane has been furiously searched online.
100k searches for Grace murder accused on Google
The accused's name has been widely searched on Google.
Doctor X gives evidence in Kiwi's Samoan prison death inquest
Hans Dalton's responsible clinician will give evidence behind a shroud of anonymity.
Samoan Govt refuses to disclose evidence over Kiwi's death
An inmate was initially charged and convicted with the mentally ill Kiwi man's murder.
MoJ's offer to striking staff includes gender pay gap working group
The offer also includes an across-the-board pay increase for July 2018 to June 2020.
Wally Haumaha: New probe into Justice and Corrections' approach
New investigation into bullying complaints against top cop, as IPCA report delayed.
Justice ministry and striking staff break deadlock
Progress has been made between the Ministry of Justice and its unionised staff.
Social service agencies dealing with 'avalanche of traumatised children'
Rachel Rose speaks with the agencies responding to domestic violence in Whanganui
PM tells NZDF to halt court costs claim against victim
Robert Roper's offending occurred between 1976 and 1988 when he was with the Air Force.
Soper: Sorry minister, killer drivers should be in prison
Have a look at this week's court appearance of serial drink driver Gavin Hawthorn.
Justice Ministry, union talk before mediation
Senior leaders from both sides met to discuss resuming pay dispute negotiations.
Herald wins court fight to name man who robbed car crash victim
A District Court judge "failed" to take into account relevant factors in the case: ruling.
High-profile lawyer says Chief Judge's order 'undermines' strikes
Ron Mansfield says the Chief Judge's order has made lawyers "complicit with the ministry".
Employment Court orders Ministry of Justice into mediation
Pay negotiations between are set to resume this week... by court order.
Courtroom violence brings calls to end strike action
A brawl erupted at the Christchurch District Court when men rushed the dock.
'Court brawl due to Ministry of Justice strikes'
"The safety of people attending the court is at increased risk."