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Lawyer challenges coroner's findings after Kiwi man found dead in Samoan prison

Hans Dalton was found upside down in a drum of water in a cell at Tafa'igata prison.

Coroner's conundrum: Kiwi's mysterious death in Samoan prison

Mystery remains about how a NZ man died in a Samoan prison cell during a cyclone.

DOC and Motutapu Farms apologise for burying cows on heritage site

DOC and Motutapu Farms buried cows on archaeological site without consent.

Further wait for parents of boy in international custody battle

Long wait for courts to decide where boy in international custody case should live.

Doctors can refuse abortion referral, even with proposed law changes

Harrowing stories New Zealand 'pro-choice' advocacy group are hearing all the time.

Justice report calls for Māori-led approach

The report called for the abolishment of the current prison system and Oranga Tamariki.

Scope of fund widened to better fight crime

Northland NGOs urged to tap into government funding to reduce drug harm.

Former Gisborne mayor takes on race relations role

The office has been vacant since Dame Susan Devoy left last June.

Matthew Hooton: Denying a win to the terrorists

Christchurch Call doesn't trample on right to free speech.

Where's the substance? Peters questions major new survey

$3m survey designed by Justice Ministry staff and reviewed by experts.

Shadow crime: 77 per cent of offences go unreported

It is the "most comprehensive" report ever done on crime in Aotearoa.

Former crime kingpin demands apology

Emails between Corrections staff reveal their thoughts on Macfarlane's tikanga course.

Kathy Errington: Social media regulation needs to confront hate head-on

Kathy Errington says the Government must act to regulate social media platforms.

Animal-abuse charges: Kiwi farmer could face extradition

The New Zealand farmer allegedly killed 1500 bobby calves while working in Chile.

Son strangled mum, poured petrol on body then set it alight

Kiri Brackenridge argued he was insane when he killed his mother, the jury disagreed.

Brian Tamaki denies knowing about mosque protest

Protesters stood outside Christchurch mosques to protest just weeks after terror attack.