New ZealandNZSAS secrets spilled online as inquiry digs deepNZDF said 'no', Chief Ombudsman said 'no' but NZSAS secrets are out there now.01 Jul 05:08 AM
PoliticsOmbudsman drops investigation into Reti complaint; council apologisesCouncil CEO apologises to MP for delay, provides info sought on state housing plan.16 Jun 09:30 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandInmate assault claim probe after lawyer's visit blockedInmate claims she was pepper sprayed, handcuffed and face-smashed into the floor.31 May 04:11 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandAnders Breivik's jailers advise guards of accused mosque shooterPrison staff turn to jailers of Norwegian terrorist for advice on mosque shooter.29 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandNZSAS told civilians killed just days after Hit & Run raidNew NZSAS raid details emerge after classified documents released.20 May 03:00 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandThe hospital ward with 12 hospital beds - and 500 assaults a yearThe figures on assaults within Ward 10A paint a disturbing picture.09 May 05:28 PM
New ZealandMongrel Mob shooting: $80k to quell gang unrest and investigate killingExtra police officers were brought into Whanganui as part of the investigation.09 Apr 05:00 PM
New ZealandOversight for Oranga Tamariki beefed upOmbudsman given more powers to investigate complaints from children in care.09 Apr 04:20 AM
WorldHorrific reality of backpacker life: '88 days of hell'German backpacker Selina Fray was 19 when she arrived in Australia for a working holiday.22 Mar 10:49 PM
New ZealandKohuora men's prison let down by its staffing issues"My concern is that prisoners do not have sufficient time out of their cells."20 Feb 01:08 AM
New ZealandTwin investigations into care, deaths of intellectually disabledWatchdog will consider whether the system is meeting the needs of the most vulnerable14 Feb 02:03 AM
New ZealandHow thousands of rape cases disappearedThis summer we look back at the big stories of last year. This is from May.02 Jan 04:00 PM
New ZealandAuckland Council to be investigated by the OmbudsmanInvestigation hopes to establish whether councils have good practice with LGOIMA requests.12 Dec 03:19 AM
New ZealandSix assaults on Whanganui Prison staff in one weekMore assaults have followed a damning report into violence at Whanganui Prison.09 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandLobby group's false names exploit leads to OIA inquiryInvestigation after NZ Herald investigation reveals use of fake names for OIA requests.24 Oct 01:28 AM
New ZealandHow lobby group was caught using false IDs for information bidHerald investigation finds links between "ghost" identities and Taxpayers' Union.02 Oct 09:00 PM
New ZealandViolence and intimidation at prison needs urgent actionRandom inspection finds violence and intimidation at Whanganui Prison.04 Sep 02:34 AM
New ZealandBowel test misses too many cancers, warns expertThe bowel screening programme is likely to miss about a third of cancers, says an expert21 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandAt last: Ashley Peacock to be released from cell-like room"It's Ashley's last chance to get any sort of life."05 Aug 05:00 PM
AgribusinessPublic information on M. bovis snarled in red tapeMPI dragging chain on release of M bovis-related information under the OIA.25 Jun 04:01 AM
New ZealandGoff denies knowing who leaked documents"It's not a case of punishing them," mayor says.15 Jun 10:17 PM
New ZealandOmbudsman to investigate stadium secrecyChief Ombudsman will investigate councillors' complaints over CBD stadium report.14 Jun 02:21 AM
New ZealandSurge in prison suicides after 'tough on crime' boomResearch suggests severe policies have an effect opposite to what was intended.05 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandPhil Goff defends stadium report accessAuckland's Mayor is being told to stop his secret squirrel behaviour over stadium report.04 Jun 11:09 PM
OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: We don't need a stadium - we need St JamesCOMMENT: Hardly surprising council bureaucrats wanted costly stadium report kept secret.22 May 05:00 PM
EditorialEditorial: The troubling case of Ashley PeacockEDITORIAL:Dignity and humane treatment appear lacking in difficult case of Ashley Peacock.21 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandOfficials agreed to release him a year ago. So why is autistic man Ashley Peacock still locked up?"We have done everything possible to get Ashley out of that place. And still."20 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandNZDF blunders AGAIN on details around NZSAS missionNZDF wrongly told the Beehive it sent the NZSAS into battle with a collateral damage ban.18 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandSex cases vanish: Why thousands of rapists walk freeMore sex crimes are being reported to police, but offenders aren't getting to court.03 May 07:00 AM
New ZealandHow thousands of rape cases disappearedFor years, police inappropriately classified some rape cases as "K3 - no crime".02 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandCivilian deaths: How NZDF gave minister wrong infoNZDF gives minister wrong information on Hit & Run raid over "collateral damage".02 May 08:11 AM
New ZealandBig Read: 'No way' civilians were killed, NZDF promised KeyNZDF mistakenly gave Sir John Key a cast-iron assurance over civilian deaths.24 Apr 06:32 AM
New ZealandDoC 'broke the rules' on tourist chopper flightsMore trips permitted to remote glacier than were allowed, Ombudsman finds.24 Apr 03:21 AM
New ZealandBig Read: Inside the Hit & Run inquiry and what it will findThe Hit & Run inquiry will be uncomfortable for all, David Fisher reports.13 Apr 08:44 AM
