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<i>Pip Cheshire:</i> Super City presents chance to shape Auckland
Pip Cheshire writes on the pitfalls of good urban design in Auckland planning.
Name secrecy for accused killer angers jail guard's mother
The mother of a slain prison guard is furious that the inmate accused of killing him has been granted name suppression.
One night in Rimutaka Prison
Herald reporter Derek Cheng spends a night in Unit 11 at Rimutaka Prison, the country's first unit built from old shipping containers.
Meet our man on the inside
Herald reporter Derek Cheng gets a first look at the container cells at Rimutaka Prison's new unit.
Corby wants a baby in jail
The mother of convicted drug smuggler Schapelle Corby says her daughter wants to have a baby, even if she remains in jail.
Three cops on assault counts
Three police officers are facing charges over allegations of assaults done on duty, including a case in which an alleged victim was injured so badly he lost a testicle.
Goff refused mayors' pleas on jail
Phil Goff rejected mayoral pleas to reduce the height of the Mt Eden Prison development when he was Minister of Corrections in 2007.
Looming prison tower offends community
A $218 million prison development towering over Auckland's Southern Motorway has horrified residents, principals and community leaders.
Controversy continues after three strikes bill passed
The three-strikes legislation will become law, after the National-Act Party bill passed its third reading in Parliament last night.