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Meads sentence sets 'dangerous precedent'

Men will see murder as cheaper than divorce following the Greg Meads sentence, Sensible Sentencing...

Kaumatua in fraud case still works with police

Paul Holmes: Chance encounter with a grieving father

Alarm over cultural beliefs affecting wedding fraud sentencing

MP raps judge for teen's 12-month sentence

Glowing reference comes back to haunt McVicar

<i>Tapu Misa:</i> Focus on victims could lead to injustice

<i>Editorial</i>: Crime victims hit again by cruel system

Three strikes law will leave offenders with 'nothing to lose'

Offenders with a record will have "nothing to lose" and could be more likely to kill under the three-strikes law, a prisoners' advocate says.

New scheme 'breeding ground' for crime - former detective

A new scheme to warn offenders rather than put them through the courts is a 'breeding ground' for more serious crime, a former detective has warned.

National, Act to get tough on violent crime

National and Act have agreed to pass a three-strikes law under which some killers will be locked away in prison without any chance of release.

Body in wardrobe murderer jailed at least 12 years

The niece of a woman beaten to death and stuffed in a wardrobe described her aunt's murder as "savage and disgusting" at her killer's sentencing today.

Home detention under fire

Trust warned on plan to defy ban

Small-time offenders to get just a warning

Blinded justice