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Former All Black Byron Kelleher faces domestic violence charges for an alleged assault against his partner. There’s a long, dark history of incidents that have come before it.

Rangitīkei is the third largest electorate in the North Island, stretching from east of Levin in the south to above Taumarunui in the north. And it's up for grabs this election, as its four-term… Audio

Years before the Grenfell Tower fire killed 72 residents, it was foreshadowed by another fatal fire in London which wasn't adequately investigated. A journalist who has worked on that story for six… Audio

In the legal slot today we look at how consent can be used as a defence by someone accused of serious sexual offending against a child.  Audio

RNZ's Veronica Schmidt talks to The Detail about the wider issues raised by her recent investigation into a volunteer firefighter who sexually abused his young son - and the boy's mother's fight to be… Audio

The man who murdered police constable Matthew Hunt is due to be sentenced in the High Court in Auckland this morning.

Eli Epiha opened fire with a semi-automatic on two officers on duty in a West… Audio

A man who shot another man in the head three times before using a chainsaw to fit the body into a chest freezer has been jailed for at least 15 years. Jay Lingman was found guilty in March of… Audio

Uncovering the secret of how a pervert hid his criminal prosecution and became the boss of a crown entity.  Audio

A man has been ordered to pay $5,700 after he was found guilty of flouting kauri dieback rules at an Auckland regional park.

Robert Armitstead was sentenced today at the Waitakere District Court by… Audio

Kiwis rose to their feet and cheered when the flamboyant orchestra conductor Eric Mareo was found guilty of murdering his wife in 1936. But 85 years later, the verdict seems less certain. Was justice… Audio

Cold case closed: Almost 34 years after Chris Bush was shot dead at the Red Fox Tavern in Maramarua - two men have finally been jailed for life for the crime.

Mark Hoggart and another man with name… Video, Audio

The Exclusive Brethren Church has been using the discredited private investigators Thompson and Clark to spy on former members.

A two-year investigation for RNZ has found the church, described as… Video, Audio

A west Auckland man who ignored kauri dieback rules has been found guilty of breaking the law when he went onto a track that had been closed to stop the spread of the tree killing disease.

Robert… Audio

After more than 33 years, two men have finally been held to account for shooting dead a popular publican at the Red Fox Tavern in Maramarua.

Chris Bush was gunned down at the pub the Saturday night… Audio

Two men have been found guilty of murder and aggravated robbery over the Red Fox Tavern shooting, 33 years ago.

For the last seven weeks, Mark Hoggart and another man with name suppression have been… Video, Audio

A man has avoided jail after admitting to dumping a body in wasteland in the central North Island.

Zhang Yuzhen pleaded guilty to helping hide the body of Wang Bao Chang, whose family thought he was… Audio

A man who raped a woman in an Auckland motel after going on a date with her has been jailed for three and a half years.

The man, who has interim name suppression, was found guilty of rape after a… Audio

Guilty verdicts in the trial of a police officer accused of raping his colleague were met with tears and anger.

The 29-year-old man has been on trial in the Auckland District Court for the past two… Audio

A West Auckland man who attacked his mother with a hammer before calling the police has been found guilty of murder.

Martin Marinovich was his mother's sole caregiver when he smashed her head with a… Video, Audio

RNZ reporter Sarah Robson from the High Court in Auckland, where the man found guilty of murdering the British backpacker Grace Millane has been sentenced. Audio

The man who murdered British backpacker Grace Millane will be sentenced in the High Court in Auckland this morning.

The 28-year-old man - who has continued name suppression - was found guilty after a… Audio

The man on trial over the death of British backpacker Grace Millane has been found guilty of murder. RNZ Court Reporter, Anneke Smith, joins Karyn in the studio to recap the events of the day at the… Audio

The widow of an Auckland father hit and killed by an Uber driver has told the man responsible she doesn't hate him.

Daljinder Singh was driving up Hobson Street in Auckland's CBD in June 2017 when he… Video, Audio

There have been tears of shock and sadness as a man accused of murdering a Mangawahi toddler was instead been convicted of manslaughter.

Ariah Roberts suffered an unsurvivable head injury in the care… Audio

Suspected bombs have been intercepted on the way to Former US President Obama, former Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and other high profile Democrats. Officials are calling it an act of… Audio

The first life on Earth may have been purple, a new research paper suggests. The paper in the International Journal of Astrobiology argues that before green plants took energy from the sun, tiny… Audio

The man dubbed a "stone-cold killer" who is serving a life sentence for two murders in 1989 is claiming his innocence from behind bars and says lack of access to prison programmes has prevented him… Video

A woman who was jailed for life for ordering the murder of a West Auckland man wants her case to be one of the first to be heard by a new government tribunal which will examine suspected historic… Video

A man who fatally stabbed his violent father has been found not guilty of murder. Court reporter Edward Gay has been following the case, and has the latest details. Video, Audio

It's 1871 and the city of Auckland is being terrorised by a string of major fires. Fears are raised that a gang of anarchist fanatics could be responsible but the real culprit turns out to be a well… Audio