Tim Mc Kinnel

The investigation into the Alan Hall miscarriage of justice case has exonerated crown lawyers of any wrong doing.

The Supreme Court last year cleared Mr Hall of the 1985 murder of Arthur Easton and… Audio

In this week's edition of Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell recaps the big stories of 2022 and the questions they raise for 2023, and delivers his own personal worst of and best of list for the year… Audio

A recent revival of local prime-time TV documentaries has highlighted some thorny social issues and raised awkward questions about justice and equality. Among them was a revealing investigation this… Audio

Private investigator and former police detective Tim McKinnel explores New Zealand white collar crime in his new documentary: Crime: Need vs. Greed. It airs on TVNZ 1 tomorrow, Tuesday 25th October… Audio

The Solicitor-General has launched an investigation into the role of all the Crown lawyers ever involved in the case of Alan Hall. Mr Hall was found guilty of murdering Arthur Easton during a violent… Audio

The government's top legal adviser is accused of breaching guidelines by giving two men immunity from prosecution for rape and murder.

The men's evidence led to the conviction of Gail Maney for the… Audio

Lawyers for Stephen Stone, serving life in prison for the murders of Deane Fuller-Sandys and Leah Stephens, have lodged an appeal against his convictions in the Court of Appeal.

The Crown's case was… Audio

People who believe they've been wrongfully convicted of a crime - and have exhausted all avenues of appeal - now have another place to turn. Audio

Deane Fuller-Sandys went missing on 21 August,1989 after setting off to go fishing at the rough West Auckland beach Whatipu and for nearly a decade he was presumed drowned. Audio

The Minister of Police has said there's unconscious bias but no systemic racism in the New Zealand police. But the head of the Criminal Justice Advisory Group, Chester Borrows, says there are serious… Audio

Former police officer turned private detective Tim McKinnel speaks to Jesse about the Gail Maney case which was featured in the RNZ-Stuff joint podcast Gone Fishing. Audio

Serial rapist and now-convicted murderer Malcolm Rewa is taking his case to the Court of Appeal next month. He was given a life sentence for the 1992 murder of Susan Burdett last year after a jury… Audio

Armed patrols in Auckland, Waikato and Canterbury are a fundamental change in policing - but is there any evidence they will help keep anyone safe?  Audio

Police have announced they're going to introduce Armed Response Teams in Waikato, Auckland and Canterbury as a part of trial.  Audio

A private investigator involved in the Susan Burdett murder case says opportunities were missed to catch her murderer, the serial rapist Malcolm Rewa. On Tuesday, Rewa was jailed for life for the 1992… Audio

Justice and truth have finally merged together... That's how the verdict that Malcolm Rewa is guilty of Susan Burdett's murder is being described. Audio

The private investigator who helped clear Teina Pora of rape and murder charges says he may get involved in the case of Gail Maney. Maney spent 15 years in jail and is now on parole after being given… Audio

Tim McKinnel is a former NZ police detective. For the past two years McKinnel has been a lead investigator for Greenpeace NZ probing international fishing fleets - Taiwanese tuna longliners - and has… Audio

The High Court has ruled Teina Pora's compensation for wrongful imprisonment should have been adjusted to reflect inflation. Lawyer Jonathan Krebs and investigator Tim McKinnel join Checkpoint live. Video, Audio

Teina Pora, the man who suffered arguably New Zealand's greatest miscarriage of justice, is heading back to Court today seeking a review of the amount of compensation he received from the government.