Assaults
Marama Davidson says James Shaw recovering after attack
A 47-year-old man will appear in Wellington District Court tomorrow in relation to an attack on Climate Change Minister James Shaw - his Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson says Mr Shaw was… Video, Audio
Mental health nurses say CDHB bosses are ‘out of touch’
About 50 mental health nurses met with Canterbury DHB bosses today, after two nurses were attacked within one week. Some of them told Checkpoint reporter Logan Church their bosses are simply out of… Video, Audio
Mother of killed teen - 'there are no winners in this tragedy'
The mother of a teenager who was fatally attacked by a man he shot at with a water pistol has made an emotional plea for people to be kind to one another, shortly after her son's killer pleaded… Audio
Prison guards acquitted of attack on prisoner
Corrections officers Desmond Fa'afoi, Wiremu Paikea and Viju Devassy have been acquitted of charges relating to an attack on a prisoner inside New Zealand's maximum security prison. Court reporter… Video, Audio
Akld woman & son recovering from violent dairy stabbing
An Auckland woman and her adult son are recovering in hospital after being stabbed multiple times at their dairy in what is being described as a violent and unprovoked attack. The attack has shocked… Video, Audio
Hillmorton nurse strangled, dragged along the floor
Another serious assault on a nurse at Christchurch's Hillmorton Hospital is being blamed on inadequate staffing and the lack of an Intensive Care Unit. Video, Audio
Auckland jogger dragged into bushes and assaulted
A female jogger running alongside the Northern Motorway in St Mary's Bay, Auckland, was dragged into bushes, strangled and indecently assaulted early this morning. Detective Inspector Scott Beard… Video, Audio
Allegations of violence and bullying in youth facilities
"We need to be constantly vigilant and we need to be visiting regularly." The Children's Commissioner, Judge Andrew Becroft, says we need expect the highest standards for the care of the country's… Audio
Ten year culture-change shake-up for Wellington Rugby Union
Wellington Rugby Union has been told it needs a major culture change after a review into its handling of player Losi Filipo's criminal case unearthed major gaps in its conduct and recruitment… Video, Audio
Officer in charge of arresting Greg McPeake got glass in his ey
The police officer in charge of an arrest that saw officers use pepper spray, tasers and police dogs says he left his team leaderless after getting glass in his eye. Audio
Filipo receives community-based sentence
Losi Filipo, a rugby player who assaulted four people, has been sentenced to nine months supervision after earlier being discharged without conviction. Audio
Crown argues Losi Filipo should have faced jail time
Rugby player Losi Filipo was discharged without conviction for assaulting four people, but the Crown argues he should have been sentenced to three and a half years. Audio
Violence and sexual abuse revealed in Nauru files
The Guardian has released 2000 incident reports from Australia's Nauru detention camp which highlight suicide attempts, assaults and sexual abuse. Guardian reporter Paul Farrell joins Checkpoint. Video, Audio
Assaults in state-run prisons just as bad
Prisoners were involved in more than 12 hundred assaults in the year to June, according to figures obtained by Radio New Zealand. Audio
Copycats blamed for an increase in assaults
The associate Social Development Minister is blaming attention-seeking copycats for a significant rise in the number of assaults on Work and Income staff.
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