Edward Gay
Dome Valley accused left record on camera deliberately, lawyer says
The lawyer for one of the women charged with attempted murder in the Dome Valley kidnapping case says her client purposefully left a record of her involvement on a petrol station security camera. Audio
The Crown closes case on Dome Valley
The Crown has closed its case against Nicola Jones, Julie-Anne Torrance, Michelle Blom and Cameron Hakeke who faced charges relating to kidnapping a woman on two separate ocassions, and then leaving… Audio
Victim describes being hit with hammer and waking 5 days later
The victim in the Dome Valley trial has described being kicked, punched, tasered and sexually violated, and detailed the attempts to break her neck. RNZ Court Reporter Edward Gay reports. Audio
Woman describes helping Dome Valley kidnap victim
A woman has admitted to kidnapping a teenager from a central Auckland street, taking her back to a garage where she was stripped, had her hair cut off and was sexually violated. Audio
Crown alleges "unimaginable" violence in Dome Valley trial
The Crown alleges the woman found in Dome Valley was sexually violated, had her arms and legs bound before being driven to a remote road north of Auckland where there was an attempt to strangle her… Audio
Court hears men confronted by unknown gunman when friend shot
Two men have told a court an unknown gunman confronted them with a shotgun on the night their friend was shot dead. Edward Gay reports. Audio
Five years prison for corrupt Auckland Transport executives
A senior council roading manager was able to receive over $1.1 million in payments from a council contractor for over seven and-a-half years without his bosses knowing. Audio
Pike River families eye Supreme Court in a bid for justice
The families of the 29 men who lost their lives in the Pike River Mine disaster want to take their fight for justice all the way to the Supreme Court. Reporter Edward Gay spoke with Anna Osborne. Audio
Murderer Phillip Smith receives apology over security classification
The murderer and child sex offender Phillip John Smith has received an apology from Corrections after mistakes were made when assessing his security classification. our court reporter Edward Gay has… Audio
Overstayer who abandoned two children is jailed
An overstayer who gave birth to her children under assumed identities and later abandoned them has been jailed. Our Auckland court reporter, Edward Gay, has the details. Audio
Father argued with accused murderer days before death
Michael Waipouri has denied charges of kidnapping and murdering Lance Murphy by beating him to death with a baseball bat and a tree branch in November 2015. Audio
Three decade friendship ended with kidnapping and murder, crown alleges
The Crown says a 30-year-friendship between two men ended with one handcuffing and kidnapping the other, before driving him to a remote hilltop and crushing his skull with a baseball bat. Audio
Intellectually disabled man faces longer term
An intellectually disabled man with autism, who has already been detained for over 10 years for trespassing and smashing windows, is facing a further three years locked up in a care facility. Audio
Stroobant fears for safety in prison
The man who sexually violated an elderly woman in her home before murdering her fears for his safety inside prison if the full details of his offending are known. Our reporter Eddie Gay has the story.
…Justice Ministry spends $23,000 on Timberlake music video
The Ministry of Justice has paid a video production company 23 thousand dollars to interview its own staff on leadership and film them lip-syncing and dancing to a Justin Timberlake video. There's… Audio
Judge returns to work
A District Court judge who was accused of striking a lawyer with a crutch at a charity event, and who has been on sick leave since, will return to work at the end of this month. Audio
The New Zealand Superfund invests millions
Over Seventy six million dollars of taxpayer's money has been invested in foreign companies that make a large chunk of their profit from coal. Audio
Actor Sam Neill remembers Michael Chamberlain
The father of the baby taken by a dingo in the Australian outback 37 years ago has died aged 72. Audio
Outspoken: Prisons
A discussion about the growing prison population and a look at alternatives to the present system. Audio
Wiri women
A young woman, locked up for a serious crime, says she hopes one day to show other young people that there are ways to cope without turning to a life of drugs and alcohol. Audio