Punishment
Dr Becky: the 'Millennial parent whisperer'
Dr Becky Kennedy became Instagram's favourite 'parent whisperer' almost by accident. Indeed,Time magazine went as far as describing 'Dr Becky' - as she's known online - as the 'Millennial parent… Audio
Centrepoint survivor: 'Adults who failed us need to step up'
A new documentary, Heaven and Hell - The Centrepoint Story - airs tonight. It's a gruelling but powerful watch - mainly from the perspective of some of the former children of the commune, including… Audio
Raphael Rowe: Inside the World's Toughest Prisons
Raphael Rowe spent 12 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, and now he's heading back to prison in his role as the host of Inside the World's Toughest Prisons. Video, Audio
2018 Waitangi Rua Rautau Lecture by Dr Kim Workman
Dr Kim Workman explores the historical background to why Maori imprisonment rates are high and still rising, and considers what the alternatives to our current approaches are. Audio
The Trouble With Murder
A new documentary called The Trouble With Murder is looking into how New Zealanders attitudes to punishing murderers has changed over the past six decades, along with the punishments available to the… Audio
Spectrum for 28 December 2014
In 1993 the doors closed for the final time on Napier Prison, New Zealand's oldest penal complex, ending over a century of incarceration for inmates which included Te Kooti and Mr Asia drug syndicate… Audio
Ideas for 7 April 2013
New Zealand has one of the highest imprisonment rates in the developed world and more than half of those released from our prisons find themselves back behind bars within five years. Ideas takes a… Audio
Wayne Brittenden's Counterpoint - Punishment: Anglo-Saxon Style
Each week Wayne gives fresh insights into a wide variety of topics of national and international concern, followed by Chris Laidlaw's discussion of the issue with guests. This week Wayne considers… Audio
Ideas for 4 April 2010: The death penalty
Ideas examines the history and future of this most final of punishments. Audio
Ideas for 17 May 2009: Crime and Punishment
This week, Ideas looks at crime, punishment and rehabilitation. Audio
Ideas for 10 August 2008
Resistance to law changes on the right to physically punish children has been remarkably strong. Audio