Tim Graham

Family Court lawyers and advocacy groups say the review of the Family Court could result in a cut in its funding and an undermining of its effectiveness. Audio

A Hawke's Bay man who stabbed and bashed police officers will be paroled next month despite the Parole Board noting he is a high risk for violence. Audio

A former prison psychologist says it may be impossible to rehabilitate murderer Malcolm Chaston. Audio

White supremacist Malcolm Chaston will today be sentenced for murdering Christchurch woman, Vanessa Pickering. Audio

The lawyer for the Christchurch man who was wrongfully jailed for rape says there's little prospect the real offender will ever be caught. Audio

Lawyers say there will be miscarriages of justice if the Government expands the state-funded defenders service. Audio

Lawyers say there will be more miscarriages of justice if the Government increases the size of the state-funded defenders service. Audio

The Justice Minister says it's time for community lawyers to find top-up funding from somewhere other than the Government. Audio

Unruly revellers are causing problems in suburban Christchurch with some residents calling for liquor bans. Audio

Clearing tables, labouring and even driving taxis, are some of the ways Christchurch lawyers are trying to turn a dollar, in what the Law Society says is a hand-to-mouth existence while the city's… Audio

Emergency services have been alerted to the possibility of riots in three months time when a total smoking ban takes effect in prisons. Audio

The Corrections Association is warning there is a strong chance of prison riots when a total smoking ban takes effect in three months time. Audio

A man, who dressed in camouflage gear and attacked his parents' neighbours with an axe, killing one of them, has been granted parole. Audio

The World Health Organisation has described the discovery of radiation in food in Japan, as a more serious problem than it had first expected. Tests done 46 kilometres away from the Fukushima Nuclear… Audio

Mark Goodwin proposes to return to rural Taranaki where, in 1995, he kidnapped, drugged and killed his estranged wife and tried to do the same to her best friend. Audio

Under a cloudless Canterbury sky, many thousands of people packed North Hagley Park to honour those who died in last month's quake. Audio

A Kapiti Coast grandmother, jailed for just over two years, for driving drunk and killing a new father, has been paroled after serving less than half of her prison sentence. Audio

Eight teams of criminals serving a community work punishment are helping with the post-quake clean-up. Audio

Karate classes began again last night at Canterbury University's makeshift dojo. Audio

Fifty percent of people in Christchurch still have no access to sewerage systems but most now have power and 80 percent have mains water. Audio