Tim Graham

Rain fell, karanga echoed and military honours filled Wellington Cathedral this afternoon, in a stirring farewell to a New-Zealand born soldier. Audio

The Parole Board is grappling with what to do about one of the country's oldest paedophiles, whose rapidly declining health is stretching prison resources to the limit. Audio

The Parole Board has released its latest reasoning for why a sex offender dubbed the Beast of Blenheim must be kept in prison. Audio

The latest fallout from the Pike River Disaster is the loss of work for firms which had contracts with the mining company. Audio

Engineering firms working on the West Coast are taking a major economic hit, as Pike River Coal begins suspending sub-contracts. Audio

Alcoholic and drug-addled criminals could soon be dealt with in special courts, if three Auckland lawyers get their way. Audio

The mother of the first prison guard killed on duty in this country is pleading for an inquest be held, to finally get to the truth behind his death. Audio

For the first time, parole hearings have been held for two men jailed for the gang murder of a police witness, Christopher Crean. Audio

Retired police officer, Detective Sergeant Del Read, was involved in the 1989 investigation and interviewed David Tamihere about his time on the run in the Coromandel Ranges when the murders took… Audio

The family of the murdered Swedish tourist, Heidi Paakkonen, are shocked and upset that the man convicted of killing her will be free from jail within a fortnight. Audio

The double-murderer, David Tamihere, is being freed after more than two decades behind bars. The Parole Board says it's satisfied the 57-year-old can be safely released, although he still adamantly… Audio

The man who beat to death the four-year-old Hawke's Bay boy, James Whakaruru, will walk free from prison next month. Audio

The convicted double-murderer David Tamihere will this morning go before the Parole Board. Audio

The Corrections Department has conceded its latest foray into satellite technology to track criminals in the community, has only a 50-50 chance of succeeding. Audio

The Employers and Manufacturers Association say many cafes, bars and restaurants appear to be abandoning public holiday surcharges. Audio

It's out with the retro olive green and in with the modern blue hues for prison officers, whose uniforms are being updated for the first time in more than three decades. Audio

Taxpayers have spent almost half a million dollars, trying to evict women with Mongrel Mob connections from their Lower Hutt state houses. Audio

Three Lower Hutt women, locked in a state house eviction dispute, have today gone to the Court of Appeal to try and convince judges they're being discriminated against. Audio

The trial of those charged as part of the nationwide police raids in 2007 looks likely to start next May. Audio

Contentious - and expensive - roading projects planned for Wellington may be in jeopardy, with the election of a bicycle-riding mayor to the capital's top office. Audio