Tim Graham

The convicted double-murderer John Barlow has been granted parole and will be freed from prison next week. Audio

Official correspondence reveals the Minister responsible for tobacco control, the Maori Party co-leader Tariana Turia, was not told about Government plans to ban smoking in prisons until just hours… Audio

The double-murderer David Tamihere appears close to being released from prison. The Parole Board has issued a report, which praises the 55-year-old's progress and transformation, two decades after he… Audio

A man described by a senior police officer as one of New Zealand's most dangerous violent offenders against children has made his first appearance before the Parole Board in three years. Audio

Restaurateurs in Wellington are confident they can work wonders with a tab of about a hundred dollars per head, for meals being billed to the taxpayer Audio

Researchers are raising serious questions about the cost and the emotional toll of lengthy disputes over child relocation. Audio

The whanau of baby Kahu Durie, who was kidnapped in 2002, says a television docu-drama on the high-profile case was made without its blessing. Audio

Gambling proceeds, amounting to almost ten million dollars, are on offer to communities wanting to stage public events during next year's Rugby World Cup. Audio

The soap opera Shortland Street is being accused of giving out unproven and dangerous dietary advice - but the producers are standing by their storyline. Audio

Opposition parties are criticising the Government's long-awaited energy strategies, saying they are empty rhetoric. Audio

Pressure is mounting on the Corrections Minister to speak out, after another critical report card for a company which wants to run a New Zealand jail. Audio

The Crown's forestry research institute, Scion, plans to plant as many as four-thousand genetically engineered pine trees in Rotorua. Audio

The Ministry of Justice may apologise to a criminal barrister, who claims he was subject to unreasonable searches by court security guards in Wellington. Audio

Despite promises of better security, little has been done to improve safety at the busiest courthouse in Wellington since a stabbing there more than a year ago. Audio

Despite promises made at the time, little has been done to improve security at Wellington's busiest courthouse since a stabbing there last year. Audio

The family of a murdered teenager is accusing his killer of staging an annual publicity stunt near to the anniversary of the death. Audio

The major prison guards union has begun legal action to discover why its office was searched last week by people understood to be Corrections Department staff. Audio

Drug use, overcrowding, and stretched security are major problems at a British prison run by one of the companies bidding to run a jail here. Audio

A shortage of rental properties and a glut of flat-hunters are being blamed for a rise in the cost of renting a house. Audio

Hotshots from the All Whites will rejoin their Wellington Phoenix teammates today, for their first training session since the Football World Cup. Audio