Crime & Justice
We both survived abuse in state care, 45 years apart
250,000 children, young people and vulnerable adults were abused in care from 1950 to 2019.
Do voters feel like youth crime is getting worse?
We asked them if the issue will affect how they vote in the upcoming election.
I just got out of prison and have to rebuild my life with $350
Here in New Zealand, over a third of people who leave prison are back inside within two years.
I wanted to hurt the people who killed my son. But violence won’t help
“There's no other way to say it - I wanted to kill them. I was gonna kill them."
Should NZ wipe weed possession convictions? We asked people on the street
"It's complicated."
How do we build a world without police and prisons | True Justice
“It means giving support to people so that they can live their best lives.”
‘I did the crime. I deserved the time. But when does that end?’ | True Justice
“It affects jobs, it affects travel, it affects insurance - it doesn’t go away.”
‘I'm not delivering my baby in a court cell’: pregnant in prison | True Justice
Listen to the third episode of our new podcast series, True Justice.
What it’s actually like inside prison, and how you survive | True Justice
In Episode 2, hear the history of prisons in NZ, what day-to-day life is like on the inside.
‘It’s like disappearing’: what it’s like to go to prison in NZ | True Justice
In the first episode of True Justice, we hear about what it’s like to be arrested.
Inside ram raids: Why NZ teens are crashing cars into shops
Nearly 90% of ram raid offenders are under the age of 20, with the majority under 17.
Inside NZ’s first domestic violence refuge for pets
23% of people in a Women’s Refuge survey had a pet killed by their partner.
'I would rather die from poverty than ask for their help': Māori survivors of abuse in care share…
Around 250,000 children, young people and vulnerable adults were abused in care from 1950 to 2019.
What if we decriminalised all drugs | Let Me Explain
Portugal decriminalised all drugs in 2001. Could the same work here?
Khylee Quince | Māori and Jails: Locked Up
Associate Professor Khylee Quince (Te Roroa, Ngāti Porou) is a straight talker who doesn't deviate from the facts when it comes to the New Zealand justice…
Survivors of the Christchurch mosque attack respond to the terrorist's life sentence
It's the first time in New Zealand history a person has been given life imprisonment without parole.
We asked a legal expert what sentence the Christchurch terrorist might receive
The ultimate penalty in New Zealand is a life sentence without parole - a sentence no one in this country has received so far. Re: journalist…
Photos of my sexual abuse were shared online. Now I'm starting a movement.
Madeleine tells her story of surviving image-based sexual abuse.
Revisiting New Zealand's illegal weed club
Situated just a few minutes away from a local police station in West Auckland, The Daktory was a cannabis club that opened in 2008. Simply put,…
A cop tells us about the crashes she can't forget
"In 2017, drugs overtook alcohol for their amount of fatal crashes," says Charmaine Smith, a police officer and Black Fern. We join her as she clocks…
Who are Rohingya refugees and why is their country going to court for genocide?
The UN calls the Rohingya "the most persecuted minority in the world." Although they have lived in the land now known as Myanmar for hundreds of…
Rediscovering Aotearoa: Manatika | Justice
A Pākehā criminal lawyer sits down with a Māori former-prisoner to talk about Aotearoa’s justice system. Awatea Mita was jailed for a non-violent drug crime. She…
The Raglan Cat Killer
A few years ago in the town of Raglan, cats started going missing and were later found half-frozen and dead in rubbish bags. A perpetrator was…
Let's Talk About Crimes
What crimes should be taken more seriously? What crimes should be taken less seriously? We take to the streets to see what you think.
NZ's history of terrorism
We revisit three terrorist attacks that have occurred in New Zealand before the Christchurch mosque attacks, as well as the government's attempts to control terrorism -…
Sexual abuse survivor fights to lift name suppression
Sexual assault survivors get automatic name suppression. But if they want to lift it to speak about their experiences, it can cost thousands of dollars. Brodie…
Explaining NZ's gun laws
The terrorist attack in Christchurch left many wondering how this could have been allowed to happen in New Zealand. It seems some of the blame lay…
The Prison Portraits
'People who have been to prison don't get a voice.' JustSpeak is working to change this with Kōrero Pono - an exhibition giving a platform to…
Inside Out Cafe
"I think that my prison sentence has probably built a better future for me" - These Kiwi inmates are getting a chance to prove themselves and…
Bedtime stories from the inside
Arohata Women's Prison lets these prisoners record bedtime stories to their loved ones - whether it's to their kids, uncles or even their pets! ??