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Licence to Kill: The startling truth about NZ's fatal police shootings
21 Mar 2022New Zealand police are fatally shooting people at 11 times the rate of officers in England and Wales. Who are they killing and are they justified?
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The town that backed a child sex abuser
1 Mar 2022When a firefighter abused his young son, many in their small town refused to believe it. Fire and Emergency kept him on, and locals turned on the boy's mum, saying she'd made up the allegations.
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'So I get raped, he gets away with it' - Young woman horrified and revictimised during trial
16 Feb 2022You think you're doing the right thing by reporting your rape. You think it might help prevent the same thing happening to others. But what happens if your attacker is found not guilty?
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Unvaccinated US man planning trip to NZ with illegally-obtained certificate
14 Feb 2022An unvaccinated man plans on travelling to New Zealand - and there's no way to tell he hasn't had the jab.
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'Traumatising' - Cleaners post aftermath photos of crime, suspected suicides on social media
8 Feb 2022A crime scene cleaning business has been posting images of the aftermath of suspected suicides, attempted suicides, assaults and domestic violence. Audio
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RNZ in-depth: The best long reads for summer
2 Jan 20222021 was a year of fast-moving Covid-19 news, but RNZ's in-depth team also produced some exceptional long reads. As you slow down over summer, check out some of the best of the past year here.
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Bad then, worse now: How Covid-19 will hurt retired women
17 Dec 2021Women are worse off than men in retirement - and experts predict Covid-19 will make things worse, Naomi Arnold reports.
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The health system’s attention deficit when it comes to ADHD
6 Dec 2021From struggling kids to out-of-control teens and desperate adults, NZ's ADHD community is in crisis. Why is it so hard for them to get help that some are resorting to TikTok for medical advice? Anusha…
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Pressure on takeaway chains as Domino’s ditches 'fast chickens'
17 Nov 2021KFC refuses to say if it will sign up to the "Better Chicken Commitment" its competitor Domino's Pizza has adopted which promises a switch from fast-growing "Frankenchickens" to slower growing breeds.
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'Essentially fobbed off' - Sexual assault victims say they struggled to get help from ACC
14 Dec 2021Two sexual assault victims say ACC discouraged them from making claims and failed to inform them about the financial help they could be entitled to - and a lawyer says it's part of a long-running…
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ACC privacy breach claims in Korean embassy assault case
16 Nov 2021The victim of alleged sexual assault by a Korean diplomat says ACC staff divulged information about his sensitive claim to someone claiming to represent the Korean embassy.
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Proof: Watch Guyon Espiner's alcohol documentary
15 Nov 2021Blackouts, bad hangovers and even an embarrassing incident with Helen Clark wasn't enough to stop Guyon Espiner drinking, but two years ago he finally quit the booze.
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Oxford criminologist 'outraged' by NZ women’s prisons
4 Nov 2021An expert on America's 'supermax' jails says the way women are treated in New Zealand prisons is "extremely troubling".
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Whangārei Hospital: Leaky roofs, dodgy lifts, waiting lists and Covid-19’s here
3 Nov 2021Covid-19 has locked down parts of Northland, but if the virus rips through how will Whangārei Hospital cope when the battered building can't even stand up to heavy rain?
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Mentally ill and shot in the back: The police killing of Jerrim Toms
2 Nov 2021Jerrim Toms' mum asked police to help her mentally ill son. They ended up shooting him as he ran away. Guyon Espiner investigates.
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Safety fears as supplement sales soar along with Covid cases
1 Nov 2021Sales of natural health supplements have soared in the time of Covid, but some can cause life-threatening reactions.
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ACC staff posted clients' details to Snapchat group
27 Oct 2021ACC call centre workers shared details of people's injuries and mocked them on Snapchat, RNZ can reveal.
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Minimum wage earners, pensioners no longer qualify for legal aid
14 Oct 2021The number of New Zealanders eligible for legal aid has plummeted from an estimated 1.2 million in 2007 to 400,000.
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Legal aid system 'broken and may collapse' - Chief Justice
12 Oct 2021Hourly rates for legal aid lawyers haven't increased since 2008 and there are now almost no lawyers prepared to do civil legal aid work in some parts of the country.
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Man horrified 92 ACC staff accessed his sensitive claim file
12 Oct 2021A man disabled by a workplace accident is horrified dozens of ACC staff looked at his sensitive claim file on childhood sexual abuse, viewing it more than 350 times after it was closed. Anusha Bradley…
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Kiwis in need of legal aid stung by interest that outstrips mortgage rates
11 Oct 2021Some of New Zealand's poorest citizens now owe a share of $177 million in legal debt - and the government's charging them 5 percent interest.
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Not a single Māori Crown prosecutor in Chch, Gisborne, Whanganui
6 Oct 2021Many of the private law firms with warrants to prosecute serious crimes are failing to reflect the diversity of the regions they serve - even though it's a condition of their contracts.
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$40m of public money for private law firms
4 Oct 2021Why do we give $41 million each year to private law firms to conduct public prosecutions? Guyon Espiner investigates.
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Media frustrated with 'impossible' court document hold-ups
30 Sep 2021Some journalists are having to wait more than a year to get court documents and it's stopping them letting the public know what's going on in the justice system, they say.
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