Violence against women 'should not be viewed in isolation; a fact that is critical in considering the most effective ways to achieve legislative reform,' says New Zealand Chief High Court Judge Helen Winkelmann.

Monday 26th October 2009 , Secretariat of the Pacific Community, Suva, Fiji - Pacific countries are required to report to the Human Rights Council of the United Nations and other UN member states on their human rights records under the Universal Period Review (UPR), a new human rights reporting m

Wellington, Oct 19 NZPA - Five men jailed this year for their roles in a large-scale methamphetamine manufacture and supply ring have had appeals against their sentences and convictions dismissed.

Auckland, Oct 14 NZPA - A Hungarian man sentenced to serve at least eight years in jail for bashing a 69-year-old gay man to death in Auckland has appealed his sentence.

Auckland, Sept 18 NZPA - A Hungarian dive master will spend at least eight years in prison for a brutal bashing which killed a 69-year-old man in Auckland in 2007.

Ferdinand Ambach, 31, was sentenced to 12 years imprisonment for the manslaughter of Ronald Brown in suburban Onehunga.

Auckland, Aug 19 NZPA - The ringleader in the brutal slaying of an Auckland man was today jailed for life with a minimum non-parole period of 17 years.

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Auckland, Aug 19 NZPA - A man convicted of being the "ringleader" in an attack that left a 26-year-old man dead was today given a sentence of life imprisonment with a minimum non-parole period of 17 years.

Auckland, July 7 NZPA - A jury has retired for the night after failing to reach a verdict in the trial of a Hungarian tourist accused of murdering an Auckland man.

Auckland, July 7 NZPA - A jury has retired to consider whether a Hungarian tourist who allegedly used a banjo to beat and throttle a 69-year-old man is guilty of his murder.

Ferdinand Ambach, 32, a dive master in Hungary, is charged with the murder of Ronald Brown in Onehunga.

Auckland, May 14 NZPA - The mother of a teenager beaten to death in south Auckland says sentences need to be toughened after seeing her son's killer jailed today.