Stories by Sam Sherwood

The call for an inquiry into the forensic mental health system follows revelations an elderly mental health patient who murdered a pensioner had killed his brother 50 years ago.

The trainer had been banned for eight years.

Years before he murdered Christchurch pensioner Faye Phelps, Elliot Cameron killed his brother, it can be revealed. Emails obtained by RNZ show his fears about being released.

Elliot Cameron made "constant threats" he would kill someone but staff didn't press him for further information.

Paula Brown is waiting for answers about what happened to her son at a respite facility before he died of cardiac arrest.

Frances Phelps' daughter and the family the man who murdered her, Elliot Cameron, both say the system fell short. Audio

Frances Phelps was a kind and generous soul loved by all who met her, her daughter has told a court at Elliot Cameron's sentencing.

"We're old age pensioners who aren't breaking any laws and never have," says a man who feels he is the prime suspect in a decades-old cold case. Audio

Police say any new information against Michael Forbes will be 'thoroughly considered'.

部长服务处表示已就相关情况进行调查，并暂时不会做出进一步声明。

The charges follow a two-year investigation by police into the state of the building.

A Wellington brothel manager has spoken of the moment she was told Michael Forbes had allegedly recorded audio of a session with a sex worker.

Jevon McSkimming resigned as the country's second most powerful cop last month.

The untold story of a vulnerable four-year-old's violent death - and why police didn't charge anyone with killing him. Audio

Review is looking at any cases of retail crime that may have been affected by thresholds set out in memo.

Police commissioner says staffer behind controversial theft and fraud memo 'thought they were being helpful'.

总长称不应为"犯罪行为开绿灯"，总理表示迅速纠正错误是好事。

业内人士称，美国、英国等国家也有类似最低涉案金额门槛，这造成了灾难性后果。

The Police Commissioner says the instructions were "unhelpful" and Christopher Luxon says they were "not appropriate", after confusion about how police would treat retail theft. Audio

RNZ revealed a police directive to staff said they would no longer be investigating shoplifting below $500 .

Jevon McSkimming resigned as the country's second most powerful cop amid a four-month investigation by the IPCA and police.

RNZ has seen a police directive to staff saying they will also no longer be investigating allegations of shoplifting below $500, petrol drive-offs below $150 and online frauds below $1000.

She says there was massive failing by the health system, which failed to keep the man and the public safe - twice.

After winning a rare superinjunction over the weekend, Jevon McSkimming has been granted an emergency injunction.

Richard Chambers says he wants to safeguard police systems from inappropriate use.