Stories by Anusha Bradley

A complaint that the two most senior judges in the country compromised judicial independence by involving themselves in a case being overseen by a Family Court Judge has been dismissed by the Judicial…

The judiciary is gathering more information about judges' backgrounds including their sexuality and religious status.

An ACC employee says she was sexually harassed by a male colleague but after she complained, the corporation allowed him to continue working with survivors of sexual abuse.

There is a widespread and systematic problem of ACC staff having inappropriate access to the files of sexual abuse survivors, advocates say.

A 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…

A top human rights lawyer has accused the Judicial Conduct Commissioner of creating a scandal that has implicated highly ranked judges.

ACC is struggling to clear a month-long backlog of work, with some tasks more than seven months overdue, the organisation has told MPs.

Midwives are welcoming more ACC cover for maternal birth injuries but the sector says it's puzzled by news the government's Maternity Action Plan has also been updated, saying it's been kept secret…

Thousands of women injured while giving birth will be eligible for ACC cover, under proposed changes being revealed today.

A family violence advocate says it's unsafe for abuse survivors to complain about a judge's behaviour, as Family Court reveals reviews are being carried out.

If a judge behaves inappropriately, you can complain. But will anything be done? Lawyers, academics and complainants say the complaints system is secretive, ineffective and broken.

Associate High Court judges have had pay hikes of 19.2 percent over the past 5 years, even though they are never given performance reviews.

The appointment of judges to the High Court is opaque, outdated and needs to change, lawyers and academics have told RNZ.

Fewer newly-appointed judges are relocating, sparking concerns the risk of bias will increase as they may end up presiding over the cases of locals they know.

The High Court and Court of Appeal benches are dominated by white men, new figures obtained by RNZ show.

It comes as the Green Party, with strong support from the health sector, wrote an open letter to ACC Minister Carmel Sepuloni pushing for all birth injuries and traumatic births to be covered by the…

An intelligence expert is questioning why the Mental Health Act was not used to detain the LynnMall terrorist after he was released from jail.

Scores of Auckland companies have been caught dumping contaminants down the drain, but none have been fined or prosecuted, Watercare data shows.

A $74 million restructure of the way ACC manages claims has left staff with 'overwhelming caseloads,' a survey has found.

ACC is moving some clients with serious spinal injuries from personal case managers to teams of managers without their permission, The New Zealand Spinal Injury Trust says.

Some therapists say they have been surprised by ACC's decision to shut down its sensitive claims unit as they were not consulted.

The agency's analysis shows ACC provides less support to clients who were already disabled before being injured.

A separate "Māori ACC" is needed to ensure Māori get the help they need, a Māori health advocate says. But the prime minister doesn't think it's necessary. Audio

Women are more likely to have their claims declined and when they're accepted receive far less compensation than men, figures show.

Cybercrime is on the rise but, in the wake of the Waikato District Health Board ransomware attack, Anusha Bradley finds New Zealand's response to it is fragmented and victims rarely get justice.