The Sir Peter Williams QC Penal Reform League

26/09/2026

What is your view regarding these prison officers who have been suspended without pay?
Should Immigration Minister Erica Stanford intervene because they are now seeking leniency?
They have name suppression but are the subject of current criminal charges arising from a police investigation into alleged bribery, corruption and drugs trafficking at Mount Eden and Springhill prisons.
Your point of view is important to us.

Immigration Minister urged to intervene as officers whose visas are tied to Corrections face hardship – alongside their families. Alice Peacock reports

19/09/2026

New Stalking Law is stopping stalkers…
Police have made 140 charges against offenders and given out 918 notices since 4 months ago when the law came into effect.
These odd behaving persons carrying out harassing and stalking activities believe they are above the law and the law doesn’t apply to them.


nzherald.co.nz
https://www.facebook.com/share/1EqgxMsg22/?mibextid=wwXIfr

The law came into effect on May 26 to protect victims and hold offenders to account.

17/09/2026

In the last two days we learnt of the passing of Rihari “Dick” Dargaville, a Vietnam veteran, a Ngāpuhi leader, Chair of the Taitokerau District Māori Council, and a director involved in many Māori organisations such as treaty fisheries settlements. He was well versed in te reo and tikanga and led the review of Ngāti Rangi and Ngawha Corrections. His work also saw him involved at Paremoremo Prison.
In 2018 it was our privilege to have Rihari as one of our speakers at our yearly conference held at Russell’s Eagles Nest. See a snippet of part of his speech in attached video. To a gathering of lawyers, judges and interested people from the community, Rihari spoke of the interconnection of tikanga and prisons.

Kua mutu katoa ō mahi e Rihari. ( All your work has finished, now completed ) Haere atu ki te wā mutunga, ki tō moengaroa, e hoa. ( Farewell to the end of life, to your final resting place, our friend). , ,

01/09/2026

His fake “call” saw NZ police office resign in due course…after criminal investigation began on his falsifications.

The police officer realised he had omitted to do a breath test so he made one up instead.

23/08/2026

Auckland Transport public surveillance without consent must stop. More to come on this topic without a doubt.
Thanks to nzherald.co.nz for publishing this case and exposing this shocking behaviour by Auckland Transport freely videoing people without consent as it travels the streets of Auckland. Screeds of video was released to a private citizen in his request for disclosure for his court case. Clearly we have “cowboys in charge” at Auckland Transport - they have no idea of the law pertaining to rights to privacy. This case was taken to court by Paul Ryan to defend his rights - see details in article.

What does our Privacy Commission say? Make your complaints to them.

AT withdrew four parking tickets after a man challenged its mobile camera footage.

23/08/2026

The illegal practices of Auckland Transport Head Office allowing illegal surveillance of private citizens since the introduction of their N**i cars with its illegal cameras on top of the car.

12/08/2026

12/08/2026

Two former police officers found not guilty in the High Court by Justice Gault relating to their dubious behaviour in the 1986 murder trial of Allan Hall.

05/08/2026

The gist of this NZH / Radio NZ article is:
a) corrupt prison officers are before the courts now who peddled illegal material to prisoners to make a quick buck or two,
b) the prison population has increased significantly
c) the double bunking policy, a practice our League does not condone (where a prison cell becomes a killing den) has the mentally unwell placed together and we say

d) The Corrections hierarchy have their media team spiel out the usual cover up phrases to calm the general population down and the system grinds on. Sigh…

Corrections is reviewing Mt Eden after its prison population increased.

23/07/2026

Auckland High Court.
Miscarriage of Justice trial – Closing addresses

The High Court must avoid mimicking the Supreme Court decision 'at all costs' – defence.