Judges in New Zealand are paid between $329,000 and $524,000 a year, so are they earning their keep?
New Zealand has an almost unparalleled domestic violence problem, yet today we found a District Court judge let a man who beat his wife with a hammer walk free.
It's the latest in a line of questionable decisions from the same judge that the High Court has had to rectify.
But the call for accountability is not new, and Story spoke to a family who feel their calls for change have been ignored.
Do our judges need more judging of their own performances and how does the New Zealand judiciary system compare with those around the world?
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