More women have approached lawyers in search of compensation after prison authorities subjected them to "cruel and degrading" illegal searches.

The intrusive, unauthorised searches were carried out for a decade on female inmates at Auckland Region Women's Prison suspected of concealing contraband. The Department of Corrections in March said it had apologised to 15 women and paid them $25,000 each in compensation for the searches.

This week, Auckland lawyer Emma Priest said six women had approached her and colleague Sue Gray seeking legal advice.

A man jointly accused with an Auckland lawyer of attempting to pervert the course of justice by pressuring two witnesses to stop co-operating with police has seen his charges dropped.

A young Auckland bartender will face a manslaughter charge after allegedly assaulting a man who later died.

Joseph Antonio Halaholo Larson, 20, appeared today in the Auckland District Court to seek bail from Judge Rob Ronayne.

Jerico Telea was left in a critical condition after what police said was a serious assault on Queen St near Vulcan Lane at about 4.20am on Saturday.

The 24-year-old later died in hospital on Monday afternoon.

A 29-year-old man who viciously attacked a father outside an Auckland bar has been sentenced to two-and-a half years in prison.

Sione Moala appeared at Auckland High Court on Tuesday after being found guilty of wounding with intent to injure and fighting in a public place. He would not be eligible for parole.

Corrections has apologised to 15 women and paid them $25,000 each in compensation after inmates faced intrusive "internal searches" when they were suspected of concealing contraband.

The illegal searches were carried out for a decade - and no contraband was found.

National Commissioner Rachel Leota said she apologised "unreservedly" to the women involved.

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The first New Zealander jailed for possessing and distributing extremist propaganda will be released on parole as he is no longer deemed a risk to public safety.

In June 2016 Imran Patel was jailed for three years and nine months after admitting possessing, making and distributing extremist videos.

The court heard that he disseminated the videos through text to 52 people and when police raided his home he was found with material showing extreme violence and torture.

The Law Society’s ‘Culture Change Taskforce’ has met for the first time on its commitment to ‘drive and guide systems and culture change within the legal community’.

The Taskforce was one of the Law Society’s initiatives in response to its Legal Workplace Environment Survey which was released in late May. The survey showed nearly one in three female lawyers has suffered sexual harassment at work and more than half of all lawyers have been bullied in the workplace.

A 20-year-old man accused of sexual assaults at a Labour Party summer camp has had two charges against him withdrawn. 

The man was arrested in June and appeared in the Auckland District Court where he originally pleaded not guilty to six charges of indecent assault relating to four complainants. 

The arrest came after allegations a man sexually assaulted four teenagers, aged 16 to 18 years old, during the Waihi camp in February. 

The man charged with indecently assaulting people at a Labour Party youth camp has been allowed to keep his name secret until the end of any trial.

Police did not oppose continued name suppression at a hearing this afternoon in the Auckland District Court.

His lawyer, Emma Priest, told Judge Russell Collins she was not seeking permanent suppression at this stage, but left open the possibility of applying for it in future.