Stories by Anneke Smith

The Crown has described the New Zealand First Foundation's founding document "a sham", as it closes its case against two men accused of mishandling political donations.

East Coast MP Kiri Allan is taking on the justice portfolio announced in this week's Cabinet reshuffle, and already has plenty on her plate.

Victims of serious crime are going without the financial support they're entitled to so the government can keep within budget.

Outgoing Justice Minister Kris Faafoi asked the charity to be more transparent last week after it refused to share a workplace investigation report beyond its board.

The High Court has heard New Zealand First's former secretary once warned secrecy around the NZ First Foundation could expose the party to prosecution.

The High Court has heard from New Zealand First Foundation donors who believed they were giving money to party leader Winston Peters.

Victim Support has finally given the Ministry of Justice a full copy of a report into allegations of bullying and service failure but under the condition very few people see it.

The New Zealand First Foundation fraud trial has had a glimpse of the party's inner workings from a former insider.

The Crown has opened its case against two people charged in the New Zealand First Foundation fraud case.

A former Victim Support worker says the charity refused to replace the bloodied clothes of a woman who'd been stabbed.

The country's lead agency supporting victims of crime and trauma is sitting on a report into allegations of bullying, bad training and delivery failure.

A refugee activist is hopeful a New Zealand woman's death in an Australian detention centre will be a catalyst for change.

The pressure is on for the government to ease the 'cost of living crisis' for struggling New Zealanders in today's Budget. Audio

New Zealand is yet to receive a substantial response from the Solomon Islands about its security pact with Beijing.

The head of the Christchurch Call says the global initiative has made it harder for people to weaponise the internet.

Labour and National have committed to the first three budgets, which cap the amount of greenhouse gas New Zealand can emit over the next 15 years.

Labour and National have both committed to the budgets, which set caps for New Zealand's greenhouse gas emissions for the next 15 years.

People charged with minor offences are stuck in the court system because of the judiciary's resistance to technology and the government's reluctance to clarify its role. Audio

White identity-motivated extremism continues to be the leading driver of online content investigated and shut down by Internal Affairs.

The Māori Development minister anticipates a draft indigenous rights plan will likely undergo changes before it is released for public consultation.

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation will soon ask its members if they want to legally challenge an historic pay equity settlement.

An overseas recruitment campaign targeting ICU nurses has employed just three people since it was launched two months ago.

Money pledged toward weapons for Ukraine would be better spent on humanitarian relief the Green Party says.

Legislation that will see a radical overhaul of New Zealand's current workplace laws has passed its first reading.

It took the government more than five months to approve the final eligibility criteria for money set aside for crime victims out of Budget 2021.