Law
Supreme Court decision: Drug courier wins appeal over two-year jail term
The Supreme Court has quashed the prison sentence imposed on a gang member who acted as a drug courier, partly because of the impact on his children.
FMA warns investment firm over record-keeping breaches
Pencarrow Private Equity Management had systemic failings in retaining identity and verification records for some investors, the FMA found.
'Watershed moment': Sending 15-year-old to jail was avoidable, say advocates
The Criminal Cases Review Commission is instructing the High Court to reopen the case, involving a youth sent to prison after an incorrect birthdate on documents meant the court thought he was 17.
Karamea fossil hunters should be ‘strung and quartered’
The fossil hunters who hacked out a treasured 23 million-year-old whale fossil near Karamea should be "strung and quartered", a West Coast regional councillor says.
Anti-vax lawyer Sue Grey expected to face disciplinary tribunal
Prominent anti-vaccination lawyer Sue Grey is expected to face charges soon by the group which oversees lawyers' conduct. Audio
Reviews into Alan Hall miscarriage of justice nearly complete
Various reviews into whether state lawyers and police were complicit in the Alan Hall miscarriage of justice case will be done in the next few months.
Justice John Fogarty - who made landmark tikanga ruling - dies
A judge who made a landmark ruling highlighting the conflicts between English common law and tikanga Māori has died.
First miscarriage of justice case lodged in High Court
The first miscarriage of justice referral from the Criminal Cases Review Commission has been filed in the High Court - after a 15-year-old boy was wrongly sent to an adult prison.
Only those aged… Audio
Work underway to create better legal protection for rongoā Māori
Work is underway to create a system that gives better legal protection for traditional Māori medicine.
But those who practise rongoā Māori are worried doing so will cause more harm than good.
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Tobacco company argues gangs won with new anti-smoking legislation
A tobacco company is arguing gangs have won with an anti-smoking bill passing its third reading.
The law will reduce the amount of nicotine allowed in tobacco products, limit the number of retailers… Audio
Queensland police shooting: 'These murderous cowards did not get their way'
Two Australian police officers and an innocent bystander have been shot dead in an ambush at a Queensland property, in what's been described as an execution-style killing.
Rachel McCrow and Matthew… Video, Audio
Mother demands apology over MIQ rejection when pregnant and suffering 'huge anxiety'
An Auckland woman who took the Ministry for Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) to court when pregnant after her husband could not secure a MIQ spot believes the government should apologise.
The Panel with Stephen Jacobi and Cas Carter (Part 2)
Today on The Panel Wallace and panellists Stephen Jacobi and Cas Carter discuss out "inadequate" legal aid system, the key institutions Kiwis trust the most, and authentic versus synthetic Christmas… Audio
FIANZ criticises govt for ignoring hate speech recommendations
A group representing Muslims disputes there was consultation on the most recent proposed change to hate speech laws. Audio
Islamic Associations chair on proposed hate-speech laws
The Federation of the Islamic Associations of New Zealand says proposed changes to amend hate-speech laws don't go far enough - by excluding social media where it says most verbal bullets are fired.
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'Our beautiful farm wrecked': Operator sentenced over flood damage
Victims who experienced an onslaught of water through their homes and farms accused a forestry company of acting like "cowboys".
Anti-vax parents emotional as baby undergoes life-saving surger
Meanwhile, a video filmed inside baby W's Starship hospital room last night shows exactly how things unfolded... It's a distressing situation for all involved, at one point there's at least eight… Audio
Group of protesters at hospital as baby undergoes surgery
Te Whatu Ora has boosted security outside Auckland Hospital to keep staff safe as it works to provide life-saving surgery for a six month old baby. It comes as dozens of protesters sheltered from the… Video, Audio
Forestry company utterly careless says Crown at sentencing
A forestry company which had initially denied responsibility for its part in widespread damage to homes, farms and infrastructure near Tolaga Bay in the 2018 storms is being sentenced today.
Ernslaw… Audio
Alternative facts lead protesters to Starship Hospital
Splintered realities are colliding outside Starship Hospital today as protesters are railing against a baby getting an urgent, life-saving heart operation.
The High Court last night extended Doctors'… Audio
