Law

The man charged with murdering a Cambridge woman yesterday will be held in a mental health facility.

An accident which killed two men in a Robinson R44 near Queenstown would not have occurred in any other type of helicopter, a coroner has found.

People seeking mediation through the Human Rights Commission are facing delays because of an "unprecedented" number of complaints and inquiries.

The High Court earlier ruled that Auckland Transport's 10-year plan is lawful, even though it does not reduce emissions.

The chief judge of the Employment Court has rejected a bid by Gloriavale's leaders to have her stand aside from another case involving the employment status of its members.

An employment advocate whose business has been liquidated by court order plans to continue representing workers at the centre of alleged bullying cases.

A law that could ban violent criminals from even being on the same property as a firearm for up to a decade will come into force by the end of next week.

Auckland Council has dodged a million-dollar bill for alerting residents to incoming changes to housing intensification.

The first week of a major trial concerning political donations has started to unravel the alleged money trail from anonymous donors to Labour and National.

In what could be a landmark prosecution, a Taupō man is believed to be the first person ever charged with sabotage in NZ - a historic offence originally passed into law to prevent foreign interference…

The body set up to examine miscarriage of justice complaints has still not finished a single investigation after two years of operation.

A police probe will determine if officers committed criminal acts or perverted justice in a case that saw an innocent man wrongly jailed for murder.

Opinion - Imagine a society where tobacco does not kill nearly 5000 people every year in New Zealand, and more than eight million worldwide.