Law
Protests across US reflect seismic change in abortion rights law
Thousands of Americans have taken to the streets in peaceful protests against the Supreme Court's decision that has overturned the Roe v Wade case that recognised a constitutional right to an…
US abortion clinics start to close after Supreme Court ruling
Clinics have already begun closing in some US states after a Supreme Court ruling removed the constitutional right to abortion.
US Senate passes gun safety bill, Supreme Court knocks down handgun limits
A bipartisan package of modest gun safety measures has passed the US Senate even as the Supreme Court broadly expands gun rights.
Murrays Bay stabbings: Man remanded in custody
A 41-year-old man has been remanded in custody after appearing in court today over charges of assault and wounding with intent following an incident on Auckland's North Shore yesterday.
US Supreme Court ruling expands gun rights
The decision, criticised by President Joe Biden, is expected to allow more people to carry guns legally.
Runaway Technology: Can law keep up?
What are consumer interests and rights in the age of big tech? And can our laws keeping up with swift change? Joshua Fairfield is a professor at the Washington and Lee University School of Law in the… Audio
Employment advocate facing bankruptcy
An employment advocate who crusades for bullied workers is facing bankruptcy and the liquidation of his company after refusing to pay a long list of penalties for breaching client confidentiality… Audio
Ministry of Justice unveils options for adoption law reform
The country's 67-year-old adoption laws are set for an overhaul.
Options to overhaul adoption law
The Ministry of Justice has released a range of options to overhaul New Zealand's 67-year-old adoption law. In a shift in focus away from the interests of parents, the proposed changes put the rights… Audio
'We were soundly ignored': Govt spent $43k battling another pregnancy-related MIQ case
As Chris Hipkins apologises to Charlotte Bellis for comments about her MIQ application, it can be revealed the government dropped a similar case days before a scheduled court hearing.
Rottweiler attack: Judgment reserved after conflicting evidence over car instructions
Two different accounts of the same alleged dog attack have emerged during the trial of a Tauranga woman and her large rottweiler.
Kiri Allan on justice system's approach to gangs
The government says greater powers for police to tackle violent crime could be on the cards.
Police Minister Chris Hipkins says he has been studying some of the new laws aimed at gangs in Australia… Audio
Thousands of drivers caught breaking restricted licence rules
Police caught 5000 drivers breaking their restricted licences by carrying passengers when they shouldn't last year - and prosecuted just one of them.
They issued written warnings to just 10 of them.
…Value of 'priceless' carving becomes an issue
The justice system is forcing the police to put a price on something they regard as priceless.
Cheese names under threat in EU free trade negotiations
NZ is currently negotiating a free trade agreement with the EU, and our cheese makers are worried they're about to be caught in the crossfire. The New Zealand Specialist Cheesemakers Association's… Audio
Companies fined over $400k for making false building wrap claims
Two companies, one of which is a building certification company in Australia, have been fined for making false claims about a building wrap product.
Why NZ First president quit over party’s ‘moral and business’ failings
The NZ First fraud trial hears why an ex-president quit after refusing to sign off accounts, citing party practices that were against his moral and business values, Tim Murphy writes.
Concerns about privacy under US-linked police data storage
The police are looking to expand their use of a controversial evidence storage system run by an American company that supplies them with tasers.
Taser maker has control over lawyer access to police evidence
The police are looking to expand their use of a controversial evidence storage system run by an American company, Axon, that supplies them with tasers.
Axon was recently criticised in the US for its… Audio
Mentally ill people in prison a human rights violation - expert
A top forensic psychiatrist says psychiatric patients are suffering serious human rights abuses in prisons because there's no room in acute mental health accommodation.
He says the inhumane… Audio
