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Family disputes are getting increasingly complex and costly to unravel. There's agreement on updating the law, but actual changes have stalled.  Audio

A legal expert says New Zealand's protest laws need to be reviewed to make sure they're still fit for purpose.

It comes as many countries grapple with how to deal with climate protestors fairly.

New… Audio

Pro-choice advocates in Guam 'elated' over anti-abortion law. Audio

Film and TV reviewer Laumata Lauano joins Kathryn to talk about a new Netflix documentary into Australian drill rap group OneFour - four Samoan Australians who found enormous success but also found… Audio

Technology correspondent Alex Sims joins Kathryn to talk about the trial of Sam Bankman-Fried, the "financial whiz kid" who created cryptocurrency exchange FTX in 2019 and was this week found guilty… Audio

An international law expert suspects calls for a ceasefire in the war between Israel and Hamas will be ignored. Aid agencies have been pleading for an immediate ceasefire, to allow for the safe… Audio

A international law expert says the conflict between Israel and Gaza is very troubling for liberal democracies like New Zealand that depend on an international rule based order.

The government has… Audio

A pipeline to prison is how in the incoming Chief Children's Commissioner is describing a proposed ram raid law. The bill, amending the Crimes Act, would see ram raid sentences of up ten years in jail… Video, Audio

A central Wellington city councillor is urging the new government to sort out earthquake strengthening laws, saying apartment and building owners are not a bottomless pit of money.

The call comes as… Audio

Returning to our earlier story about post election limbo. The deadline for the Electoral Commission to count special votes, including overseas ballots, is Friday 13 November. It's estimated there's… Video, Audio

With 100 percent of the preliminary votes counted, National and ACT are on track to form the next Government. 

The special votes are yet to be counted, but we know New Zealand First is back in… Audio

National's doubling down on its claim there's a "very real and growing possibility" of a hung Parliament and that would mean going back to the polls. Christopher Luxon has defended the comments made… Video, Audio

PNG Minister eager for law changes to protect artists and designers. Audio

This week on Māpuna we are talking tikanga and ture, the place of tikanga in the law. Justice Christian Whata and Amokura Kawharu the President of the Law Comission join the show to discuss the… Audio

There's nowhere to hide from law and order this election, with ram raids, gangs and violent offending grabbing headlines up and down the motu.

Ministry of Justice statistics - released on Wednesday -… Audio

Protest in New Zealand has moved well beyond a march up the main street. Restore Passenger Rail protesters have cemented their hands to State Highway 1, and seriously defaced a car dealership in… Audio

To politics now and ACT leader David Seymour said on Wednesday that his party's tax plans would have to change, after Treasury revealed the state of the government's books. But, he told RNZ's… Audio

A lag in new laws means a vape store's able to set up metres from a Hastings primary school just weeks before a rule change that would scuttle it. And it's outraged some community members. They say to… Video, Audio

Under new rules for Parliament, any future proposed entrenchment of a law must first be considered by a select committee before being considered by all MPs.

It's Thursday and no better time to head to the UK where Henry Riley is on the job. Audio

Long-awaited legislation to force big tech platforms to pay New Zealand media for the news they disseminate online is now before Parliament. It could give our media with much-needed money in years to… Audio

Technology correspondent Paul Matthews joins Kathryn to talk about the big changes to Europe's digital laws that come into effect from tomorrow impacting the largest social and tech companies in the… Audio

More now on the Law Society's agreement to establish an independent regulatory body.

This comes after a wide-ranging review found that many lawyers have experienced harassment, bullying… Audio

The Law Society is responding to recommendations from an independent panel by saying it will establish a new regulator and overhaul its system for handling complaints.

Currently, the Law Society acts… Audio