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A Pacific Islands law expert says he thinks it's extremely unlikely that Tonga will give up the senior military commander who's fled Fiji and taken refuge there. Audio

Two Auckland paediatricians say children are dying in road crashes because the Government's pussy-footing around with seatbelt safety. Audio

Two Auckland paediatricians say children are dying in road crashes because the Government's pussy-footing around with seatbelt safety. Audio

The Mana Party leader, Hone Harawira, is disappointed by what he calls a weak decision by the Auckland University law faculty to cancell his planned speech to law students last night. Audio

What's a charity and what's not. Charitable status and political activity. Audio

Parliament's love affair with fast law-making and urgency. Audio

The internet sector says there's a lot to be thrashed out before controversial new copyright legislation becomes law. Audio

The police would have to give people caught with small amounts of illegal drugs at least one warning and refer them for treatment before taking offenders to court under major changes proposed today by… Audio

The Law Commission is calling for steps towards decriminalising cannabis use but a ban on new party pills as part of wide reforms for a more health-based system of drug control. Audio

The Public Defence Service. Audio

Australia's Immigration Minister plans to introduce tougher laws for asylum seekers making it easier to send them home if they've been involved in violent protests. Audio

Can age discrimination be justified? Audio

Syria's government has lifted the country's decades-old state of emergency as protests against the rule of President Bashar al-Assad continue. Audio

The New Zealand Law Society says it hasn't been listened to in the drawing up of proposed changes to the youth justice system. Audio

Tech commentators Paul Brislen and Peter Griffin talk about recent changes to New Zealand's copyright law. Audio

The legal row between a senior medical advisor to the ACC and a sexual abuse victim he was suing for defamation. Audio

Labour's Victms' Rights spokesperson Carmel Sepuloni. Audio

The Canterbury earthquake authority has now been legally vested with the extraordinary powers given to the Government under the state of national emergency declared after the February disaster. Audio

Already a Facebook group opposing the bill has been posting outraged comments all day. Audio

Protest action is already being talked about after a controversial law passed aimed at stopping illegal downloading from the internet. Audio

The Law Society is criticising the Government for rushing its Canterbury earthquake recovery legislation through Parliament under urgency. Audio

President of the Law Society, Jonathan Temm is calling for a national debate on the criminal justice system. Audio

The Green Party says new laws to protect children go too far. The Government has introduced to Parliament a raft of new offences, and harsher penalties, aimed at protecting children and vulnerable… Audio

As the police step up pressure on the Greenpeace-led flotilla protesting against Petrobras, the government is promising tough new laws to prevent any marine disasters. Audio

We asked the Attorney-Geberal Chris Finlayson to discuss this issue this morning. He said he wouldn't as the warrant setting up the Commission spoke for itself. Audio