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Peace activists picketing outside Rocket Lab's Auckland headquarters are demanding it stop launching surveillance and military satellites from New Zealand. They say it's contributing to the… Audio

Ecstasy, Pingers, MDMA, are all different names for the second most popular illegal drug in New Zealand.

Police wastewater testing shows consumption has been growing consistently, with more than a… Audio

The New Zealand Law Society is concerned about the deepening political crisis in Samoa.

It says recent attacks on the nation's judiciary are unacceptable and current legal and constitutional issues… Audio

Charles joins Kathryn to talk about two recent employment issues, the first relating to an interim reinstatement application by the Medical Officer of Health for Canterbury after he was dismissed for… Audio

Australia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Kathryn to talk about Australia's role in yesterday's global drug bust and how Prime Minister Scott Morrison wants Opposition help to pass three… Audio

The government is being urged to "lift the lid" on the retirement village industry, as the Retirement Commissioner calls for an urgent review of the laws to better protect the elderly.

Feedback on… Audio

What happens when a relationship dies - but shared intimate images remain?

Allegations have emerged former National Party candidate Jake Bezzant impersonated his ex-girlfriend Tarryn Flintoft online… Audio

An independent journalist in Vanuatu says the new criminal defamation law is a ill-considered legislative overstep that will have negative human rights implications in the long-term. Audio

The Prime Minister says the government will take a look at a possible gap in laws protecting people from sexualised online abuse.

Her comments are in response to allegations former National Party… Audio

Pope Francis has signed off on a major overhaul of Catholic church law that will criminalise the grooming of children for sex.

This is the first change to the Vatican's internal penal system since… Audio

A South Island iwi is taking legal action against the government - saying it's been shut out of discussions about the protection given to ecologically-important land.

The stewardship land makes up… Audio

The Law Commission is currently reviewing succession law, which is the law that addresses who should get a person's property when they die. It's important law that affects all New Zealanders… Audio

The government's Budget gives more money to legal aid over the next five years, but the jury's out on whether it'll help the most disadvantaged people in the country access justice. Over the next… Audio

What led Commissioner Larsen, the New Zealand administrator of Niue in the 1950s, to be murdered in his bed by three locals hell-bent on justice and revenge? Video, Audio

Intellectual property will be important to you if you're an artist, innovator or if your company has a new or original innovation.  Audio

Niue is reviewing its Immigration Act after finding out during the Covid-19 travel shutdown, that it didn't work as it should Audio

An online investigation that exposed Oranga Tamariki tactics - and prompted five inquiries and significant changes in policy and practice at the agency - is now being investigated by the Police. The… Audio

Media law expert Professor Ursula Cheer discusses what an English Court of Appeal decision tells us about risky statements of fact or opinion. Ursula Cheer is a Professor of Law at the University of… Audio

The Green Party says new gun laws aimed at reducing gang crime could disproportionately affect Māori. 

Those with a history - or just a connection - to organised crime could soon be subjected to a… Audio

The government is to introduce firearms legislation preventing certain people from accessing, being around, or using firearms, in a bid to combat gun crime. It will allow authorities to impose a… Audio

The Law Commission is reviewing the law around who should get a person's property when they die. Historically New Zealanders tend to leave their wealth to their family, in particular a surviving… Audio

MPs spend many hours trying to tease out the best way to legislate impossibly complex issues. Thankfully they get help from the experts - you. Audio

Labour is forging ahead with the most radical overhaul of labour laws in decades, unveiling details of its promised Fair Pay Agreements.

The agreements would set minimum employment conditions for an… Audio

 Long awaited reforms on hate speech have gone before Cabinet - and they're stirring up unease and discontent. Audio