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MPs will work on bills to extend or cancel visas, approve spending for past budgets, counter-terrorism laws and an increase in sick leave at Parliament this week

Police have referred the Māori Party to the Serious Fraud Office after it failed to declare more than $300,000 of donations to the Electoral Commission on time.

Any donation of over $30,000 must be… Audio

Non-New Zealand citizens trying to get back to Aotearoa from very high-risk Covid-19 countries are basically out of runway under the government's new rules.

It's created a category for countries with… Video, Audio

With the two-week halt on flights from India about to expire, the government is looking at bringing in a system to pause flights from places that are likely to export new Covid-19 infections.

But how… Audio

A two-year investigation for RNZ has found the Exclusive Brethren Church is a major and secret client of controversial private investigators Thompson and Clark.

A privacy law specialist believes the… Audio

A law expert says claims by Police that officers did not know they were breaking the law when they used roadblocks to get information on gang members, doesn't stack up.

Last week the Independent… Audio

Controversial legislation only the tip of the iceberg in Samoan election Audio

Councils are frustrated they can't get rid of pokie machines, saying current law gives them no power to do what's best for their communities.

Under the Gambling Act, the most local councils can do is… Audio

The government is being asked to consider appointing an independent person to review how counter-terrorism laws are operated in New Zealand.

Justice Minister Kris Faafoi introduced the… Audio

A law expert says the government's first legislative changes in the wake of the Royal Commission into the Christchurch Mosque attacks will have a significant impact.

The Counter-Terrorism Legislation… Audio

There is broad support for new counter terrorism laws in the wake of the Royal Commission into the Christchurch Mosque attacks.

The legislation introduced to the House focusses on cracking down on… Audio

Health Minister Andrew Little has shot down calls for a swift overhaul of drug laws, saying any major change would first have to go to a referendum.

A host of health and social organisations have… Audio

A Māori doctor says the country's drug laws hurt his people the most. 

Dr Rawiri McKree Jansen, from the National Hauora Coalition, is a part of group of health, addiction and social justice… Audio

Dr Richard Cornes is a law lecturer and an artist who has managed to integrate artistic creativity into his teaching of constitutional law. Audio

A Government that looks virtually powerless to enforce a cleanup of mass contamination at Tiwai Point is now considering law changes.

The Environment Ministry is not sure it can hold the smelter… Audio

Retail New Zealand says it's "archaic" for councils in our major cities to block Easter Sunday shopping.

The retail advocate group says more than two-thirds of councils around the country allowed… Audio

Top Human Rights watchdogs are calling on the international community to do more to protect people in Myanmar from its military rulers. That comes after armed forces opened fire on mourners at a… Audio

Palliative care specialists fear doctors with as little as six hours online training could end up helping to euthanise patients who would have wanted to live if they had proper care and pain relief.

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As businesses push for NZ Modern Slavery Act - what is the prevalence and vulnerability in the Pacific? Audio

Law commentator Dr Dean Knight joins Kathryn to look at how the legal year in the courts, parliament and elsewhere is shaping up, and some high-profile hearings before the Supreme Court. Dr Dean… Audio

The Prime Minister says gun reform laws were never going to change crime rates overnight, but that does not mean they were unnecessary. Following the mosque shootings in Christchurch, the government… Audio

A new law preventing people with overdue MIQ bills leaving the country could be on the cards, as ministers consider ways to get more people paying up.

Only about a third of people invoiced so far… Audio

The government's defending the law governing returning terror suspects as tough enough, even though it gives law enforcement no power to detain someone at the border.

The likely arrival of 25-year… Audio

The National Party's calling for a law change so New Zealanders are better protected from terror suspects returning from overseas.

The likely arrival of 25-year Suhayra Aden - who is currently in… Audio

Who is legally responsible for protecting our ice caps? Could a Polar approach to climate change strengthen political and legal responses to climate change and other human activities in both the… Audio