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Activists have delivered a petition to MPs urging them to get rid of legislation that enables referenda on Māori wards.

ActionStation collected more than 10-thousand signatures calling for Parliament… Audio

Professor Gehan Gunasekara, chair of the Privacy Foundation, speaks to The Panel about the changes. Audio

A raft of new privacy laws come into force today to better protect New Zealanders and their information.

Under the Privacy Act 2020 businesses and organisations must handle personal information more… Audio

A major shakeup of the rules around how DNA is used for criminal investigations is being proposed by the Law Commission.

The current law is described as outdated, and doesn't properly consider human… Audio

Who owns the DNA that you leave on your abandoned coffee mug or a discarded cigarette butt?

And should police be able to use samples provided to those website that help you trace your family tree?

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A human rights lawyer says Corrections appears to have broken the law by keeping two women in a segregation unit at Auckland Women's Prison for four months in conditions likened to those of caged… Video, Audio

The Law Commission is calling for the complete overhaul of how DNA is obtained, used and retained for criminal investigations. 

The review, which the Government asked for in 2016, has revealed… Audio

The Chinese government has responded aggressively to criticism by Five Eyes that it is trying to silence political opposition in Hong Kong.

The intelligence grouping of countries which includes New… Audio

ACT's plan to roll back gun legislation is facing the cold, hard facts of political reality.

Pro-gun policies helped ACT achieve an election surge - but Labour's new police minister is firm that no… Audio

Aucklander Luke Winny, aka Luke-W, is a producer, singer and rapper with influences ranging from rock and hip-hop, to R&B. ‘Law of Attraction’ is the fourth single from his upcoming album Timing Is… Video

The Panel talks to Professor of Law and Director of the LEAD Institute for Law Emergencies and Disasters at the University of Canterbury John Hopkins about today's mask wearing mandate announced at… Audio

From today it's illegal to market or sell vapes to under 18-year-olds and advertising and sponsorship of vaping products is banned altogether as is vaping in legislated smoke-free areas.  Audio

Decency is basically the only handbrake on the powers of outgoing President Donald Trump, as his days in the Oval Office near their end.

President-Elect Joe Biden will not be sworn in until January… Video, Audio

How will the global rise of populism, allied to the pandemic, shape the future of international law? Professor Campbell McLachlan QC of Victoria Law School recently returned to New Zealand from… Audio

A lawyer representing abuse survivors has called for a major change in the way the Crown Law Office deals with claimants.

Frances Joychild, QC who represents a number of abuse victims, has made… Audio

The Panel speaks to Warren Brookbanks is a professor of Criminal Law and Justice Studies at AUT. Audio

With no New Zealand First as part of a coalition acting as a handbrake, the controversial three strikes law could well be scrapped under the new Labour-led government. Introduced by the National and… Audio

Labour MP and LGBT QIA+ advocate Louisa Wall is calling on the Catholic church in New Zealand to support homosexual law reform in the Cook Islands. Audio

Labour MP and LGBTQIA+ advocate Louisa Wall is calling on the Catholic church in New Zealand to support homosexual law reform in the Cook Islands.

Although a draft bill to decriminalise homosexuality… Audio

Friends and whanau of a terminally ill woman who was bounced between nine different motels in the final months of her life believe her case shows how deadly the housing crisis. is. Lisa Diamond died… Video, Audio

Rival euthanasia groups are trying new tactics to convince New Zealanders on how to vote ahead of the upcoming referendum.

As Kiwis prepare for the October 17 vote on whether competent terminally-ill… Audio

New Zealand First Leader Winston Peters says his party has been exonerated of any electoral law breaches by the Serious Fraud Office.

Two people have been charged with obtaining by deception… Video, Audio

Mousey is a NZ based musician and songwriter. Her debut single 'Extreme Highs'- about "the emotional roller coaster" she went through when living with nine others in a crammed Christchurch flat - was… Audio

The Imam of the Al Noor mosque is calling for a reform of the country's hate speech laws to include religion.

Jacinda Ardern unveiled a plaque at the mosque today to honour the 51 worshippers killed… Audio

Law enforcement organisations all over the world are tapping into increasingly sophisticated facial recognition tech - but the regulations on how it can be used are vague.  Audio