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Abortion Rights Aotearoa welcomes the draft reforms that would remove terminations from the crimes act but say they should have gone further. ALRANZ National President Terry Bellamak spoke to Alex… Video, Audio

The government this morning proposed some significant changes to New Zealand's abortion law. Terry Bellamak from Abortion Rights Aotearoa joins us with her reaction. Audio

A landowner threat to shut down a major gas project in Papua New Guinea has been averted for the time being. Baimuru landowners in Gulf province yesterday announced they would shut down the… Audio

Tokelau's High Court has backed the government's dismissal of two public servants, but found it unlawfully withheld pay from them. Audio

Amid financial woes, New Caledonia's SLN secures reprieve. Audio

The Law Commission is calling for a change to New Zealand's law on dividing property when a couple separates. Audio

The days of a straight 50-50 property split in the event of a relationship breakdown could be numbered if Law Commission recommendations are adopted by the government. The commission has released its… Audio

Hundreds of people marched to Parliament yesterday calling for the country's abortion laws to be overhauled and removed from the Crimes Act.

New abortion laws are currently being considered by senior… Audio

The Law Commission wants an overhaul of the rules for dividing up property when a couple splits up, saying they are out-of-date and have failed to keep up with social change.

It's made 140… Audio

More than two hundred people marched to Parliament today calling for reform of New Zealand's abortion laws, as Cabinet prepares to consider a bill that would remove abortion from the Crimes Act.  Audio

The family home should no longer be treated automatically as relationship property to be split 50-50 in the event of a break-up. That's the view of the Law Commission which has released its final… Video, Audio

Hundreds of people marched to Parliament today calling for reform of New Zealand's abortion laws, as Cabinet prepares to consider a bill that would remove abortion from the Crimes Act. Video, Audio

Protests demanding a halt to the construction of a giant telescope on Hawaii's tallest mountain show no sign of abating. Audio

A law that allows state caregivers to become 'special guardians' of a child, and decide how much access they have to their parents, has come under fire from Māori lawyers.

They say it goes against… Audio

Firearm owners are being told not only to expect tougher firearm rules, but an extra hit to their back pockets as well.

The government has released a raft of new changes to firearm licensing and… Audio

A bill that would remove abortion from the Crimes Act will go before Cabinet ministers on Tuesday for final approval.

Now the Justice Minister Andrew Little has reached consensus with NZ First it's… Audio

New Zealand First MP Tracey Martin says her party's found consensus with the Justice Minister on abortion law reform and draft legislation is going before Cabinet ministers on Tuesday.

Ms Martin has… Audio

The government has unveiled a second round of firearms law changes today in the wake of the mosque attacks in Christchurch. Police Minister Stuart Nash joined Checkpoint to discuss the changes, which… Video, Audio

The burden of identifying customers and investigating their background is proving the biggest bane for new firms covered by anti-money laundering laws. Audio

A Wellington judge has applied a new law to return a child to their whānau after a long custody battle with Oranga Tamariki.

Section 7AA, part of the changes to the Oranga Tamariki Act that kicked in… Audio

Swimming with the whales tourism in northern Tonga is disturbing the natural behaviour of nursing Humpbacks who are there to give birth, bond and nurse. Audio

A new Pacific wide Institute of Human Rights Research is being launched in Suva today. Audio

Māori adoptees are calling for urgent reform of New Zealand's adoption legislation, saying it is depriving Māori children of their whakapapa.

Adopted people can access their original birth… Audio

A pain management doctor says patients are being sold false hope and will be disappointed once new medicinal cannabis regulations come into force.

The Ministry of Health has released proposed… Audio

About 5,000 tonnes of bauxite ore, a raw ingredient for aluminium production, has spilled into a bay in Solomon Islands where a bulk carrier ran aground earlier this year, spilling thousands of litres… Audio