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Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says Cabinet has made "in principle" decisions on gun laws, which will be made public by next Monday, 10 days after the Christchurch terrorist attack. Video, Audio

Cabinet ministers will be given an initial briefing today on what changes should be made to the country's gun laws. Philip Alpers is founding director of www.GunPolicy.org, a global project of the… Audio

Cabinet will today discuss how the gun laws should be changed. The Prime Minister has given strong indications a ban on semi automatic weapons will be on the table, along with other aspects of the… Audio

"I can tell you right now our gun laws will change." These were the words of the Prime Minister immediately after the mosque shootings. Jacinda Ardern talks to Guyon Espiner. Audio

The Solomon Islands Electoral Office says the arrival of Australian and New Zealand personnel to provide logistical support for next month's election will also bring a sense of security for voters. Audio

Groups opposed to sea bed mining in PNG want the government to cancel licenses given to embattled miner Nautilus. Audio

The Bougainville Government remains committed to rewriting the autonomous Papua New Guinea region's mining law. Audio

West Papuan leaders who criticise military operations in Papua province risk prosecution, according to Indonesia's security forces.  Audio

Only six countries in the world give women and men equal legal work rights. And according to the World Bank's "women, business and the law" 2019 report New Zealand isn't one of them. The World Bank… Audio

The Solomon Islands' caretaker prime minister has defending his government's reaction to an unfolding environmental disaster, pinning the blame on the companies involved. Audio

Tonga's Privy Council is now considering the merits of petitions seeking the dissolution of parliament. Audio

A law described as "archaic" and "unjust", which allowed people to escape the full consequences of their actions, has finally been repealed. The "year and a day law", meant that no one can be held… Audio

Mark Taylor was called the "Bumbling Jihadi" after he gave away the location of Islamic State fighters on Twitter when he forgot to turn off the geotagging function. University of Waikato law… Audio

Human rights abuses in Indonesian-ruled Papua are consistent and ongoing, the World Council of Churches says. Audio

A lawyer with the New Zealand Defence Force says outdated laws governing Fiji's military forces have created human rights "issues" for the country. Audio

Papua New Guinea 's Catholic church is urging the government to do more to help refugees and asylum seekers in the country find resettlement. While the church is pushing for a definitive end to the… Audio

The international group of observers which monitored Fiji's last election says it's confident of a bright future for electoral democracy in the country. But the Multinational Observer Group says… Audio

Threats posed to Pacific Island countries by the rapidly increasing acidification of the world's oceans have been discussed at a workshop in New Zealand. Audio

Politicians have been told to stop treating law and order issues as a political football. About 200 people attended a meeting of the Safe and Effective Justice programme's advisory group in Wellington… Audio

Under a new law introduced two years ago, businesses caught exploiting workers - even if those employees are New Zealanders - are banned from hiring new migrant workers. But critics say the policy… Audio

An immigration and employment lawyer says a law designed to protect migrant workers from exploitation, actually punishes them. Companies caught exploiting workers are banned from hiring new migrant… Audio

The Autonomous Bougainville Government's recently announced plan it's to amend local mining laws, has been described as a reckless land grab by NGO Jubilee Australia. Audio