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French Polynesia's opposition challenges review of autonomy statute. Audio

Tahiti president admits to lying about French nuclear weapons test. Audio

Lawyers are warning more needs to be done to protect migrants from losing millions of dollars in property disputes. The Law Commision has published proposals to make property law fairer and easier to… Audio

How much has changed for New Zealand's female composers in the 125 years since women's suffrage? In the 2018 Lilburn Lecture, acclaimed composer Eve de Castro-Robinson reflects on her own journey as a… Audio, Gallery

Papua New Guinea civil society groups have called on China to introduce regulation on illegal wood imports from the country. PNG is China's single largest supplier of timber, however large quantities… Audio

Papua New Guinea's police commissioner says residents in the capital shouldn't be concerned about the thousands of foreign security forces converging on the city. A massive multi-national security… Audio

A ban on new offshore oil and gas permits passed into law last night. The Crown Minerals Amendment Act was voted-in 63 to 55 in Parliament after the government surprised the sector with a ban in March… Audio

Social media in Fiji is running hot with campaigning by political parties and their candidates in the run up to next week's election. Access to the internet has risen sharply since the 2014 polls and… Audio

Finance companies say proposed changes to consumer credit laws may do more harm than good, because increased costs of compliance will be passed on to consumers. Audio

As proposals to decriminalise abortion are underway, a group of women who have had abortions took out newspaper advertisements urging Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to be cautious about reform. The ads… Audio

The Law Commission says it's time to end the simple solution of splitting property equally when a marriage breaks up. It suggests if one partner owned a home before the relationship began, only the… Audio

A New Zealand law firm says Tokelauans are being shut out of legal processes and denied human rights and freedoms. Audio

Moves to modernise the four decade old law that dictates how couples' assets are divided if they split up, will make significant in-roads this week. On Thursday the Law Commission, which is currently… Audio

Tahiti's pro-independence leader Temaru decries his ban from assembly as a political move. Audio

A law change is likely to be needed before Housing New Zealand can pay compensation to tenants who were evicted over dodgy methamphetamine testing. Audio

A women's rights group is welcoming Government plans to remove abortion from the Crimes Act. The alternative approaches, suggested by the Law Commission, include no statutory test for an abortion to… Audio

National Party leader Simon Bridges and his wife Natalie met the Duke and Duchess of Sussex at Government House on Sunday night. The Opposition leader joins Guyon Espiner to discuss this, as well as… Audio

The New Zealand Law Society has elected its first woman of Pacific descent as President. Audio

Fiji's Sitiveni Rabuka has been acquitted of electoral fraud leaving the way open for him to contest the election less than three weeks away. Audio

There was a lot of listener reaction yesterday to the story about the mental health nurse fearful that the man who assaulted her is being returned to where she lives, in a less secure unit.  Audio

A Wellington law firm is offering families an extra six weeks of paid parental leave on top of what they're entitled to by law. The policy was celebrated by Kahui Legal at a ceremony last night where… Audio

A partner at one of New Zealand's top Maori law firms says she's proud its now offering six weeks paid parental leave on top of the 22 weeks staff are already entitled to by law. The policy is one of… Audio

A former Papua New Guinea defence force commander says special security legislation giving foreign security forces and personnel unprecedented powers to respond to threats during next month's APEC… Audio

The Catholic Archbishop of Rabaul in Papua New Guinea believes mediation could end the years of anger and bitterness engendered over controversial land leases. Audio

The winner of the annual science awards's Early Career Research Excellence Award for Humanities says he'd like to see Tikanga Māori recognised as a system of law itself. Victoria University's Dr… Audio