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Police Minister Stuart Nash says the law that regulates synthetics is "inadequate", and the government is considering moving its regulation to result in harsher penalities. Video, Audio

Property investors are sounding the alarm over a proposal they say could lead to landlords hiking rents more frequently. The Housing Minister Phil Twyford has put forward a series of proposed changes… Audio

The government is proposing a range of changes aimed at making it easier for tenants to rent properties - and stay in them, but landlords are hoping they'll also be considered before any changes go… Audio

The government has proposed a bevvy of renter-focussed changes, including stemming rent increases, widening notice for evictions, and owning pets. Audio

Tonga has begun the process of evaluating whether its legal framework meets international standards to combat money laundering and the financing of terrorism. Audio

Facebook investigating online abuse of Samoan author Audio

An Australian court case has exposed the government's treatment of asylum seekers. Audio

The National leader Simon Bridges talks law and order and where his party sits on the question of criminal law reform.The government is planning the biggest changes to the criminal justice system in… Audio

Yumi Sanap Strong, which means let's stand strong together, is an initiative to tackle sorcery related violence in Papua New Guinea. Audio

New rules restricting internal migration to Chile's Rapa Nui need to be rigorously enforced, an indigenous activist says. Audio

A new survey suggests a quarter of builders are breaking the law by not holding money in trust for subcontractors. This comes after the painful failures of two building firms this week. It's reported… Audio

The NZ Women's Law Journal wants an article dumped or censored from the Law Society newsletter. The article was by Auckland lawyer Thomas Bloy. He writes supportively about diversity and the #metoo… Audio

Fiji's National Federation Party is promising good leadership, consultation with the grassroots and a government open to criticism if it gets into power this year. Audio

A new law in Chile that limits the amount of time tourists can spend on Rapa Nui is in fact aimed at Chileans, an anthropologist says. Audio

The Otago Regional Council has been told to focus on protecting the environment, rather than build a flash new headquarters. One of its councillors Michael Laws says the council's plan to spend up to… Audio

Conservationists are looking at using the emerging “gene drive” genetic editing technology to wipe out populations of invasive species, but scientists are warning the wider consequences could be… Audio

While Parliament wrestles with its medicinal marijuana bill a Taranaki man living with terminal cancer says he is being forced to act like a criminal to manufacture the cannabis oil he says alleviates… Audio

A vaccinologist and senior lecturer at Auckland University says there is a high likelihood medical error was to blame for the deaths of two infants in Samoa following their MMR vaccinations. Audio

Green Party MP Jan Logie's Domestic Violence Victims' Protection Bill has been passed into law at Parliament tonight. The bill gives domestic violence victims up to ten days leave off work to deal… Audio

Vanuatu's former prime minister Joe Natuman says his political career is not over yet. The Court of Appeal last week upheld a decision by the Speaker of Parliament to declare the Tanna MP's seat… Audio

A Samoan academic, who has recently completed in-depth research into customary land laws, says the Samoan constitution was never designed for a controversial land law that came into force a decade… Audio

Professor Tim McCormack is in New Zealand as the New Zealand Law Foundation's 2018 Distinguished Visiting Fellow. He is Dean of the University of Tasmania Law School and a Professorial Fellow at the… Audio

A mayor in Florida must now apologise to a couple who were fined thousands of dollars for having their home's exterior painted the wrong way. Audio