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University of Canterbury researchers have been awarded a Marsden Fund grant to examine the current debate on the use of "killer robots" in warfare. Associate Professor Amy Fletcher is one of the… Audio

A total of 128 people from the Auckland Pacific community have achieved their goal of gaining a driver's licences after a new initiative from government agencies and business leaders in Auckland. Audio

Law firms are registering interest for legal action from building owners worried they might have combustible cladding on their high-rises, but who have not been identified on any official list.

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Consultations over Bougainville's future are getting underway in what is described as a critical stage in the region's post-referendum independence process. Audio

Harry and Meghan threaten legal action over paparazzi photos being offered to British news outlets and then published. Audio

US President Donald Trump's legal team has issued its first response to the impeachment charges - describing them as a "dangerous attack" on democracy.

The document said the impeachment articles… Audio

Questions have been raised about how the police got information for a search warrant they carried out at the house of a right-wing blogger - and whether it was done so legally.

Armed police searched… Audio

The former Labour MP who publicly exposed fraud at the Ministry of Transport is surprised the former Auditor-General Martin Matthews is relitigating his role.

Martin Matthews was chief executive at… Audio

Many Aucklanders' have had a cheap commute to start the week, thanks to a bevy of free bus rides.

About half of Auckland's bus drivers are telling passengers that they can ride for free due to a… Audio

The first adrenaline-junkies are back in the water this morning swimming with great white sharks after a court ruling outlawing the practice was overturned.

Shark cage diving was ruled illegal by the… Audio

National's Nick Smith has not been shy in the debating chamber this week in his assessment of the secretive New Zealand First Foundation.

Now he's received an email from Winston Peters' lawyer Brian… Audio

The stakes have been raised in the New Zealand First donations scandal with a $30 million lawsuit now on the cards.

Winston Peters' lawyer Brian Henry is threatening to sue Opposition MPs if they… Audio

Former Manus Island detainee Behrouz Boochani says death awaits asylum seekers locked up in Papua New Guinea's Bomana Immigration Centre. Audio

Renewed large-scale phosphate mining poised to restart on French Polynesia's Makatea atoll. Audio

Ministry of Justice figures show that there's a concerning trend of people braving the civil court without a lawyer. Audio

Hundreds of New Zealanders whose properties surround Defence Force bases in Ohakea, Woodbourne, Whenuapai, and Devonport will be keeping a close eye on legal action in Australia.

Across the Tasman up… Audio

The National Party yesterday asked supporters how they would feel about a policy which would withhold benefits from sole parents who don't vaccinate their children. Professor Andrew Geddis from Otago… Audio

The Cook Islands government has contracted a firm to do millions of dollars worth of repairs to its trademark water project. Audio

The Marshall Islands is exploring legal action against the US over a leaking nuclear-waste filled concrete dome. Audio

Solomon Islands' Attorney-General has ordered Central Province to axe a deal leasing an island to a Chinese state-linked developer. Audio

Two arrest warrants issued in Papua New Guinea could a be sign that police are starting to make in-roads on high-profile corruption. However, in the case of former prime minister Peter O'Neill, the… Audio

Outdoorsman Kennedy Warne discusses the Supreme Court's recent decision on the legality of shark cage diving at Rakiura/Stewart Island, learns a surprising use for gourds and has advice on how to tell… Audio

Vanuatu and the Cook Islands want the UN to make it easier for vulnerable low-lying states to access climate financing. Audio