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Nauru law change slammed by former legal official
Audio 12 Sep 2016A former secretary of justice in Nauru, David Lambourne, says this week's amendments to the country's passport laws are weird and a further indication of the breakdown of the rule of law. Audio
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Cats, sex, celebrity? - Nah, legal innovation is the new clickbait
When you hear about things going viral on the internet you tend to think cats, sex, crime and celebrity but this week the Guardian created a slideshow on a Kiwi legal innovation that has been viewed… Audio
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Commonwealth pledges support for Pacific development
Audio 9 Sep 2016The Pacific's Commonwealth countries are being promised help to implement global targets set for development. Audio
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Criminal Bar Assoc unhappy with closing legal aid offices
Criminal Bar Association president Noel Sainsbury says a plan to close six of eight legal aid offices around the regions next year makes no sense. Audio
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Pacific looks for fisheries balance on ambitious motion
Members of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature meeting in Hawaii this week are considering a controversial motion which could close 30 percent of exclusive economic zones in the… Audio
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Laywers are pulling out of legal aid work - Sir Ron Young
A former judge is warning that large numbers of lawyers pulling out of legal aid work, could leave New Zealanders without their right to a fair trial. Audio
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Three quarters of legal aid offices will soon close
Legal aid offices in in Waitakere, Napier, Christchurch, Manukau, New Plymouth and Rotorua will soon close, leaving only two in New Zealand. Liz Bulger of the Law Society joins Checkpoint. Audio
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Conditions in camp growing worse - legal adviser
Medecins Sans Frontieres runs a health centre inside the Calais refugee camp. Its legal adviser Lucie le Carpentier says conditions in the camp are difficult for refugees. Audio
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High level corruption under spotlight in PNG
Audio 5 Sep 2016Papua New Guina's capacity to hold high-level corruption to account is under the spotlight after the former prime minister Sir Michael Somare was implicated in a Singapore money laundering case. Audio
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Australia's offshore detention foundering, says NGO
Audio 5 Sep 2016Wilson Security's decision to abandon Australia's asylum seeker detention centres has left the controversial policy foundering, an NGO says. Audio
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Vanuatu anxious to see free trade text after Christchurch talks
Audio 5 Sep 2016After another round of PACER plus negotiations, there are more signs that some countries are not happy with the lack of communication. Audio
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Legal action looms again over living wage in Wellington
Wellington mayoral candidates' pledges to extend the living wage to all council contractors could land the local council in court, with the Chamber of Commerce opposing the idea. Audio
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PNG NGO responds to landowner court win over govt
Audio 1 Sep 2016An anti-logging NGO in Papua New Guinea says a court victory for a landowner group who sought to overturn controversial land leases wouldn't have had to happen if the government just did something. Audio
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Steel mesh legal action raises doubts over home insurance
Concerns emerge that faulty steel mesh used in houses and offices built since 2012 could invalidate insurance if it fails to save buildings in an earthquake. Audio
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Nauru passport ban queried
Audio 31 Aug 2016A former secretary of justice in Nauru, David Lambourne, says passports cannot be withdrawn on the basis of alleged past conduct. Audio
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Stunned by mass Nauru passport cancellation - Peter Law
Audio 30 Aug 2016A former resident magistrate on Nauru says the latest actions of the island's government are bewildering. Audio
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Former Nauru MP barred from seeking urgent medical treatment
Audio 29 Aug 2016A former president of Nauru says the government has cancelled his visa to prevent him from seeking urgent medical treatment overseas. Audio
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Negotiations conclude on free trade agreement for Pacific
Audio 29 Aug 2016Trade ministers from 16 Pacific Islands Forum countries have agreed to the legal text of the proposed PACER Plus regional free trade agreement. Audio
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Fewer lawyers willing to do legal aid
Dwindling numbers of lawyers willing to do legal aid cases could make it harder for people to get justice, the Law Society says. Audio
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Havelock North businesses considering possible legal action
Business owners are struggling in Havelock North, hit hard by the gastro bug outbreak. But they're undeterred by a new government enquiry. They'll still be looking into a class action. Audio
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Conspiracy guilty verdicts shows strength of judiciary
Governance expert says guilty verdicts for Vanuatu MPs charged with conspiring to defeat the course of justice shows resilience of country's constitutional systems. Audio
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Confusion over latest gifting of Bougainville mining shares
Bougainville's government is anxious to ensure shares in the mining company Bougainville Copper Limited being gifted by the Papua New Guinea government go to it. Audio
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NZX HY profit slides on legal case
The stock exchange operator NZX's first-half net profit has slumped 80 percent hit by legal costs in a long-running court battle. Audio
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Cannabis legalization
More on the Drug Foundation poll on cannabis legalization. Audio
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Australia finds more legal avenues to detain NZers
Audio 16 Aug 2016Australia turns to another provision in its law to detain New Zealanders indefinitely. The latest case to come to light involves a man who's been charged but not yet tried on domestic violence… Audio
