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A quick decision is expected in the legal battle over giving blood from donors who were vaccinated against Covid-19 to a baby in urgent need of heart surgery.

Te Whatu Ora has asked the High Court to… Audio

Why isn’t New Zealand part of Australia? | The Aotearoa History Show | RNZ

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The Law Society here in Aotearoa has expressed concern about the way the Kiribati government is treating its judiciary.

On Friday, it appointed a non-judge, Attorney General, Tetiro Semilota, as the… Audio

A mother is furious the government has spent hundreds of thousands of dollars paying for her abusive former partner's vexatious legal claims.

She won a significant Hague Convention international… Audio

In 1841 a few tiny islands of Pākehā settlement existed in an ocean of Māori land. Today, that picture has reversed & Māori own a fraction of Aotearoa. A big part of the reason? The Native Land Court.

The 1950s saw an explosion of youth culture. “Bodgies and widgies' ' tearing round on motorbikes & hanging out in milk bars scandalised many Kiwi adults. Was “the teenager” invented in the 1950s? And… Video, Audio

The first 500 years of Māori settlement in Aotearoa saw significant, dynamic changes to how people lived; changes that challenge the idea of Māori culture as something carved in stone. Video, Audio

In his twenties Michael Whittaker started losing his vision due to a progressive condition, retinitis pigmentosa. He was an international model at the time, and still fits in some modelling… Audio

Podcasters can solve cold cases, but if they're not careful, they could face their own day in court. Audio

The operator of Kawerau's papermill; has pulled legal action against workers and made them a new pay offer.

145 mill workers have been locked out since August 9 after the union rejected the company's… Video, Audio

With New Zealand's donation regime under the spotlight, a legal expert is calling for historic change, warning the system is on shaky foundations.

A sweeping review of the electoral system is… Audio

Community midwives say today's legal action against the Ministry of Health is a "last resort" after seven years of broken promises.

The College of Midwives has filed a class action in the High Court… Audio

Midwives are taking legal action against the government over fair pay and conditions again.

1300 midwives are taking a claim against the Ministry of Health for breaching a 2018 contract, which was… Audio

The health minister says he understands why midwives are taking the Ministry to court and that he was horrified to hear of workers' experiences.

More than 1300 midwives are involved in the class… Audio

More than 1300 midwives are taking the Ministry of Health to court, saying they are fed up with broken promises to pay and support them properly.

The class action, being led by the College of… Audio

Vanuatu's president has taken the extraordinary step of dissolving the country's parliament - on the advice of a prime minister who was almost certain to lose a no confidence vote today.

It's only… Audio

Two Christ Church Cathedral restoration workers have become the first people to legally venture inside the severely damaged building since the city's 2011 earthquake.

Senior engineer Pete Carney and… Audio

An education law expert says white supremacist Philip Arps can legally stand as a candidate for Te Aratai College's board of trustees.

Barrister and solicitor Carol Anderson says the Education and… Audio

A former South Taranaki mayor says its decision to fight all the way to the Supreme Court to fluoridate its water has been vindicated.

Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield yesterday directed… Audio

The Electoral Act is clearly not fit for purpose according to a constitutional law expert, and the Government needs to urgently close legal loopholes in the political party donation rules.

Wellington… Audio

Sorting Forum block high on Marshalls agenda. Audio

The legality of rodeo has been questioned today at the High Court.

The Animal Law Association and animal rights group SAFE want to bring an end to what they say is an "unnecessary and unlawful"… Audio

A four year publicly funded research project on 'gender and the law' in the UK recently published its findings. It's titled:The research was led by Davina Cooper. She speaks to Karyn Audio