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Testimony by a Trump White House aide in the latest January 6 Capitol riot hearing is being described as "blockbuster".

Cassidy Hutchinson revealed then President Donald Trump knew his supporters… Audio

The first of several bills setting out the three waters system has been introduced to parliament, just days before a legal challenge from three councils is set to begin.

Timaru, Waimakariri and… Audio

A Dunedin councillor who took legal action against his own council over a spat which started with a $12 parking ticket has lost his case in court.

An altercation between councillor Lee Vandervis and… Audio

Some tangata whenua can't legally access their own land and it's preventing them building houses for whanau who want to live there.

It comes after RNZ this morning reported barriers at the bank are… Audio

A legal case is being brought against the government for failing to use laws that would protect thousands of marine animals. The landmark legal proceedings have been filed today by the Environmental… Audio

Time to check in with the Local Democracy Reporting programme and this morning we're in Gisborne with Matthew Rosenberg. He told me the latest from a story in Tokomaru Bay, where people who are… Audio

Over the channel in Europe - there's still a war raging - the latest concern being the impact of the war on global food supplies - which is one topic of conversation at the World Economic Forum… Audio

An accommodation stoush is building up steam in Rotorua. The local council is seeking enforcement orders against nine emergency accommodation providers. But the legal action could leave 65 families… Audio

Māori landowners are mulling legal action in an effort to stop proposed changes to the emissions trading scheme, which would see plantation forests no longer eligible for carbon credits.

That's due… Audio

A former member of Gloriavale is still savouring what he says was a "mind-blowing" legal victory yesterday.

The Employment Court has found that the Christian sect effectively employed Daniel Pilgrim… Audio

Māori landowners are mulling legal action in an effort to stop proposed changes to the emissions trading scheme. 

The proposals would see exotic forests no longer eligible for carbon credits. 

But… Audio

Can you break the law as a Facebook admin or moderator?

For one New Zealand group, with 75,000 members, that question loomed large after complaints that it was not stopping members from offering… Audio

Tens of millions of people across the US could soon lose their legal right to abortion, according to a leaked Supreme Court document.

A leaked draft opinion written by Samuel Alito, a conservative… Audio

A senior barrister and former crown prosecutor says unless this month's budget contains new funding for the legal aid system, it is is danger of collapse. Hourly rates for legal aid work haven't… Audio

Grounded Kiwis group has won a legal battle against the Government's MIQ system.

A High Court judge has ruled it impeded the right of returning New Zealanders in a way which was not justified in a… Audio

New Zealanders who battled to get a room in a managed isolation hotel so they could come home are hailing the High Court ruling which found the MIQ lottery system was unfair.

Grounded Kiwis have… Audio

The Government's Covid-19 response has taken a huge knock with a High Court ruling the MIQ system was unfair. Justice Mallon says it was inevitable the system would operate unjustly when demand… Audio

MPs are forever critiquing the law, but they seldom write it. They leave that to a team of experts who found a creative legal job you never knew existed. Audio

The Ministry of Health is spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on legal fees to fight families that care for their disabled children.

Three cases, all of which still have a long way to run… Audio

Two nurses unions are carrying out a full legal review of the proposed pay equity deal because of a backlash from members.

The Nurses Organisation says when the agreement - made to address the gender… Audio

Tributes are pouring in for the leading Māori legal scholar Moana Jackson, who has died after a lengthy illness.

He's being remembered as a tireless advocate for criminal justice reform and… Audio

Kua hinga he totara nui o te waonui a Tane. Tangi hotuhotu ana nga manu. Me to iwi Maori. The tributes have been flowing endlessly for one of Aotearoa's most leading legal minds and indigenous… Audio

In response to the interview on yesterday's show with Kalo Afeaki from Pacific Climate Warriors on a court case looking at aspects of Inaia tonu nei, the Climate Change Commission's advice to… Audio

Legally how long can the government keep the "no jab no job" orders in place? At the moment the health order covers a significant chunk of workers including police, teachers, defence, MIQ and health… Video, Audio