Law
Protest over prison voting ban
A law that will deny 7000 prisoners the vote in this year's election is a breach of human rights, protesters say.
WorkSafe to investigate Savemart
Worksafe to investigate Savemart's New Lynn store after Checkpoint investigation into worker conditions. Audio
WorkSafe investigates Save Mart store over lack of gloves
WorkSafe is investigating an Auckland Save Mart store after workers said they did not have gloves to sort through soiled clothing. Audio
Casino and school fraudster sent to jail
Tessa Grant, 41, stole and defrauded her employers to feed an equestrian, was today sentenced to seven years and eight months in jail. Video, Audio
Nelson rough sleeper ban in effect
Simon Duffy of Uniquely Nelson explains why rough sleepers needed to go from Trafalgar St and the difference in shopping during the first day of the by-law. Audio
Trees cut down in Avondale
Mels Barton of the Tree Council talks about what went wrong in the Unitary plan leading to protected trees getting the chop in Auckland. Audio
Death and taxes - but which taxes?
Tax expert Mark Keating on what forms a Capital Gains tax can take and who it would effect. Audio
Is cost-cutting compromising justice?
The Chief Justice Sian Elias has warned that judges might be pushing to obtain swift guilty pleas, to help get through the sheer number of cases before the courts. Dame Sian Elias has also raised… Audio
Corrections looks at options to reduce prison numbers
The Corrections Department is helping prisoners get out of jail and onto electronic bail because it is running out of space to keep them.
Dame Judith Potter: Life and Influences
Dame Judith Potter became the first woman president of a District Law Society - Auckland - in 1988 and the first woman President of the New Zealand Law Society in 1991. She was appointed to the High… Audio, Gallery
Ministry acknowledges inadequate placement for vulnerable girl
The ministry criticised by a judge over its treatment of a young girl who complained of sexual assault has acknowledged a family home was not the best placement for her.
Judge Silvia Fernández de Gurmendi
Judge Silvia Fernández de Gurmendi helped to set up the International Criminal Court, and it now its president. Her academic experience includes professorships of international criminal law at the… Audio
Australia same-sex marriage survey to go ahead
Australia's High Court has ruled the Federal Government's $122 million same-sex marriage postal survey will go ahead.
Supreme Court dismisses Affco's legal challenge
The court has dismissed Affco's challenge against a ruling the meat processor unlawfully locked out workers during collective bargaining talks.
Advocates scoff at new medicinal cannabis laws
Doctors are now able to prescribe medicinal cannabis without approval from the Ministry of Health, but advocates say it won't make a difference to people in pain. Audio
Medicinal cannabis law
The rules around the use of some medicinal cannabis products have been relaxed, beginning today. The panellists discuss whether this is a step closer to legalising the drug. Audio
Man faces 10 more charges over police ramming
A 37-year-old man accused of ramming a police car on the Coromandel Peninsula last week has reappeared in court facing new charges.
Australia detains NZ bikie again despite court win
A New Zealand-born motorcycle gang member who won a landmark case in Australia's highest court yesterday has been arrested in Perth.
Doctors now able to prescribe medicinal cannabis
Lifting the restriction on the use of medical cannabis is like "dangling the carrot" but not being able to grab it, a medicinal cannabis advocate says. Audio
Marriage equality reaches halt in Australian high court
Australia will find out the future of its same sex marriage postal plebiscite today. For the past two days Australia's highest court has been hearing legal challenges against the government's national… Audio
