Law
Dotcom seeks extradition case live-stream
Kim Dotcom wants the public to see his lawyers "smash" the United States' case against him, he says.
Duncan Grieve and Barnaby Bennett: publishing and journalism
Kim Hill talks to Duncan Grieve, the founder and editor of The Spinoff, an Auckland-based online magazine and custom content creator. He appears at three WORD Christchurch events: The Spinoff After… Audio
Leigh Hopkinson: stripping and empathy
Kim Hill talks to Leigh Hopkinson, a New Zealand-born, Melbourne-based writer and editor, whose first book is a memoir about her years working in striptease - Two Decades Naked. Audio
Cécile Maisonneuve and Marie-Anne Gobert: future cities
Kim Hill talks to Cécile Maisonneuve, President of La Fabrique de la Cité, and a senior adviser and former head of the Centre for Energy at the French Institute for International Relations, and to… Audio
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
Fewer lawyers willing to do legal aid
Falling numbers of lawyers willing to do legal aid cases could reduce access to justice for some defendants, according to the Law Society.
Election billboard
Andrew Geddis of the University of Otago talks about why an Auckland by-law seems to have Auckland Transport thinking an election hoarding is more distracting and other kinds. Audio
CAA laws and drone pizza delivery
Is the Transport Minister Simon Bridges encouraging Domino's to flout aviation laws with its plan to trial drone deliveries? Audio
Easter trading
Should it be up to individual councils whether or not shops are open during Easter? Audio
Methamphetamine contamination
Phillip Macalister of the NZ Property Investors magazine discusses how landlords are reacting to being told to get their rentals decomtaminated. Audio
Councils can now decide if businesses trade on Easter Sundays
Local councils now have the power decide whether businesses can open in their area on Easter Sunday. Parliament has passed law on what it acknowledges is a contentious issue, but says allowing… Audio
Bill passes allowing shops to trade on Easter Sunday
Parliament has finally passed legislation that will make it legal for shops to trade on Easter Sunday, if their local councils agree. Audio
Another mass killing in NZ likely, police association says
MPs considering a review of gun laws have been told it's very likely there will be another mass killing in New Zealand, like the one that happened at Aramoana in 1990. Audio
Drivers could soon be saliva tested for illegal drugs
Drivers could soon have to give saliva samples to police that will be immediately screened for illegal drugs. Audio
Slow progress on specialist sexual violence court
The government has been "slow to respond" to calls for a specialist sexual violence court but at least it hasn't rejected the idea, a victim advocacy group says.
Commerce Minister waits for cluster bomb advise
Knowingly investing in companies that make cluster bombs is illegal under a law passed in 2009. The Commerce Minister, Paul Goldsmith, is still waiting for official advice. Audio
Think tank calls for cannabis to be legailised and taxed
An economic research think tank is calling for marijuana to be legalised saying it could save the country more than three hundred million dollars a year. Audio
Privacy Commissioner backs family that filmed rest home abuse
Privacy Commissioner says families are within their rights to secretly film family members in rest homes after footage emerges of an elderly man being mistreated. Audio
Public sector pensions scutinised to see if investments ethical
Pensions belonging to tens of thousands of public servants are being scrutinised by the States Services Commission after revelations some of the money has been invested in companies that make cluster… Audio
High cost to criminalised marijuana - NZIER
An economic think tank is calling for marijuana to be legalised saying it could save the country over $300 million a year.
