Law

In the final installment of a years-long legal battle, former Conservative Party leader Colin Craig's defamation claim against former party board member John Stringer has been dismissed.

As recreational use of nitrous oxide grows, there are concerns about how little regulation there is around it in New Zealand.

An independent review finds the Department of Corrections did not provide incorrect information to the Parole Board about a convicted rapist who murdered a Christchurch woman.

WorkSafe said its position related to the principle of maintaining privilege rather than specific concerns about the documents.

The government has granted an offshore oil and gas exploration permit after being forced to reconsider its earlier decision to decline it.

Prince Harry is accusing the publisher of the Daily Mail of unlawful information gathering.

Families of those who died in the coal-mine explosions in 2010, will soon be able to see the documents that led to health-and-safety charges against the mine's chief executive being dropped.

Interns underpaid by an Auckland food bag company say they have been left with questions after an Employment Relations Authority ruling.

Gwyneth Paltrow has denied in court that she caused a 2016 ski collision in Utah that the man suing her says has left him with life-changing injuries.

A support group for victims of church-based abuse says NZ's Catholic Church is denying natural justice by keeping some of its redress process secret.

In one phone call on 21 June 2021, Megan found out her aunt Jasmine Cotter had gone to prison on drugs charges and that no-one in the family knew who had her son.

A Levin chocolate maker is in hot water over potentially misrepresenting its products. Why?

A granddaughter of Gloriavale founder Hopeful Christian has told a court abuse has never been accepted in the community's culture.