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Luxon compares Govt action plan to 'corporate turnaround'

Law and order will be the Government's focus.

Cancer, bankruptcy and a long legal battle: One estranged couple's fight for a family home

The man argued it wasn't relationship property because he had inherited the house.

Gloriavale suffers setback in battle to keep BNZ accounts open

Court of Appeal case to set legal precedents for banking sector.

For two years, influencer who sexually abused teen boys has kept name secret; that may soon change

The Court of Appeal has upheld his conviction.

Gang member 'squatting' on beachside property takes eviction fight to Supreme Court

Kevin Moore has been illegally occupying Māori coastal land for the past 11 years.

Man accused of child rape won't be retried after convictions quashed

The complainant told police she did not want to pursue a second trial.

Crown says Scott Watson was the only one with 'motive and opportunity' to kill

It's the final day of the convicted double murderer's second appeal.

Guy Wallace's evidence in Scott Watson case 'irretrievably tainted'

Wallace at one point asked police if they were trying to lay the murders on him.

'Moral pressure': Scott Watson's lawyer blasts police tactics used to collar him for double murder

Watson's lawyer: Police concertedly and repeatedly used suggestive practices to secure ID.

'Singled out': Transgender paedophile says prison punished her for inmate relationships

Officials considered her a troublesome inmate. But it wasn't retribution, they insisted.

Māori weaponry instructor beat students with stick, says heritage exempted him from law

He told the Court of Appeal they had no power over him. The justices disagreed.

Judge delivers verdict on early NZ justice system

Justice David Collins points to early miscarriages of justice in colonial New Zealand.

A tongue-in-cheek look into judges' perks

OPINION: Judges get long periods of time off and travel paid for by the state.

End of the road: Highest court rejects serial rapist and killer Malcolm Rewa's appeal bid

Lawyers wanted the Supreme Court to hear his case but it has declined.

Former council boss loses $271k he won in swimming pool compliance case

He was told feature complied with rules around the fencing of pools. Then it didn't.

Urgent appeal in Waitangi Tribunal summons case heard by senior court

Children's Minister gave a letter to the tribunal but claimants say she needs to appear.

Senior judges’ perks revealed, including Crown limos, free flights for partners

Judge's perks include chauffeur-driven cars and free flights.

Appeal lodged in fight to get Children’s Minister before Waitangi Tribunal

Kīngitanga, Tainui and Māori Women’s Welfare League have given "words of support" - lawyer