A Lake Rotoiti hapu will blockade a boat ramp tomorrow to force public access to a private boat ramp which is built on the Maori-owned lake bed.

A top real estate firm has begun an internal inquiry after accusations it took data from one of New Zealand's biggest property databases to set up a rival business.

A French winemaking giant has lost its case against a Hawkes Bay estate after it accused the company of ripping off the name of one of its wines.

Hollywood is determined to succeed. "The movie and music industries are the two most powerful copyright lobbies in America," writes Jane Kelsey.

The man facing a police investigation over the construction of the CTV building has been awarded a US patent for a invention he's accused of stealing from a friend.

Food manufacturing giant Sanitarium risks tarnishing its brand image through its dispute with a South Island shopkeeper.