
Thomas Coughlan: Ardern, Collins should listen to Act and Greens on terror laws
OPINION: Jacinda Ardern should listen to Act and the Greens before changing terror laws.
OPINION: Jacinda Ardern should listen to Act and the Greens before changing terror laws.
Sam Hurley and Jared Savage help subscribers make sense of a complex case.
Isis-inspired terrorist attack brought NZ's counter-terrorism bill back into spotlight.
Three of the victims remained in hospital in a critical condition.
Refugee status was revoked but terrorist not deported from NZ yet because of appeal.
Within hours the Muslim Association of Canterbury set up a donation page for the victims.
"Lone wolf" terror attacks are especially hard to prevent, Dr John Battersby says.
The 32-year-old lone wolf attacker had been on a terror watch list since 2016.
Judith Collins said in 2013 there were no urgent concerns with counter-terrorism laws.
"This was a violent attack on innocent New Zealanders. It was senseless" - Ardern.
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Draft version of new law has business groups worried about obstacles to development.
Some insiders concerned 'low quality practitioners' now have a veneer of respectability.
Lockdown shows permanent working from home tax policy needed, say chartered accountants.
Police admitted they had briefly put out the wrong advice.
Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins broke the news at the 1pm press conference.
NC was until recently one of a number of US states where the age of marriage was 14.
Mayor Phil Goff: "The police often tell me nothing good happens in the city after 2am".
'It's disappointing that private conversations are being leaked out' - Chris Bishop
Cars are registered, in the EU cows are registered, it's no big ask to register firearms.
National's youth wing is disappointed party caucus voted against conversion therapy ban.
'The tryline is wide open. There's no one in the way.' - Chester Borrows on Govt inaction.
All political parties support changes to residency rules for NZ Super, except the Greens.
Both parties have concerns about potential to criminalise parents.
Officials recommended 'clear communication' from the Government on what the laws meant.
Just over 1000 guns have been returned in the latest amnesty.
Trusts used to hide relationship property are under attack and may be losing their power.
Steve Braunias meets Tim Fairhall, who fought the law and the law lost.
Judith Collins was Minister of Police in 2010 and Minister of Justice in 2014.
More than 150,000 people signed a petition to ban the practice.