Drivers wrongly fined for 'speeding'
Seven-year-old bungle means drivers will be refunded, say police.
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Kiwi businesses could be hit by new data privacy laws
NZ businesses may be caught out by sweeping new privacy laws about to take effect in EU.
'Grade one tosser': Former MP's not so sensible tough on crime tirade
'Tough on crime' group's lawyer cites bad data in an attempt to prove prison works.
Tauranga MP slams council support for regional fuel tax
Tauranga may follow Auckland's lead and introduce a regional fuel tax
Activist Penny Bright has 'inoperable' cancer
The Aucklander found out yesterday she has stage 3 ovarian cancer.
Fears Māori achievement will drop with school change
The CE of the trust running Te Kāpehu Whetū fears academic achievement will drop.
Paid parental leave dad: 'This will change my life'
Father of newborn was earlier denied paid parental leave following his partner's death.
Exclusive: The spies who went into the cold: Agents lose powers after legal bungle
Our spies lost a key weapon in the fight against terrorism through a law-making error.
New Govt water plan would curb intensification
Tough measures aim to control pollution in rural waterways.
Woman tells just how easy it was to buy cigarettes as a minor
At 16, Arnia Appleby bought a couple of packs of cigarettes. Within a week she was hooked.
Judge urges change to protect Maori children
Children's Commissioner tells iwi leaders it's time for a true revolution.
Controversial waka-jumping bill slammed
A controversial bill has been likened to using a sledgehammer to crack a nut.
Car import costs a side-risk to greener economy - report
Report shows ''major changes will be needed," commission chair Murray Sherwin says.
Danger lurking in your ramshackle power poles, lines
Ageing power poles and lines on private property are increasingly dangerous.
Emanuel Stoakes: Bill poses threat to social workers
COMMENT: Letting employers decide who is registered leaves public vulnerable.
Expert: where NZ's legal high clamp-down went wrong
A researcher has criticised the way NZ's Psychoactive Substances Act was introduced.
Call for law change for driverless vehicles
Law Foundation report says law changes crucial so they can be used legally on NZ roads.
'These kids just want to be the same' - Oranga Tamariki CEO asks for help
All New Zealanders have an opportunity to help.
Government and business to fight human trafficking
New National Plan of Action, migrant exploitation review and law changes underway
Wheel clamping regulation 'a good start' says Consumer NZ
Both consumer watchdogs and staff within the industry have welcomed regulation.
Wheel clamping regulation is coming, Minister says
The Government has signalled regulation is on the cards for the contentious practice
'We're better than this' - Children's Commissioner
A new report shows Government the path to child wellbeing.
David Fisher: Journalists who write books left vulnerable
Journalists are exempt from the Privacy Act - except when they write a book.
Harete Hipango: Passage of law frustrating when good ideas are dismissed
Applying the law as a lawyer was less complicated than attempts to shape and make the law
Editorial: Judges should be able to cope
EDITORIAL: Judges should not need to be sheltered from criticism.
Trio taking $5m bet on cannabis industry
Damien Venuto talks to entrepreneur Paul Manning about why he's betting big on cannabis.
Vanguard charter school applies to become school of special character
Hipkins not ruling out financial support in the transition to special-character schools.
Law 'entrenches' prisoners' right to vote
Whether or not inmates should have their say in an election is being argued today.
Rest homes understaffed says expert
Good care "should be the norm, it shouldn't be the exception", says rest home researcher.
Law's dirty little secret is exposed. So what's next?
Olivia Wensley has inspired hundreds to share their sexual harassment stories.
Father of drug victim calls for harsher sentences
Lewis Jones delivered a petition to Parliament today supporting harsher drug penalties.
'I can't wait': Crohn's sufferer, 13, fighting for toilet access
IBD sufferers want businesses required by law to let them use the bathroom.
Tragedy shouldn't rule driverless cars unsafe - experts
Kiwi experts urge people not to dismiss self-driving cars as unsafe after US road tragedy.
Government to repeal 'year and a day' law
Government to repeal the law that prevented prosecutions over the CTV building's collapse.