At 16, Arnia Appleby bought a couple of packs of cigarettes. Within a week she was hooked.

Children's Commissioner tells iwi leaders it's time for a true revolution.

A controversial bill has been likened to using a sledgehammer to crack a nut.

Report shows ''major changes will be needed," commission chair Murray Sherwin says.

Ageing power poles and lines on private property are increasingly dangerous.

COMMENT: Letting employers decide who is registered leaves public vulnerable.

A researcher has criticised the way NZ's Psychoactive Substances Act was introduced.

Law Foundation report says law changes crucial so they can be used legally on NZ roads.

All New Zealanders have an opportunity to help.

The Government has signalled regulation is on the cards for the contentious practice

A new report shows Government the path to child wellbeing.

Journalists are exempt from the Privacy Act - except when they write a book.

Applying the law as a lawyer was less complicated than attempts to shape and make the law

EDITORIAL: Judges should not need to be sheltered from criticism.

Damien Venuto talks to entrepreneur Paul Manning about why he's betting big on cannabis.

Hipkins not ruling out financial support in the transition to special-character schools.

Whether or not inmates should have their say in an election is being argued today.

Good care "should be the norm, it shouldn't be the exception", says rest home researcher.

IBD sufferers want businesses required by law to let them use the bathroom.

Kiwi experts urge people not to dismiss self-driving cars as unsafe after US road tragedy.

Government to repeal the law that prevented prosecutions over the CTV building's collapse.

Planned law to reduce greenhouse gas emissions will have widespread economic impact.

Confusion and frustration about insurance policy has prompted the Government review.

Parliament can't do "whatever it likes" against its own people, Supreme Court is told.

Euthanasia bill poses risks to disabled people, say disability rights groups.

Commission would track NZ's carbon-slashing efforts and ensure promises are made good.

EDITORIAL: New Zealanders who care for disabled family members deserve a better deal.

Greater pay transparency means less chance of conscious and unconscious bias says CTU boss

Seymour expected most submissions would be against, but was unfazed by the possibility.