After months of debate and seemingly endless meetings, the Auckland Council reveals its Unitary Plan.

Transport Minister Simon Bridges ignored official advice to consult with councils before announcing he would allow electric cars to use bus lanes.

COMMENT: It is one thing to toughen the law, but it needs to be properly enforced.

COMMENT: It is a pretty crap society that pulls the ladder up on younger people or those less well off just because they want to preserve their new unearned wealth.

Saturday marks 30 years since that milestone in the gay rights movement, an anniversary that will be celebrated in Parliament tonight.

COMMENT: Marijuana will probably be legalised in New Zealand at some point. It's the way the western world is going, writes Matt Heath.

COMMENT: The economic and cultural disadvantages of a longer period of protection outweigh the economic benefits to copyright owners.

COMMENT: A feeble approach will simply send all the wrong messages to our young people and to our families - that drug use isn't that big a deal.

An international conference at the United Nations headquarters this week is expected to agree that the UN's "war on drugs" is over, and it has failed.

Pike River widow Anna Osborne is set to self-medicate with medicinal marijuana - even if the move turns her into a criminal.

COMMENT: Why is this legislation so difficult to comply with and which types of businesses are most at risk?

Search for New Zealander of Year recalls ethical dilemma of terminally-ill lawyer's legal battle for right to end her own life.

Sentenced to death, a lawyer set out to gain the right to choose how she would die.

You can make a standard KiwiSaver first-home withdrawal without the additional top-up from the HomeStart grant. Helen Twose talks about the rules.

A strategic alliance between Air New Zealand and Air China has received government approval.

The IRD IS proposing a withholding tax of 33 percent of a vendor's gain on a sale, or 10 percent of the total purchase price.

The company says it's due to a lack of consumer demand and the politics surrounding gun violence.

Two of New Zealand's most renowned marine scientists have argued for more "no-take" marine reserves, where fishing of any kind is banned.

The Government is missing out on $180 million a year by not collecting GST on online purchases.

The law that controls the activities of the country's domestic intelligence agency will be changed to fix deficiencies, the Prime Minister says.

Prime Minister John Key has opened the door to possible restrictions on foreign buyers if information gained shows high numbers of foreigners are buying in New Zealand.

"Spectacularly unsuccessful" is John Key's verdict when asked about following Australia's foreign buyers policy. They are not really telling the whole story, says John Armstrong.

Lawyers, accountants and real estate agents could soon be required to comply with more robust anti-money laundering rules, according to Justice Minister Amy Adams.

A change to legislation could see people forced to provide a password or access to their electronic device while travelling.

The Ministry of Justice is considering extend anti-money laundering legislation to cover specific professions.

Unfair employment practices including zero-hours contracts are not going to be solved by National's latest measures, politicians and a union representative say.

NZX says a lack of basic shareholder protections could tarnish the reputation of the country's capital markets.

Lawyers taking rising numbers of special education cases say an independent tribunal is needed to ensure funding decisions are resolved fairly.

Justice Minister Amy Adams declared she wanted the crime of corporate manslaughter to be added to the workplace health and safety reform legislation currently before Parliament.