Nick Smith, tipped to return to the Cabinet after resigning early this year as a result of the Bronwyn Pullar scandal, stands by the hard line on long-term ACC claimants.

How private do we want to be? Two moves prompt the question - one by Auckland Council, the other by the privacy commissioner, that could give you more privacy than you want.

Catherine Bennett writes that as intrusive and prying as the press may be, what did Kate really expect when she took on that role?

All motorists using toll roads will have personal information collected under new legislation, worrying civil liberties advocates.