Law

The first five $150,000 rapid payments were made on Monday.

While denying the claims from incidents on Waiheke Island, the British author claims if the case was heard it should be in New Zealand.

A man has been sentenced to six years and nine months in prison for the two instances of sexual violence he inflicted on his then-partner.

Police dropped road spikes on an Auckland motorway in error, causing seven passing cars to have their tyres popped.

After two days of deliberations, a jury has retired for the weekend without reaching a verdict in the trial of Restore Passenger Rail protesters.

Democrats say the ruling shows that the US President's power to freeze spending is not unlimited.

Up to 300 New Zealanders a year are administered electric shock treatment - and the vast majority are happier for it.

A jury has heard that New Zealand's major cities could be underwater by the end of this century during the trial of climate activists who hung banners over Wellington's State Highways.

The government wants to make retail a safer work environment by allowing for citizen's arrests. One legal expert fears the change will have the opposite effect.

The landlord did not talk to the tenants about the items that were found and photographed during a flat inspection.

The government is expanding powers for the police and courts in hopes of keeping firearms from gangs and high-risk offenders.

The women, who often worked every day without breaks, were initially paid just $200 per week according to the Employment Relations Authority.