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Auckland liquor stores fear they could lose business with 9pm rule
Some South and West Auckland liquor stores fear they could lose up to 40% of their business with new rules preventing the sale of alcohol after 9pm. The new rules will come into effect from December… Audio
MPs' comments amount to attacks on judiciary, lawyers say
The NZ Bar Association is concerned about the risk of political interference in the courts.
The Panel with Jo McCarroll & Scott Campbell (Part 1)
Tonight on The Panel, Wallace Chapman and panellists Jo McCarroll & Scott Campbell discuss inequality of electricity prices, and the start of the Paralympics. Jo McCarroll is the editor of NZ Gardener… Audio
Assisted dying law under review: both sides line up
It is nearly five years since the End of Life Choice Act became law, and nearly three years since it was implemented, allowing some terminally ill adults with fewer than six months to live to be… Audio
Uber drivers applaud landmark Employment Court ruling
Drivers at the ride-sharing giant have welcomed a decision to classify them as employees rather than contractors.
Treaty Negotiations Minister defends 5% of coastline comment
Paul Goldsmith says his claim customary title will be reduced to a fragment of the coastline was just part of "free-flowing discussion".
Prisoners held in prolonged solitary confinement - Inspectorate
Some prisoners housed in the Corrections' Extreme Risk Unit have spent over 900 days in solitary confinement, considered a breach of international human rights, where the maximum is 15 days. The… Audio
Australia introduces 'right to disconnect' laws
In Australia, questions about the blurring of work and home have led to new "right to disconnect" laws, which took effect on Monday. Money correspondent Susan Edmunds spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
The Panel with Jennie Moreton & Simon Pound (Part 1)
Tonight on The Panel, Wallace Chapman and panellists Jennie Moreton & Simon Pound discuss the court of appeals finding that Uber Drivers are employees not contractors. Plus the lack of transparency in… Audio
Urgent Waitangi Tribunal hearing begins over coastal rights
Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith wants to make it harder for Māori to make customary claims on coastlines.
Held for 18 years without charge - this is the life of a disabled man in NZ
The case of 'Jay', held indefinitely without charge for 18 years, is raising questions of how we treat our intellectually disabled community Audio
Held for 18 years without charge - this is the life of a disabled man in NZ
The case of 'Jay', held indefinitely without charge for 18 years, is raising questions of how we treat our intellectually disabled community
AudioThe Panel with Zoe George and Ed McKnight (Part 1)
Tonight on The Panel, Wallace Chapman and panellists Zoe George and Ed McKnight discuss Prime Minister Christopher Luxon's comments on local council spending and Australia's new Right to Disconnect… Audio
Fairness and equity in the police force
Internationally ground-breaking research from inside the police force has quantified the difference between how Māori and Pākehā are treated when it comes to law Audio
Fairness and equity in the police force
Internationally ground-breaking research from inside the police force has quantified the difference between how Māori and Pākehā are treated when it comes to law
AudioPolkinghorne paid hundreds of dollars to prostitutes'
A former Auckland Eye surgeon paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to prostitutes in Australia and New Zealand in the years before his wife was found dead. Philip Polkinghorne is on trial for the… Audio
Polkinghorne paid escort $100k before wife's death - accountant
A bank account owned solely by the former eye surgeon had sent thousands of dollars to multiple women, his trial has been told.
Knowing your rights: when police evidence and human rights collide
University of Auckland law lecturer Alex Allen-Franks is keenly awaiting the outcome of a case that has been before the Supreme Court - where a passenger in a car that was pulled over, had his photo… Audio
Costs mount for sports clubs as compliance deadline looms
Volunteer-run sports clubs around the country have until April 2026 to re-register under the new legislation, or face involuntary dissolution.
Christchurch City Council developing own alcohol policy
A community leader in Christchurch is calling for the city to follow Auckland's lead in bringing in a ban of supermarket and bottle store alcohol sales after 9pm.Auckland's local alcohol policy was… Audio
