Law
An update of the 'brutal' Mental Health Act
The Prime Minister has apologised for decades of child abuse in care, but the Mental Health Act allows some of the same kind of treatment to be dished out to the mentally unwell.
Taking the shock out of mental health law
Our Prime Minister's just apologised for decades of child abuse in care, but the Mental Health Act allows the same kind of treatment to be dished out to the mentally unwell Audio
The Panel with Martin Bosley and Deborah Hart (Part 2)
Tonight on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Martin Bosley and Deborah Hart to discuss a new report into obesity in New Zealand and Christmas parade organisers outraged at the… Audio
NZ law firms to collaborate on pro bono work
A group of New Zealand law firms is launching a framework for collaborative pro bono work. Te Ara Ture director Sabrina Muck spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
The gang patch ban
New gang legislation came into force on Thursday, with an immediate arrest in Hastings. Police stopped a vehicle displaying gang insignia on its dashboard just three minutes after midnight, when the… Audio
The legality of redefining Treaty Principles
This week tens of thousands of people from all walks of life and all ages converged on Parliament in opposition against ACT's Treaty Principles Bill. The bill seeks to redefine principles that have… Audio
University student's fatal fall still a mystery - coroner
Sam Finnemore had been acting normally before he headed to bed on the night he died, a coroner says.
'Grabbing his shotgun': Council granted injunction after threats, abuse reported
The injunction is aimed at stopping "interference" with sewerage pipeline construction near Rotorua - which implications for protests against the project.
Lawyers fight changes that would mean fewer jury trials
The Detail - Defence lawyers say there are better ways of clearing clogged courts than the government's plan to have fewer jury trials.
The case for juries
Defence lawyers say there are better ways of clearing clogged courts than the government's plan to have fewer jury trials Audio
Should the Christchurch terrorist's lawyers get name suppression?
Emile Donovan speaks to associate professor of law Scott Optican from the University of Auckland. Audio
Alex Jones-affiliated company challenges the Onion's Infowars purchase
A losing bidder says Onion won a rigged bankruptcy auction and offered half as much cash as its bid.
Treaty hīkoi: A pause, and final preparations, before march on Parliament
Final preparations are being made as tens of thousands of people in te Hīkoi mō te Tiriti convoys converge in the capital.
Bill to stop foreign interference introduced to Parliament
The bill introduces new offences to criminalise covert, deceptive, corruptive or coercive activities on behalf of a foreign power to intentionally or recklessly harm the country.
Malcolm X's family sues US law enforcement $170m for allowing assassination
The family of militant civil rights leader Malcolm X has filed a NZ$170 million lawsuit that accuses law enforcement agencies of allowing his murder to be carried out almost 60 years ago. Audio
Goldsmith on Finlayson's Treaty Principles Bill comments
Former MPs sometimes feel they can chip in and tell current ones what to do, the Treaty Negotiations Minister says. Audio
Lay advocate's abusive conduct prompts calls for regulation
There are calls from employment lawyers to regulate lay advocates following a ruling where the judge criticised the "unprofessional" and "abusive" conduct of an advocate toward the opposing party's… Audio
Māori law expert on Treaty Principles bill
The Treaty Principles Bill has passed its first reading in Parliament, after a fiery debate and vote. The minister-in-charge of the Bill, Associate Justice Minister David Seymour, refused Morning… Audio
Protecting children from harmful online content
Jo Robertson is a therapist, educator and researcher. Earlier this year, she and others presented a petition to parliament - signed by over 10,000 - calling for internet service providers to… Audio
Sth Asia: India's Supreme Court bans "bulldozer justice"
An overnight earthquake and the world's worst pollution - Anas Mallick reports from Pakistan Audio
