Law

Golden kiwifruit growers have been granted the right to appeal a High Court decision that will increase their rates for growing the product in Tairāwhiti.

Malia Li had been jailed after her husband developed sepsis and died in a filthy room containing maggots, mice and urine.

A victim's advocate is describing sentencing discounts for offenders as a courtroom "lolly scramble" that lets survivors down and offenders off the hook.

The South Taranaki man posed as a business owner to fraudulently claim a series of Covid-19 wage subsidy payments.

One of the country's two spy agencies has revealed it retrieves information directly from where it is stored or processed on computers.

Analysis - A case is being taken to clarify legal provisions that force someone deemed to have a mental disorder to have compulsory treatment. One of the complainants, Giles Newton-Howes, explains…

The owner of a horse that had to be euthanised after suffering serious injuries while trying to escape backyard fireworks is angry there is nowhere to report the death.

A top divorce lawyer says the case of a man being ordered to pay the private school fees of his step-daughter, despite divorcing her mother and never being the girl's legal guardian, is rare.

A landlord who was challenged about fixing her leaky rental retaliated by trying to evict the family who had spent a year living in a damp home.

A charity that supports fathers has been investigated after it unlawfully dished out tens of thousands of dollars in loans to a former trustee and continually failed to disclose the arrangement.

The government is being told if it is worried about banks' mega profits it should investigate whether its monetary policy decisions have played a part.

Justice might be blind, but it's also usually notoriously expensive, with lawyer's fees and court administration mounting quickly into the tens of thousands.

Demand surges for legal advice on new whistleblowing law that has come into force.

The Taupō man is the first New Zealander to plead guilty to sabotage, yet legal restrictions remain about the target of his offending.

A young pilot who crashed into a microlight over Masterton's aerodrome was following the local practice, which was however against Civil Aviation Rules.

Analysis - With evidence showing the alcohol industry's relative contribution to sports sponsorship revenue is smaller than that of other companies, there is a strong case for restricting its presence…

Eight freight forwarding companies have been issued warnings by the Commerce Commission for likely participating in a cartel - making it possible customers were charged more for retail freight than…