Policy

A Kurdish Iranian writer now living in New Zealand says the government needs to do more regarding the actions of Iran's government.

Two New Zealanders are understood to have been detained for months… Audio

There are calls for tougher penalties on young people who commit criminal offending. 

But who are they, and why are they breaking the law?

Police say more than 2000 charges have been filed in the… Audio

The internal review into Oranga Tamariki's 'litany of failures' is overdue.

The agency received multiple warnings, reports of concern, and whānau pleas for intervention in the lead up to the murder… Audio

The internal report examining Oranga Tamariki's litany of failures which led to a 5-year-old being murdered is overdue.

The report follows an investigation by the Ombudsman which found Oranga… Audio

There has been both criticism and praise for the National Party's newly announced social investment fund policy.

The policy would see the private sector and philanthropists called on to lend a… Audio

A property developer is taking the government's housing agency, Kāinga Ora, to court alleging anti-competitive conduct.

Winton had wanted Kāinga Ora to use its powers under the Urban Development Act… Audio

The Chief Victims Advisor says too much weight is being placed on the rehabilitation of offenders within the justice system.

This in the wake of the nine-month home detention sentence handed down to… Audio

A failed bid to put a teenage serial rapist behind bars has sparked a fresh wave of criticism and possibly more protests.

The Crown belatedly appealed Jayden Meyer's sentence of nine months home… Audio

Māori advocates are outraged the Police Minister's suggesting law changes to allow officers to keep taking photos of people they deem suspicious, and it has set back promises of any transformational… Audio

The Government's being told it is still not doing enough to ensure much needed foreign workers can get into the country.

The skilled migrant category has just been re-opened after being slammed shut… Audio

The deputy Solicitor General says a rapist's sentence of nine months' home detention is manifestly inadequate and there has been a miscarriage of justice.

An appeal against Jayden Meyer's sentence… Audio

Neither farmers or environmentalists are satisfied with the government's new proposal for cutting agricultural emissions.

The proposal requires farmers to pay for their emissions from 2025.

It has… Audio

The government has hired an online surveillance firm set up by ex Israeli spies, that's been kicked off Facebook for spying on people.

Immigration officials have been using the firm Cobwebs… Audio

The government is celebrating its agricultural emissions pricing plan as a world first, but it faces a battle winning over the sector.

Cabinet will consult on the plan before signing it off next… Audio

The US President Joe Biden has initiated a dramatic change to his country's policy on marijuana, pardoning all federal offences for possession.

He said no-one should be in jail solely due to the… Audio

The National Party is calling a second gang-related police raid of a rehabilitation facility a failure of the justice system.

On Thursday police siezed almost half a kilogram of meth, $5000 in cash… Audio

Staff at Oranga Tamariki have voted to take industrial action over low wages and unsafe workloads.

It comes as a major Ombudsman report found the state agency failed to do even a bare minimum to… Audio