Latest news
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Airport fraudster jailed
9 November 2016
The Serious Fraud Office says Teremoana Kimiangatau has been sentenced in Manukau District Court to three years and two months'…
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Money returned to misled trademark holders
9 November 2016
The Commerce Commission says it has worked with ANZ Bank to successfully return around $600,000 to trademark holders who were…
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Review of Search and Surveillance Act underway
8 November 2016
The Law Commission and Ministry of Justice have jointly published an issues paper which outlines possible ways of improving the…
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Auckland Law School to increase student intake
8 November 2016
The Auckland Law School at the University of Auckland says it will make an additional 50 places available to students…
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Radio Hauraki ordered to pay $4,000 to cricketer’s mum
8 November 2016
Radio Hauraki has been ordered to pay $4,000 to the mother of New Zealand-born English cricketer, Ben Stokes after the…
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Lawyers who turn politician want to leave their mark on legislation
3 November 2016
If you take a closer look at the education jackets of politicians currently working on policy in the Beehive, you’ll…
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Survey indicates Reserves Act not seen as totally effective
3 November 2016
A survey carried out by law firm Simpson Grierson and the Local Authority Property Association has indicated that the respondents…
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Plans to make seclusion in schools illegal
3 November 2016
Education Minister Hekia Parata says she will invite the Education and Science select committee to consider a Supplementary Order Paper…
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Boost in funding for FMA and Companies Office announced
3 November 2016
Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Paul Goldsmith says the government has approved increased funding for the Financial Markets Authority (FMA)…
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Proposed changes to Takeovers Code consultation underway
3 November 2016
The Takeovers Panel has released a consultation paper with proposed amendments to the Takeovers Code.It is inviting submissions, which close…
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Commission proposes number portability continuation
3 November 2016
A draft determination from the Commerce Commission proposes continuing the regulation of number portability services for both local and mobile…
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New Zealand ranks 8th in world for rule of law
3 November 2016
New Zealand ranked eighth out of 113 countries surveyed in the sixth annual Rule of Law Index published by the…
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Employment Court issues new practice directions
3 November 2016
Chief Judge Colgan of the Employment Court has issued new Employment Court Practice Directions.The introduction states that "except to the…
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Americans and Canadians biggest foreign investors in NZ
2 November 2016
An analysis of trends in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in New Zealand from 2013 to 2015 by accounting firm KPMG…
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New law extends health practitioner functions
2 November 2016
A third reading has been given by Parliament to eight amendment bills, which enable a wider range of health practitioners…
Last updated on the 28th June 2018