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Judge Fred McElrea Restorative Justice online collection expands
1 November 2017
Napier City Libraries has launched an expanded online collection of the writings of retired District Court Judge Fred McElrea on…
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Waitangi Tribunal report on Ngātiwai Mandate claims released
1 November 2017
The Waitangi Tribunal has released a report on the Ngātiwai Mandate claims. It finds that the Crown breached the principles…
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New ceremonial robes for Supreme Court Judges
1 November 2017
The Judges of the Supreme Court have adopted new ceremonial robes, an announcement from the Judicial Office for Senior Courts…
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Trident Systems treated unreasonably in RNZ broadcast
31 October 2017
The Broadcasting Standards Authority (BSA) has found that Trident Systems, which ran a fishing camera monitoring trial for the Ministry…
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‘Unfair’ radio broadcasts contained derogatory statements and breached privacy
31 October 2017
The Broadcasting Standards Authority (BSA) has upheld aspects of a complaint about four broadcasts in 2016 by Radio Virsa, a…
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WorkSafe/Zespri Enforceable Undertaking fourth under 2015 Act
31 October 2017
WorkSafe New Zealand says it has accepted an enforceable undertaking from Zespri International Ltd, following a fatal quad bike incident…
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Community law delivers millions in free legal advice
27 October 2017
A new report says social investment by community law centres is providing $50 million worth of free legal services each…
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Success affects high-flying lawyers’ well-being, survey finds
26 October 2017
New research suggests lawyers’ health is likely to be affected the more successful they are in their field.The study from…
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FMA provides commentary on ICOs and cryptocurrency services
26 October 2017
The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has published commentary which gives its views on initial coin offers (ICOs) and cryptocurrency services.…
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NZ Legislation website visits increase
26 October 2017
The number of visitors to the New Zealand Legislation website continue to grow, with over 250,000 visitors per month in…
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Most Ombudsman complaints completed in 6 months
26 October 2017
The Ombudsman received 2,191 complaints during the year to 30 June 2017 and completed a total of 2,285 to finish…
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Kaikohe continues to top average gross legal aid payments
26 October 2017
Analysis of information released by the Ministry of Justice shows that Kaikohe legal aid providers again received the highest average…
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Little gets big job as Justice Minister in new Government
26 October 2017
The former union leader and lawyer Andrew Little has been appointed the new Minister of Justice under the Labour-led government.Mr…
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Law lecturer clears up coalition confusion from a constitutional perspective
26 October 2017
A senior lecturer at Victoria University’s Faculty of Law has given his insight into the new Labour led Government’s coalition…
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RLAA consenting changes now in force
26 October 2017
Changes to consenting processes under the RMA - brought about by the Resource Legislation Amendment Act 2017 - have come…
Last updated on the 28th June 2018