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Commission’s alpaca case brings total fines to $1.5 million
24 May 2017
A company and two individuals have been fined a total of nearly $194,000 for claiming that duvets were "pure alpaca…
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News item on Heron inquiry story was unfair says BSA
24 May 2017
The Broadcasting Standards Authority (BSA) has upheld a complaint about a Newshub item on the outcome of a review by…
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Tenancy bill targets meth contamination
24 May 2017
Building and Construction Minister Nick Smith has introduced the Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill (No 2) to Parliament.The bill would amend…
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AEOI initiative information sharing begins
23 May 2017
The Inland Revenue Department has launched a new section on its website to assist with providing information for New Zealand's…
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Survey shows "modest pay rise" expectations
23 May 2017
A survey of 94 law firms has shown that 60% expected staff pay rises to be above the rate of…
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Women in Governance award for Law Centre
23 May 2017
The Auckland Community Law Centre has won Governance New Zealand's Women in Governance - Organisation of the Year award for…
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Researchers call for an ACC commissioner and help for those missing out
23 May 2017
Researchers are calling for an independent commissioner to oversee the ACC system and ensure that “hundreds of thousands” of injured…
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Becoming a lawyer often a generational tradition
22 May 2017
It’s not unusual to find a family where several generations have produced a lawyer or two.Recently Jack Fletcher graduated with…
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Bar Association calls on group to offer evidence to Parliament about Family Court system
22 May 2017
The New Zealand Bar Association says caution needs to be exercised when allegations of systematic bias are levelled against the…
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False bee pollen claims result in fines
19 May 2017
Health supplement company Topline International Ltd and its owner Jeffrey Bernard Cook have been fined a total of $526,500 in…
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Law Society says group’s attack on the Family Court system is misguided
18 May 2017
The New Zealand Law Society says the language adopted by the Backbone Collective comments in a press release criticising the…
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Community Law launches legal application for schools
18 May 2017
Wagbot is a chatbot that knows the answers to many questions relating to problems parents and students have with schools.“There…
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Malcolm Rewa retrial move poses procedural questions
18 May 2017
Police Commissioner Mike Bush has confirmed in a statement that the Solicitor-General has agreed to make an application to the…
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DPMC finds no evidence of inappropriate conflicts of interest
18 May 2017
Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC) Chief Executive Andrew Kibblewhite says an investigation by the department into three former…
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OIO reviewing section 37 0.4 ha threshold list
18 May 2017
The Overseas Investment Office (OIO) says it has begun to review and update the list of reserves,public parks and other…
Last updated on the 28th June 2018