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Ombudsman releases further OPCAT prison inspection reports
5 December 2017
The Office of the Ombudsman has released a prison inspection report for Christchurch Men's Prison and follow-up inspection reports for…
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Mothers to get extra paid parental leave after bill passes
4 December 2017
The Parental Leave and Employment Protection Amendment Bill has passed its third reading. The bill will increase paid parental leave…
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New videos give tips to avoid Christmas shopping stress
4 December 2017
The Commerce Commission is releasing a series of Christmas videos to help consumers avoid Christmas shopping hassles during the festive…
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High Court explains second appearance of Category 4 offences over holidays
4 December 2017
The High Court has released a memorandum which explains how the second appearance of a Category 4 offence in the…
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Protection of children is paramount says Press Council
4 December 2017
The Press Council says that when children are included in a photograph for public use, permission should be obtained first.The…
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Focus on New Plymouth
1 December 2017
The city of New Plymouth has a population of around 57,000, while the wider New Plymouth district has a population…
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Huge variation in court service levels, says Justice head
30 November 2017
The Ministry of Justice needs to address the huge variation around the country in Court service levels, ministry Chief Executive…
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High Court delays resulting in obstacles to accessing justice, study shows
30 November 2017
A major research project into High Court civil cases has found that some cases in the court can take more…
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Step up your cyber defence
30 November 2017
If you have one password you use for everything and hit ‘remind me later’ when an update pops up on…
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New law will provide flexibility in censorship
30 November 2017
The Films, Videos, and Publications Classification (Interim Restriction Order Classification) Amendment Bill has received a third reading in Parliament.It comes…
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Third reading for private international law bill
30 November 2017
Parliament has given a third reading to the Private International Law (Choice of Law in Tort) Bill.The bill clarifies which…
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AML/CFT guidance release outlined
30 November 2017
The Department of Internal Affairs and New Zealand Law Society are both planning to release a range of material designed…
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NZ Women's Law Journal launched
30 November 2017
The inaugural issue of the New Zealand Women's Law Journal - Te Aho Kawe Kaupapa Ture a ngā Wāhine is…
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New District Court Judge appointed
29 November 2017
Christchurch barrister and solicitor Deidre Jane Orchard has been appointed a District Court Judge.Mrs Orchard currently works as an Associate…
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Licensed building practitioners disciplined for shoddy work
29 November 2017
Two licensed building practitioners (LBPs) have been held to account by the Building Practitioners Board for what it says are…
Last updated on the 28th June 2018