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Drop in complaints, hike in enquiries for adverts authority
20 June 2017
The Advertising Standards Authority received fewer complaints last year than in 2015, its just-released annual report reveals.In 2016 the ASA…
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Consumer Guarantees Act education campaign
20 June 2017
A number of organisations have launched an information programme to educate New Zealand businesses and consumers about their rights under…
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Law Foundation award application deadlines approach
20 June 2017
Deadlines are approaching for applications for all remaining 2017 Law Foundation scholarships and awards.The Foundation is New Zealand’s major funder…
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Research reveals public attitudes on broadcasting decisions
20 June 2017
The Broadcasting Standards Authority (BSA) has released new research on the public’s attitudes to BSA decisions on classifications and timebands…
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Police testing phone app to video victim statements
19 June 2017
Police officers in the Counties Manukau district have started trialing an app on their phone to record audio-visual victim statements.Instead…
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Community law centre bank contributions data not held
16 June 2017
The Ministry of Justice does not hold information on bank donations to community law centres, Associate Justice Minister Mark Mitchell…
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Local government legislation passage recommended
16 June 2017
The Local Government and Environment select committee has released a report on the Local Government Act 2002 Amendment Bill (No…
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Law professor says unlikely political party is breaking law
16 June 2017
A law professor says a philanthropist politician’s million dollar stunt to increase the profile of his political party is unlikely…
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Political attacks on courts very worrying - Law Council of Australia
16 June 2017
The Law Council of Australia is calling for an end to what it calls political attacks on the judiciary, especially…
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Watercare reviews compliance processes
15 June 2017
Auckland Council's water and wastewater provider Watercare says it has reviewed its processes relating to new developments and connections to…
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Apartment letting legislation inadequate and inflexible says lawyer
15 June 2017
A property lawyer says the current legislation around apartments and complexes letting out their units for short stay accommodation such…
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148 charges filed under cyberbullying laws
15 June 2017
The Ministry of Justice says that since the Harmful Digital Communications Act 2015 came into force in July 2015, 148…
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Cabinet Manual 2017 update released
15 June 2017
The 2017 update to the Cabinet Manual has been released by the Department of the Prime Minister.The Cabinet Manual is…
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Home detention follows Middle Eastern secret commissions
15 June 2017
Former Fisher & Paykel Healthcare employee Simon William Hall has been sentenced to eight months of home detention in the…
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Landonline changes in July release outlined
15 June 2017
Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) says the next Landonline maintenance release, 3.16, is planned for Monday 10 July 2017. It…
Last updated on the 28th June 2018