An opt-out system to stop telemarketing calls and moves to close a legal loophole allowing people to post naked pictures of their ex-partners online are among the recommendations of a sweeping review of New Zealand's privacy laws.
It is in the natural order of things for every generation of parents to lament that their children behave more badly than they did when they were growing up.
A planned crackdown on "cannabinoid" substances will severely curtail the use of controversial synthetic cannabis product Kronic, Associate Health Minister Peter Dunne says.
Are family trusts still a safe haven for assets and income?
An anguished father wants substances such as Kronic synthetic cannabis banned.
15-year-old gets cannabis substitute 'as easily as an icecream' from dairy near city schools.
Lawyers sell trusts for the same reason McDonald's sells fries.
Associate health minister Peter Dunne has welcomed the report, saying the Misuse of Drugs Act is outdated, deficient and needs changing - but the Govt will need time to consider its recommendations.
A leaked diplomatic cable shows the US was deeply concerned with "inherent weaknesses" in NZ's terror laws.
The Human Rights Commission says saving money should not be the reason defendants lose their right to a trial by jury.
Cabinet Minister Simon Power is retiring from politics in November to return to the private sector.
The Law Commission is taking aim at New Zealanders' widespread use of family trusts.
A handover of control of allowances and expenses to the Remuneration Authority has broad support across Parliament.
John Key is giving an independent body more control over setting MPs' perks after a call for an end to MPs having control over their own entitlements.
State agencies will gain fresh powers to snoop and search under a sweeping law change,