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"Bill has been watered down to get buy-in, but how can you water down an emergency?"
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David Seymour says Govt wants to 'censor thoughts', debuts new-look Act
The Act Party conference is held in Auckland today.
US offers extra options to extradite Kim Dotcom
US says no need to prove actual owner of Megaupload movies and music for extradition.
A tale of two Kims: The parallel cases
Comment: The US is finally presenting its case against Kim Dotcom - but will it matter?
Editorial: Your last will and testament - or not
EDITORIAL: A case reported this week shows again wills can be contested - and overthrown.
David Fisher: Speed-dating, magic and Kim Dotcom at the Supreme Court
In the Supreme Court, lawyers tackle a judicial Everest in the Megaupload case
Supreme plotting at Kim Dotcom's court of last resort
What if, asked a Supreme Court justice, I just took your novel and sold it on the street?
Dotcom lawyer: Movie warnings on copyright 'propaganda'
Ron Mansfield tells the Supreme Court that Megaupload never breached copyright.
Kim Dotcom's final extradition appeal ends the sideshows
The long-running extradition case reaches the Supreme Court for its final(ish) hearing.
'Evil' pension policy to be abolished
Pensioners have been waiting a long time for the spousal deduction policy to be dropped.
Michael Cullen: Time to blow the lid off Budget secrecy
Comment: Pageantry around formal presentation serves little purpose.
Police have seized 500 firearms since March 15 terror attack
Police have also seized a further 500 guns during raids, call-outs and vehicle stops.
Georgina Beyer - why I'm not going to Destiny's big gay out
Transgender former MP and mayor says: "I want to hear an apology."
Letters: Avoiding agonising death
We must change our attitude to death and discuss it openly with family and friends.
Only 530 semi-automatic guns handed over, police say
Only a fraction of the estimated 300,000 illegal guns have been handed over.
Political Roundup: Abortion reform in question
An announcement of new legislation is looming but it might not be what is expected.
Mike Hosking: Legalising cannabis makes no sense
Comment: There is nothing aspirational about encouraging drug use, Mike Hosking says.
Andrew Little: No room for haze in vote on cannabis
COMMENT: NZ doesn't need a 'Brexit-style' outcome to cannabis vote.
Time to adopt a law against ecocide?
COMMENT: Governments are impotent in the face of the pillage of our natural environment.
Grieving father of pilot killed in Fox Glacier crash criticises CAA
Mitch Gameren's father said family members were still seeking answers.
Exclusive: Christian party deal in Botany - National's big hope?
Talk within the party's been rife for weeks now with Ngaro's plan being well received.
Kris Gledhill: Why hate speech laws are a decent idea
COMMENT: Freedom of speech is a limited right, with a need to respect others.
Could miscarriages land American women in jail?
Let's clarify these Georgia and Alabama abortion bills.
Letters: Victims need money now
Victim Support drip-feeding the funds adds another layer of hurt for shooting survivors.
Letters: Freedom of speech a myth
Has anyone gone to court to demand that freedom of religion only apply to Christians?
Personal cannabis use promises to set 2020 election alight
The draft law is a weaker version of what Andrew Little previously outlined.
Cannabis confessions: Which MPs have smoked pot?
Politicians answer questions on whether they have inhaled.
Special cafes? Home-grown? Cannabis referendum details out today
Justice Minister Andrew Little will release details of the 2020 cannabis referendum today.
Dog attack injuries jump; doctors want action
Children under the age of 10 are more likely to be seriously injured by a dog.
Bus crisis over drivers' breaks has been averted
Some Auckland bus services still likely to be cancelled as drivers take statutory breaks.
Brian Rudman: Leave Israel Folau out of hate speech heat
COMMENT: Banning Folau risks creating new martyrs and threatens our free speech tradition.
Internet porn to require ID check
British porn fans will soon have to pass an age ID check to view adult content.
Heather du Plessis-Allan: Goodbye to political hope, unity
COMMENT: Politics returns to its grubby, self-interested and cynical normal.
Stuart Nash: Firearms ban makes NZ a safer place
Good people in our communities will find themselves in possession of banned firearms