COMMENT: Latest poll suggests more Kiwis favour legalising cannabis use, rather than just decriminalising it. Why don't our politicians get the message?

EXCLUSIVE: A new poll ahead of a review of the law around possession of cannabis for personal use suggests there is public appetite for reform.

COMMENT: It's time citizens demanded protection for the fundamental right to know, which is being routinely eroded.

A loophole has left Medical Council powerless to immediately suspend a doctor, even if doctor is under investigation for sexual misconduct or convicted.

More than 12,000 Kiwis have repeatedly breached court orders to stay away from their victims - with one person convicted for doing so 14 times.

A Treasury official suggested the Government could save more than $500 million a year legalising the popular drug.

After months of debate and seemingly endless meetings, the Auckland Council reveals its Unitary Plan.

Transport Minister Simon Bridges ignored official advice to consult with councils before announcing he would allow electric cars to use bus lanes.

COMMENT: It is one thing to toughen the law, but it needs to be properly enforced.

COMMENT: Marijuana will probably be legalised in New Zealand at some point. It's the way the western world is going, writes Matt Heath.

COMMENT: The economic and cultural disadvantages of a longer period of protection outweigh the economic benefits to copyright owners.

COMMENT: A feeble approach will simply send all the wrong messages to our young people and to our families - that drug use isn't that big a deal.

An international conference at the United Nations headquarters this week is expected to agree that the UN's "war on drugs" is over, and it has failed.

COMMENT: Drugs that do nothing for you up to that point have no redeeming social benefit to my mind. But it's not my business.

The suit is perhaps the broadest challenge yet to the federal system.

Pike River widow Anna Osborne is set to self-medicate with medicinal marijuana - even if the move turns her into a criminal.

COMMENT: Why is this legislation so difficult to comply with and which types of businesses are most at risk?

Search for New Zealander of Year recalls ethical dilemma of terminally-ill lawyer's legal battle for right to end her own life.

A strategic alliance between Air New Zealand and Air China has received government approval.

The IRD IS proposing a withholding tax of 33 percent of a vendor's gain on a sale, or 10 percent of the total purchase price.

The company says it's due to a lack of consumer demand and the politics surrounding gun violence.

Two of New Zealand's most renowned marine scientists have argued for more "no-take" marine reserves, where fishing of any kind is banned.

Auckland Transport is taking legal action to force owners of Eden Terrace properties to sell up for the $2.5 billion City Rail Link.

The FMA is expecting a wave of appeals after deregistering 100 companies from the Financial Service Providers register, as it awaits a High Court ruling on Vivier & Co's appeal.

The Government is missing out on $180 million a year by not collecting GST on online purchases.

The law that controls the activities of the country's domestic intelligence agency will be changed to fix deficiencies, the Prime Minister says.

"Spectacularly unsuccessful" is John Key's verdict when asked about following Australia's foreign buyers policy. They are not really telling the whole story, says John Armstrong.

Prime Minister John Key has opened the door to possible restrictions on foreign buyers if information gained shows high numbers of foreigners are buying in New Zealand.

Lawyers, accountants and real estate agents could soon be required to comply with more robust anti-money laundering rules, according to Justice Minister Amy Adams.