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?

Sentenced to death, a lawyer set out to gain the right to choose how she would die.

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

You can make a standard KiwiSaver first-home withdrawal without the additional top-up from the HomeStart grant. Helen Twose talks about the rules.

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.

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.

A change to legislation could see people forced to provide a password or access to their electronic device while travelling.

The Ministry of Justice is considering extend anti-money laundering legislation to cover specific professions.

Lawyers taking rising numbers of special education cases say an independent tribunal is needed to ensure funding decisions are resolved fairly.

Justice Minister Amy Adams declared she wanted the crime of corporate manslaughter to be added to the workplace health and safety reform legislation currently before Parliament.

Auckland iwi Ngati Whatua has confirmed it will seek a judicial review of Government’s plan to sell off Crown land to private developers.

Although the effects of the party drug ecstasy are transient and may not require medical attention, complications of severe toxicity have occurred, says Leo Schep.

Aucklanders are being warned they could face fines of up to $10,000 and daily penalties for not keeping their trees and other vegetation away from power lines.

Government and Auckland iwi are headed to court over plans to sell off up to 500 hectares of surplus Crown land to private developers.

Vested interests are preventing any meaningful solutions to New Zealand’s housing crisis from being proposed or implemented, writes Bryce Edwards.

Tribes have decided to go to court to challenge the Government's interpretation of "right of first refusal" in light of moves to free up land for private housing developments.

The hopes of euthanasia supporters appear to rely on Act leader David Seymour and the luck of the draw after both Prime Minister John Key and Labour chief Andrew Little ruled out putting up a bill on the issue.

It did not take long. Just three days, if that, for the politicians to get voluntary euthanasia well and truly off the political agenda, writes John Armstrong.

The Prime Minister says he would probably support a euthanasia law change of the type Lecretia Seales wanted.