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Let arbitrators solve family disputes

COMMENT: Trained arbitrators can do more to ease work of Family Courts.

Napier open for business on Easter Sunday

Napier will be open for business on Easter Sunday, a change decided by a close vote in a Napier City Council meeting yesterday. Councillors

Maori Party to stay, fight over differences

Bill English said the problems in the bill could be easier to sort out in practice than in theory.

Trump's 'phenomenal' tax plan

President Donald Trump says he has a "phenomenal" plan to revamp business taxes in the U.S. taking the Republicans by surprise.

Man could not bear to be paralysed

A marketing manager left tetraplegic after falling awkwardly at home pleaded with doctors to switch off his ventilator machine.

Russia to decriminalise domestic violence

Nearly 20 per cent of Russians say it is "acceptable" to hit one's partner.

What happens next for Brexit?

The British Supreme Court has ruled that the UK government cannot trigger Brexit immediately. So what will Theresa May do next?

Trump seeks to revive oil pipelines

Donald Trump took steps to advance construction of the controversial Keystone XL and Dakota Access oil pipelines.

U-turn on cartels ran counter to advice

A government u-turn making directors not criminally liable for running cartels ran counter to official advice.

Jay Kuten: It's time for legal medical marijuana

This column, urging the normalisation of medical marijuana, is dedicated to the memory of Dr Chris Cresswell LIKE many readers, I

Fishing parks running behind schedule

A new fight may be developing between Government and iwi over fishing rights, this time in the Marlborough Sounds.

Clean rivers campaign ramps up

A grassroots environment group is ramping up a lobbying campaign for more stringent "bottom line" rules around freshwater quality.

Safety changes prevent re-entry - English

The very health and safety changes which the Pike River disaster prompted make re-entering the mine difficult, Prime Minister Bill English says.

MP says public sector must do more

Critics have slammed the Ministry of Social Development for rejecting a clause to establish special family violence leave saying they were "disappointed" and "saddened" by the decision.

Are councils prepared enough for oil spills?

Fewer than half of councils have enough staff trained to respond to marine oil spills.

Revealed: Bold plan to save Hauraki Gulf

Proposed new marine protected areas, rules for polluters and changes to commercial fishing methods have been revealed in a long-awaited master plan for the Hauraki Gulf.