Station owner defends decision as within the law, but minister says it 'stinks'.

Next weekend the result of a long-awaited Treaty of Waitangi claim over Maori rights to native flora and fauna will be revealed.

Legislative changes over the past half-century have put us on an awful path of social decline.

If money determines law and policy, then those with money will always win. But a democracy is supposed to be about the power of ideas and a good idea should be able to stand on its own feet without a cash inducement.

A bill aimed at changing the nasty habits of some freedom campers passed its first reading in Parliament today.

The United Nations has declared internet access a human right and criticised "three strikes" laws like that in New Zealand.

15-year-old gets cannabis substitute 'as easily as an icecream' from dairy near city schools.

Mainfreight has achieved record earnings in the 2011 financial year as a recovery in global freight supports its grab for market share.