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‘Dangerous precedent’: Lawyers’ concern over entrenched Three Waters provision
Amendment is to protect against privatisation, but many are concerned about the process.
Amendment is to protect against privatisation, but many are concerned about the process.
Former Treasury adviser says it was an “accounting trick”.
OPINION: The Government had previously been keen to go much further.
E Jean Carroll’s lawyer filed the legal papers after law change extended time limits.
It is another step in a crackdown on the country’s LGBTQ community.
OPINION: Proposed changes will weaken environmental protections and undermine Māori.
Supreme Court has found the current voting age limit discriminates against young people.
This comes after the Government announced religious groups will be covered.
A poll of Labour MPs suggests most are keen on lowering the voting age
COMMENT: We need new tools to better use what we have already.
Government will press ahead with plans for co-governance in Three Waters reforms.
OPINION: Our infrastructure challenges require sustained effort from the Government.
Proposed changes to Coroners Act could mean some causes of death missed, say pathologists.
'It’s about time. We’ve been waiting years for this.' - lawyer Kate Storer.
The changes come into effect on March 31 next year.
The Government finally releases its RMA replacement today.
Police have not delivered on their promise to radically speed up protecting shops.
MP Shane Reti has concerns over the haste of the Three Waters legislation.
New drug report says Māori are three times more likely to OD than non-Māori.
ANALYSIS: Swarbrick appears to have pressured the Government into a law change.
She has also taken a swing at name suppression, suggesting it favours the rich and famous.
Councils may soon have more success in introducing their own rules for drinking.
The changes will give councils more power to control alcohol sales in their backyard.
Fair Pay bill backers say changes are long overdue. Business groups say something stinks.
Tensions ran high as Labour passed one of most significant employment laws in decades.
The amendments come to address issues that arose when Brenton Tarrant was jailed.
The Prime Minister did not say which way she would vote on Chloe Swarbrick's bill.
Rongoā practitioners concerned upcoming Parliament legislation is not fit for purpose.
New hazard model could result in buildings getting lower ratings in future assessments.
Couple advised by fertility clinic to use social media to find their surrogate.