Drug control groups want a tightening of laws relating to synthetic cannabis products.

The Govt will introduce a new property title that can be claimed over the foreshore and seabed.

National has relaxed the threshold for claiming customary title but the iwi leaders want it relaxed even further.

All in a day's work: Employment law works best when we all employ a bit of common sense.

Research shows that "nannying" works, with a ban on smoking having a decidedly positive impact on individuals' lives

Maori will refuse to forgo their rights to the foreshore and seabed unless private owners do the same, an iwi leaders' group has warned.

The Government has embarked on a path to abolish building depreciation on virtually every building type and could hit depreciation claims on commercial building fit-outs in future, says Bayleys Valuations director John Freeman.

The three-strikes legislation will become law, after the National-Act Party bill passed its third reading in Parliament last night.

A US judge says 'three strikes' laws can result in unfair sentences, have a limited deterrent effect and make it too easy to ignore rehabilitation.

The King's College mother who has challenged the Govt to act on alcohol issues says it is wrong to isolate the problem on the purchase age.

John Key says research, science and technology will get the biggest boost after health and education in next week's Budget.