Aussie code discourages ultra-skinny fashion models
Australia has moved to take ultra-skinny models off the catwalks and magazines under a new code of conduct announced yesterday.
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Iwi will get 2000km of coastline
Attorney-General Chris Finlayson believes about 2000km of NZ's coastline will eventually be covered by iwi customary title.
Maori Party brushes off Harawira criticism of foreshore deal
The Maori Party's often controversial MP Hone Harawira says the Prime Minister was "pandering to rednecks" over the foreshore and seabed deal.
Foreshore agreement 'means ownership'
Maori groups awarded customary title in the foreshore and seabed will be the legal owners of it and the minerals beneath it.
Call for synthetic-cannabis controls
Drug control groups want a tightening of laws relating to synthetic cannabis products.
Foreshore plan opens door to Maori claims
The Govt will introduce a new property title that can be claimed over the foreshore and seabed.
<i>Audrey Young:</i> Foreshore compromise unlikely
National has relaxed the threshold for claiming customary title but the iwi leaders want it relaxed even further.
Not so much great expectations, as clear expectations
All in a day's work: Employment law works best when we all employ a bit of common sense.
Warning: the nanny state can seriously improve your health
Research shows that "nannying" works, with a ban on smoking having a decidedly positive impact on individuals' lives
<i>John Banks:</i> We must crack down on alcohol misuse
For years, I watched my mother slowly and progressively kill herself through the bottle. I made the decision then not to drink.
Iwi insist private titles must go
Maori will refuse to forgo their rights to the foreshore and seabed unless private owners do the same, an iwi leaders' group has warned.
IRD may hit commercial fit-outs
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.
Controversy continues after three strikes bill passed
The three-strikes legislation will become law, after the National-Act Party bill passed its third reading in Parliament last night.
Controversial 'three strikes' bill passes
After strong opposition from Labour, the Greens and the Maori Party the 'three strikes' bill went through its third reading on a vote of 63-58.
Super City u-turn: People power wins
Aucklanders will have a greater say in decisions affecting their greatest jewels - including the waterfront - under sweeping changes to plans for the Super City, announced yesterday.