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High Court rejects stat manager bid to tap private Hubbard funds
The High Court knocked back a bid by the statutory managers of Allan Hubbard's affairs to use his personal funds to meet their fees just two days before Hubbard's death in a car crash.
Editorial: It's a matter of life and death
It is in the natural order of things for every generation of parents to lament that their children behave more badly than they did when they were growing up.
SPA: Don't force Te Reo on teachers
Forcing teachers to take courses to learn Te Reo Maori will backfire, the president of the Secondary Principals' Association says. A new report to Maori Affairs Minister Pita Sharples has recommended tertiary level Maori language be made...
Govt won't revisit copyright law
The Government will not revisit a controversial law that allows internet providers to disconnect users for alleged copyright infringements, despite a UN report that said internet access was a human right.
Super City is not working - deputy mayor
The deputy mayor of the new Auckland Super City says the $200m reform of the region's local government....
Victims of drunk driving to get extra support
Families of victims of serious crimes are set to get more Government-funded assistance.
More say for victims proposed
Victims will be able to have more of a say in court and will be told when offenders are granted bail or breach release conditions, under new Government measures announced today.