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US military breached UN maritime convention – Russia

Daily Telegraph NZ -

A Russian-flagged oil tanker was seized in the North Atlantic, the Russian Transport Ministry has confirmed. The Russian Transport Ministry has confirmed that the oil...

High court grants injunction over ‘Neighbourly’ hack

Daily Telegraph NZ -

The owner of a hacked online platform says a court injunction has been granted to prevent private information from being made public. Legacy media outlet...

Ten convicted for abusing Brigette Macron online

Daily Telegraph NZ -

A Paris court has convicted ten people of cyber-harassing French First Lady Brigitte Macron over online claims she is transgender. One defendant was jailed for...

Tenant ordered to pay $74K for damage and meth contamination

Daily Telegraph NZ -

A Papakura tenant has been ordered to pay almost $74,000 after the Tenancy Tribunal found he was responsible for extensive damage and methamphetamine contamination...

Imran Khan and wife handed new jail terms over state gifts jewellery case

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Former Pakistani prime minister and cricket icon Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi have received additional prison sentences after being convicted in a...

High Court rules Human Rights and Race Relations Commissioner appointments unlawful

Daily Telegraph NZ -

The High Court has ruled that the appointments of Human Rights Commissioner Stephen Rainbow and Race Relations Commissioner Melissa Derby were made unlawfully by...

Police investigate ‘technical fault’ exposing redacted information in criminal disclosures

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Police are investigating a technical fault in their Incident Management Tool that may have exposed sensitive information intended to be redacted from disclosure documents...

U.S. House approves bill to criminalise gender transition for minors

Daily Telegraph NZ -

The U.S. House of Representatives has passed legislation that would make gender transition treatments for minors a federal crime, advancing a proposal backed by...

Supreme Court rules Pascoe Mt. Messenger land acquisition negotiations were improperly outsourced

Daily Telegraph NZ -

The Supreme Court has upheld an appeal by Taranaki farmers Tony and Debbie Pascoe, finding that land acquisition negotiations for the Mt Messenger bypass...

Law passed to ‘speed up courts’ and appoint more High Court judges

DTNZ Politics -

Legislation aimed at reducing court delays and improving access to justice has passed in Parliament, with changes to court procedures and an increase in...

High Court orders Corrections boss to ensure daily exercise for prisoners

Daily Telegraph NZ -

A High Court judge has warned the chief executive of the Department of Corrections he could face contempt of court proceedings if prisoners are...

Assange brings ‘instrument of war’ case against Nobel Foundation

Daily Telegraph NZ -

The foundation has awarded the Peace Prize to a laureate lobbying for a new US war, the WikiLeaks co-founder argues. WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange has...

The TV Shop convicted over fake reviews and misleading consumer claims

Daily Telegraph NZ -

The company behind The TV Shop has been convicted in the Auckland District Court for multiple breaches of the Fair Trading Act after staff...

Puberty blockers decision puts children back at risk – Family First NZ

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Family First NZ says that a decision by a judge today in the Wellington High Court to pause the ban on puberty blockers could...

Expert warns postal voting near breaking point after Auckland election fraud

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Constitutional law expert Andrew Geddis says the court decision overturning part of Auckland’s local election should force a serious rethink of how New Zealand...

Trump sues BBC for $10b over Jan 6 fake news

Daily Telegraph NZ -

U.S. President Donald Trump has launched a USD $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the BBC, accusing the British state broadcaster of manipulating footage to...

Teaching Council interim chief resigns from board after legality questions

Daily Telegraph NZ -

The Teaching Council’s interim chief executive, Tom Gott, has resigned from the council’s governing board following state media scrutiny over whether his appointment breached...

Discrimination claim fails after job interview halted over past relationship

Daily Telegraph NZ -

A man who alleged he was discriminated against during a job application after discovering he had briefly dated one of the interviewers has had...

Barry Young case adjourned to February 2026

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Health NZ whistleblower Barry Young says court proceedings over his protected disclosure have been adjourned until February 2026, with the case continuing under closed-court...

Former police officer ordered to pay $58K after abusive marriage to complainant

Daily Telegraph NZ -

A former New Zealand police officer who once handled a woman’s domestic violence complaints against her ex-partner has been ordered to pay her $58,000...

Reddit challenges Australia’s under-16 social media ban

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Reddit has launched a legal challenge in Australia’s High Court against new laws requiring social media platforms to block users under the age of...

Can whistleblowers rely on the Protected Disclosures Act?

J. R. Bruning -

Why a minor decision may have major ramifications - & why we rely on the courage of a single judge. Whistleblowers hold a key, but...

NZ Outdoors & Freedom Party slams government double-standards over health data breaches

Daily Telegraph NZ -

The NZ Outdoors & Freedom Party (NZOFP) is accusing the Government of a “staggering double standard” in its handling of two major health data...

Meta changes ad policy after copping €200m fine

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Meta will overhaul its advertising practices in Europe after the European Commission ruled the tech giant failed to give users a lawful choice over...

Army corporal to appeal dismissal after swindling touch team funds

DTNZ Crime -

An army corporal who siphoned thousands of dollars from the New Zealand Army Men’s Touch Team has been dismissed from the Defence Force and...

Supporters hail removal of ‘legal roadblocks’ to Albertan independence

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Alberta’s leading separatist groups are declaring victory after the provincial government unveiled sweeping changes to citizen-initiated referendum rules, calling Bill 14 a historic step...

ICC official accused of secretly funding rebel plot to capture African warlord

Daily Telegraph NZ -

A senior official at the International Criminal Court (ICC) is facing serious allegations after court documents from the Central African Republic (CAR) revealed he...

High Court reinstates Kapa-Kingi as Te Pāti Māori member ahead of AGM

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Te Pāti Māori has acknowledged an interim High Court ruling that reinstates ousted MP Mariameno Kapa-Kingi as a party member, allowing her to attend...

Court battle over Tom Phillips secrecy orders as private inquiry into case begins

Daily Telegraph NZ -

A High Court hearing is under way to challenge extensive suppression orders restricting what media, police and Oranga Tamariki can report about the Tom...

Netanyahu seeks Presidential pardon as corruption trials drag into fifth year

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has formally asked President Isaac Herzog to pardon him, seeking an end to the long-running corruption cases that have...

Sarkozy conviction upheld by France’s top court

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Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has lost his final bid to overturn a corruption-related conviction, after France’s highest court upheld a 2024 ruling that...

Public inquiry launched into Phillips case as Collins defends limits on scope

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Attorney-General Judith Collins has announced a public inquiry into the disappearance of the Phillips children, aiming to determine whether government agencies took all practicable...

Class action seeks millions over avoidable Northland power outage

Daily Telegraph NZ -

A class action has been filed against Transpower and maintenance contractor Omexom on behalf of about 20,000 Northland businesses affected by a June 2024...

Weaponised lawfare as domestic and international threat to Western democracies

Ramesh Thakur -

Lawfare, when weaponised, can pose a double threat to democracies. Domestically, the rule of law is an integral component of the theory of liberal democracy,...

U.S. judge throws out Comey and James cases

Daily Telegraph NZ -

A US federal judge has thrown out the criminal cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, ruling...

Court filings claim Meta hid research linking Facebook use to worse mental health

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Meta allegedly concealed internal research showing that users who quit Facebook experienced measurable improvements in their mental health, according to newly unredacted court documents...

Whistleblower fired after Campbell’s VP mocked company’s ‘3D-printed’ chicken soup

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Campbell Soup Company is under fire after a leaked recording captured one of its top executives allegedly ridiculing the company’s own products as “bioengineered”...

Nurse suspended three years for illegally accessing hundreds of patient records

Daily Telegraph NZ -

A North Island registered nurse has been suspended for three years after the Health Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal found she repeatedly accessed the medical records...

Missouri judge resigns after wearing Elvis wig and making political remarks in court

Daily Telegraph NZ -

A long-serving Missouri judge has resigned after an investigation found he repeatedly wore an Elvis Presley wig and sunglasses while presiding over cases, played...

Pike River families slam ‘waste of time’ meeting with van Velden

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Pike River advocates Anna Osborne and Sonya Rockhouse say their meeting with Workplace Safety Minister Brooke van Velden on the disaster’s 15th anniversary left...

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