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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

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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

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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

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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...

Pilot who tried to cut plane’s engines mid-flight avoids further jail time

Daily Telegraph NZ -

A U.S. judge has ruled that former Alaska Airlines pilot Joseph Emerson, who attempted to shut off a passenger jet’s engines mid-flight in 2023,...

BBC says it will fight a Trump defamation lawsuit

Daily Telegraph NZ -

The BBC says it will contest any defamation lawsuit filed by US President Donald Trump, who has threatened to seek up to $5 billion...

Supreme Court rejects Uber appeal on driver employee status

Daily Telegraph NZ -

The Supreme Court has unanimously dismissed Uber’s latest appeal, reaffirming earlier rulings that four New Zealand drivers were effectively employees rather than contractors. The court...

Flynn seeking $50m settlement in U.S 2020 election fraud case

Daily Telegraph NZ -

The U.S. Department of Justice is in negotiations to settle a $50 million damages claim filed by former national security adviser General Michael Flynn,...

‘Racial gerrymandering’: U.S. DOJ sues California over new voting maps

Daily Telegraph NZ -

The U.S. justice department has launched a lawsuit to block California’s newly approved congressional maps, accusing Governor Gavin Newsom and state officials of creating...

Lawyer’s workplace porn habit traumatised staff

Daily Telegraph NZ -

A New Zealand law firm boss is facing misconduct charges after multiple female employees reported he repeatedly watched pornography in the office between 2018...

Trump urges Israel to pardon Netanyahu over corruption charges

Daily Telegraph NZ -

U.S. President Donald Trump has formally called on Israeli President Isaac Herzog to grant a full pardon to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who faces...

Thousands protest Latvia’s plan to quit domestic violence treaty

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets in the Latvian capital of Riga on Thursday to oppose a bill that would see...

U.S. prosecutors to issue Grand Jury subpoenas over ‘Russiagate’ hoax

Daily Telegraph NZ -

US federal prosecutors are reportedly preparing grand jury subpoenas seeking documents and communications linked to the 2017 intelligence report that underpinned the Russiagate allegations. The...

Boeing avoids criminal conviction over 737 MAX crashes that killed 346

Daily Telegraph NZ -

A US federal judge has dismissed a criminal conspiracy charge against Boeing linked to two fatal 737 MAX crashes that killed 346 people, allowing...

Scientists warn MPs Gene Tech Bill is ‘built on promises, not evidence’

Daily Telegraph NZ -

New Zealand charity the Physicians and Scientists for Global Responsibility (PSGRNZ) have emailed an open letter to New Zealand Members of Parliament highlighting that any vote...

Pfizer sues obesity drugmakers

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Pfizer has filed a lawsuit in Delaware against Metsera and Novo Nordisk, seeking to block Novo’s US$8.5 billion takeover bid for the U.S. obesity...

Intellectual property theft, ‘black-shelfing’ and lawfare

Ursula Edgington -

In WW3 watch out for unethical entities and wealthy investors exploiting our skills and expertise. A constant, unresolved debate around AI is intellectual property theft...

Court delays hearing in Charlie Kirk assassination case to January 2026

Daily Telegraph NZ -

A Utah court has postponed the next hearing in the case of Tyler Robinson, the man accused of killing conservative commentator Charlie Kirk, from...

Italian court clears extradition of Nord Stream suspect to Germany

Daily Telegraph NZ -

An Italian appeals court has approved the extradition of Ukrainian national Sergey Kuznetsov to Germany, where he is suspected of coordinating the 2022 Nord...

$700K estate forfeited to the State

Daily Telegraph NZ -

The Government has received nearly $700,000 from the estate of a person who died without a Will — the largest sum of “ownerless property”...

Retired judge warns of ‘control grid’ behind Digital ID and online censorship plans

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Retired District Court Judge David Harvey has issued a stark warning about what he calls a dangerous expansion of government and bureaucratic control over...

Disputes Tribunal claim limit doubled to $60,000

Daily Telegraph NZ -

New Zealanders with civil disputes will soon be able to seek higher-value settlements through the Disputes Tribunal, after Parliament approved legislation doubling its financial...

NZDSOS criticises BSA after being listed as a ‘broadcaster’

Daily Telegraph NZ -

New Zealand Doctors Speaking Out with Science (NZDSOS) has accused the Broadcasting Standards Authority (BSA) of overreach after it was briefly listed as a...

Davidson apologises after arriving late and losing Right to Repair Bill

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson has apologised after her Consumer Guarantees (Right to Repair) Amendment Bill was struck from Parliament’s agenda when she arrived...

How ‘sex became gender’ and why New Zealanders need to know

Daily Telegraph NZ -

The pervasive influence of gender ideology In New Zealand brought to light. A disturbing push to redefine human rights laws, and create frameworks for education...

Reflection: The lack of a Constitution in New Zealand

Ursula Edgington -

I wrote this piece back in March 2021 during my Masters in Legal Studies at the University of Auckland... …little did I realise back then,...

JP removed from office over misrepresentation of qualifications

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Associate Justice Minister Nicole McKee has announced that Fale Andrew Lesa has been removed from office as a Justice of the Peace and a...

Injunctions to continue in Tom Phillips case

Daily Telegraph NZ -

An injunction preventing publication of certain details in the investigation into Tom Phillips remains in force after High Court Justice Helen Cull confirmed on...

HelloFresh fined $845,000 for misleading customers

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Meal-kit company HelloFresh has been fined $845,000 by the Auckland District Court after pleading guilty to five Fair Trading Act breaches for misleading former...

Peters blasts BSA over move to regulate podcasts and online media

Daily Telegraph NZ -

NZ First leader Winston Peters has accused the Broadcasting Standards Authority (BSA) of “Soviet-era Stasi” censorship after the agency asserted jurisdiction over online broadcasters...

TVNZ warns Talley’s defamation case could cripple NZ journalism

Daily Telegraph NZ -

TVNZ has warned that a defeat in Talley’s Group’s defamation case could have far-reaching consequences for the country’s media, including bloggers and independent writers. The...

Bankers ordered to pay $12.1m after court finds dishonesty in carbon offset partnership

Daily Telegraph NZ -

A long-running dispute over the collapse of a carbon offset venture has ended with the High Court in Wellington finding bankers Will Leckie and...

Government moves to expand police surveillance powers spark privacy fears

Daily Telegraph NZ -

The Government has announced plans to amend the Policing Act to reaffirm police powers to collect and retain images in public places, a move...

Three more nations are ditching the ICC – here’s why

Egountchi Behanzin -

When leaders of Sahel states speak of ‘foreign sponsors of destabilization’, they are referring directly to France, the UK, the US, and NATO. Late last...

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