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Government moves to expand police surveillance powers spark privacy fears

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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

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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...

Apple’s Siri accused of eavesdropping on users – Politico

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French prosecutors have opened a criminal probe into the US tech giant over allegations it recorded users without their consent. French prosecutors have opened a...

Missouri Court upholds $611m Roundup verdict

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The Missouri Supreme Court has upheld a US$611 million verdict against Bayer's Roundup weedkiller, reinforcing juries' findings that glyphosate exposure can cause cancer. The case...

Family Court blocks media from publishing details about Phillips children

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At a 15 September hearing in Hamilton, Family Court Judge Garry Collin issued wide-ranging interim injunctions to protect the privacy and welfare of Tom...

Identical ACC dispute rulings spark concerns over independence

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Lawyers are questioning the independence of ACC’s dispute resolution process after discovering multiple identical rulings issued by the Independent Complaint and Review Authority (ICRA),...

Top U.S. court rejects appeal from Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell

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The convicted paedophile’s girlfriend argued that she was shielded from prosecution by an earlier plea deal. The US Supreme Court has rejected Ghislaine Maxwell’s bid...

HDC finds systemic failures in rural hospital toddler death

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The Health and Disability Commissioner (HDC) has found major systemic failings in the death of a three-year-old boy at a rural hospital in 2020,...

Chilean worker wins court battle after being accidentally paid 300 times his salary

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A Chilean office worker has won a court case against his former employer, Dan Consorcio Industrial de Alimentos de Chile, after being mistakenly paid...

Class action accuses Australia’s ‘Work for the Dole’ programme of discriminating against Aboriginals

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The Australian government is facing a major class action lawsuit alleging its Work for the Dole program discriminated against Aborigines. Lawyers from Maurice Blackburn argue...

Fired ANZ trader confronted over ‘offensive’ messages as court battle resumes

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A long-running unfair dismissal case against ANZ in Australia has reignited in the Federal Court, with former senior trader Etienne Alexiou grilled over a...

Tribunal lets $350K stillbirth care claim against Health NZ proceed

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A woman whose baby was stillborn in 2018 is pursuing $350,000 in damages from Health NZ Taranaki after the Health and Disability Commissioner (HDC)...

The New Zealand Parliament is constitutionally unlawful

Anonymous -

There must be a Peoples Referendum to choose a new Constitution. I do not recall what led me to the website of Investigative Journalist Ian...

Love wins — Alanna Ratna

Mary Hobbs -

Love is the strongest force the world possesses and yet it is the humblest imaginable. — Mahatma Gandhi Last week, Alanna Ratna, a doctor who...

Australian state broadcaster ordered to pay extra $150K for unfair sacking of presenter over Gaza post

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Australia’s Federal Court has ordered the state broadcaster ABC to pay an additional AUD $150,000 in penalties after unfairly sacking fill-in radio presenter Antoinette...

MPs on record that Pfizer’s NZ Provisional Approval was illegal in May 2021

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Lawfare under the microscope: how US Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) was suddenly, unethically and undemocratically adopted by the New Zealand Parliament. “I’ve got to say...

Horner leaves Red Bull with reported €60m severance payout after controversial exit

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Christian Horner has formally left Red Bull, securing a reported €60m (£52m) severance package after his sacking as team principal in July, one of...

Courageous heart – Alanna Ratna

Mary Hobbs -

Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter. — Martin Luther King This week, Alanna Ratna, a doctor who...

Macron to attempt to prove in U.S. court his wife is a woman

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The French leader has filed a defamation suit against US right-wing commentator Candace Owens for alleging Brigitte Macron was born male. French President Emmanuel Macron...

Electronic bail absconds surge thirteenfold in a decade

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Figures show electronic bail absconding cases in New Zealand have soared from 64 in 2015 to 832 in 2024, with the absconding rate rising...

Urgent adoption law change risks leaving overseas children stranded

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Immigration and adoption specialist Stewart Dalley has warned that New Zealand’s urgent changes to section 17 of the Adoption Act could leave overseas children...

Supreme Court rejects Pascoes’ direct appeal in Mt Messenger Case, directs matter to Court of Appeal

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Supreme Court declines to hear Pascoes’ direct appeal of Mt Messenger High Court decision without the benefit of any views of the Court of...

High Court rejects Kim Dotcom’s bid to halt extradition

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Kim Dotcom has lost his latest bid to block extradition to the United States after the High Court dismissed his challenge to Justice Minister...

High Court overturns $70K costs order against Poutama Rangatira in Mt Messenger case

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The High Court has overturned an Environment Court ruling that ordered $70,000 in costs against three Poutama rangatira and kaitiaki involved in the Mt...

Court grants temporary suppression order in Tom Phillips case

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The High Court has issued a 48-hour suppression order connected to the Tom Phillips case after an urgent application by lawyer Linda Clark on...

Lawyer convicted over red paint attacks on National MPs’ offices

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Auckland barrister and activist Hannah Lucy Swedlund, 28, has been convicted for orchestrating and carrying out red paint vandalism on National Party electorate offices,...

Resist Gender Education condemns Law Commission proposals on girls’ rights and single-sex schools

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The Law Commission’s latest report, Ia Tangata, has drawn strong criticism from advocacy group Resist Gender Education (RGE), which says the recommendations threaten the...

U.S. court rules Google can keep Chrome but must share search data with rivals

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A US federal judge has ruled that Google will not have to sell its Chrome browser or Android operating system but must stop exclusive...

NZ Outdoors and Freedom Party pushes for stronger Bill of Rights to protect medical freedom and fundamental rights

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NZ Outdoors and Freedom Party (NZOFP) is extremely concerned about the serial undermining of fundamental rights by governments and our courts and supports urgent...

NZ First introduces Bill to protect against ‘Digital ID’ overreach

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New Zealand First has today introduced a Member’s Bill that would ensure physical identification remains a valid and equal alternative to fully digital identification. The...

Taxpayers stung $70k in COVID inquiry legal bills for Ardern, Hipkins, Robertson and Verrall

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The Crown has spent more than $70,000 on legal representation for former Labour ministers Jacinda Ardern, Chris Hipkins, Grant Robertson and Ayesha Verrall during...

Appeals Court overturns $500m civil penalty against Trump

Daily Telegraph NZ -

A New York appellate court has thrown out the USD $500 million civil fraud penalty against Donald Trump in Attorney General Letitia James’ case,...

Community magistrate powers expanded to “speed up justice system”

Daily Telegraph NZ -

The Government will expand the powers of Community Magistrates in an effort to reduce delays and ease pressure on the District Court, Associate Justice...

Government moves to ban protests outside private homes

Daily Telegraph NZ -

The Government is introducing a new law to curb targeted and disruptive protests outside people’s homes, Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith has announced. Goldsmith said while...

Man ordered to pay $20K after failed $2.4m claim against Masterton Council

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Leon Sheeran, who unsuccessfully sued Masterton District Council for $2.4 million over a 2019 playground injury, has been ordered to pay about $20,000 towards...

Critics warn EU “Media Freedom Act” will see journalists arrested in the “public interest”

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The European Media Freedom Act has officially taken effect across all EU member states, aiming to "safeguard press freedom" and the confidentiality of sources. However,...

Zuru sues former nappy partner for breach of trust in $30m diaper deal fallout

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Zuru has launched a civil lawsuit in the High Court at Auckland, claiming tens of millions in losses after former business partner Grant Taylor...

‘Legal trap’: Obama could face a Grand Jury over Flynn case

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Former U.S. President Barack Obama could now be compelled to testify before a grand jury regarding his involvement in the FBI’s handling of former...

Top lawyer calls for investigation into flawed data behind retrospective Banking Bill

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Rachael Reed KC has called for a formal investigation into serious process failures by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) regarding retrospective...

Netanyahu’s corruption trial delayed over ‘food poisoning’

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The Israeli prime minister’s next hearing is not expected before September due to court recess. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will miss scheduled corruption hearings...

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