Law
Now Victims Get Final Say on Suppression
Goldsmith says the new rules are part of the government’s wider plan to restore law and order and reduce violent crime by 20,000 incidents by 2029.
A Victory for Victims, But the Fight Ain’t Over
The unanimous vote in parliament is something to celebrate. It shows even the most spineless MPs can’t ignore the public’s demand for justice.
RCH Carries on Castrating in Defiance of Court
A court judgement excoriates ‘gender affirming care’, hospital carries on regardless.
On Legoland and Burkha Bans
The alternative is ongoing decline or an adoption of colourblind authoritarianism which would see us acquiesce to ongoing reductions in freedom in the name of public safety whilst gaining nothing for it.
Woe Betide Us When Parliament’s Words No Longer Matter
New Zealand’s constitutional crisis, a culprit and the crux.
Stuff and Incest: Where We’re at on the Slippery Slope
When an ‘explainer’ reads an awful lot like a justification.
Lockstep Lawfare and Legal Privilege in NZ
Unlike other judicial systems, we have no ‘independent’ panel or transparency of appointments.
The End of New Zealand’s ‘Good Chaps’
This is the hard path New Zealand must now walk, moving from a system based on trust and informal codes to one with rigorous oversight and enforcement.
We Don’t Need Race Courts
Pressing a racial finger on the scales is not ‘Equality Before the Law’.
The Gaps in Our Laws on Covert Recordings
Police said the case did not meet the threshold for prosecution. This highlights the difficulties surrounding existing laws when it comes to non-consensual recording, harassment and image-based harm.
Foodstuffs’ Facial Recognition Trial Clears Legal Hurdle
But concerns raised over privacy and discrimination risks.