Face of the Day
A jury at the Auckland High Court has found Dr Philip Polkinghorne not guilty of killing his wife, Pauline Hanna, in their Remuera home in April 2021.
Law
There Was No ‘Project 2023’
The fate of the coalition Government’s ill-thought-out effort to roll back the cultural changes of the Labour Government highlights the difficulties of acting without first securing the active support of both the state apparatus and the wielders of the society’s ‘soft power’.
Why the Gun Register Will Fail – Part Two
Here is yet another example of why the much-vaunted gun register will fail.
Paul Goldsmith Announces Tougher Sentencing Reforms
Goldsmith said these reforms are essential for ensuring communities and law-abiding New Zealanders are protected from offenders who display a “flagrant disregard for the law”.
Why They Are Frightened About the Principles
Kiwis who just want to get on with their lives are sick of it, and they perceive in Seymour’s bill an opportunity to restrain extremism while also reminding our courts about what, precisely, the Treaty means and what it doesn’t mean.
Orewellian Futility
Sir Bob Jones No Punches Pulled Wellington District Court Judge Peter Hobbs has fined KiwiRail $432,500 for passenger life-threatening negligence. As KiwiRail is a government-owned company, this financial punishment is pointless. He has effectively taken this money from one government agency (KiwiRail) and given it to another
The Folly of Criminalizing ‘Hate’
Identity politics is now part of criminal law. Far from fighting against ‘hate’, this is likely only to further fuel resentment and racial antagonism.
What to Do If Police Raid You for Mean Tweets
A guide for law-abiding, licensed firearms owners.
Here’s the Supermarket Duopoly Defamation Threat Letter
I thought it wise to get the story straight from the horse’s mouth, so asked Hazledine what had gone on. He says he was passed the lawyers’ letter and considers the defamation claim to be ridiculous – an attempt to “chill discussion” of the Foodstuff merger.
Why Can’t Chris Cahill Tell the Truth
Telling a lie once is pretty bad and doing it on a radio station is worse. Chris Cahill has been busted telling too many lies: he must resign.
Why Won’t Police enforce the Electoral Act?
It says something about MacLeod that he had extraordinarily high donations for his campaign and was telling some of his donors that he didn’t need to declare their contributions.
No Right to Decline Medical Treatment
Every Kiwi should be very concerned about this decision: New Zealanders do not have a right to say NO to medical procedures they disagree with or do not want.
How Genghis Khan Is Driving Your Grocery Bill Higher
In FTC chair Lina Khan’s mind, lawfare is always and everywhere the answer. And somehow we are all supposed to become more prosperous because of it. That’s capitalism in the 21st century, folks: the federal government will sue its way into prosperity.
110+ Children and Teens Change Birth Certificate
Almost 900 people in total have changed their birth certificates to their ‘self-identified gender’.
Kangaroos Are Hopping Mad
Withholding evidence is just one of a long list of legal breaches that amount to deliberate corruption.