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.
Law
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.
Has New Zealand’s A-G Got Too Much Power?
The judiciary must be protected from improper influence. This arises through the separation of judicial power and maintenance of judicial independence. But how does that work if the A-G not only appoints new judges, but also holds six ministerial portfolios, creating a swathe of legislation?
Put Him up at Yours, Your Honour
Time to make judges and bureaucrats live with their decisions.
Greyhound Racing Seeks a Judicial Review
While judicial reviews of Cabinet decisions are rare, GRNZ believes the process in this case was so deeply flawed that it warrants court oversight.
When Tomatoes Became Veges
President Donald Trump has been using an old tool ignored by recent presidents to target trade abusers like China that impose significant barriers to American products and services – tariffs. We all want free and fair trade, but trade is not free and fair when it is only free and fair on one side.
The Nanny State Infests Our World
Despite many of us objecting to particular nanny state laws, there are just too many who think that overall they are OK.
Tougher Penalties Coming for Boy Racers
The upcoming law changes will include mandatory vehicle forfeiture or destruction for offenders convicted of fleeing police, street racing, intimidating convoys, or failing to identify a driver responsible for such actions.
It’s the Return of the Inquisition…
You’d think the president of the United States, i.e., the guy who was elected by voters, would have the authority to make those decisions. But apparently, it’s up to some activist judge.
Lord of the What Now?
Seriously, how dumb can you get? When I first saw ‘Lord of the Fries’, I didn’t think Lord of the Rings.
Now Will They Admit They Should Never Have Introduced This?
In truth, dreams of an ambisexed world, in which men and women are pretty much identical, are an illusion. There is a deep truth in the nature of mankind and that it is sexed – male and female.
Trump’s 100 Days and the Legal War
Make no mistake: These judges are acting far outside their authority, and their actions are unprecedented.