by David Harvey | Oct 6, 2023 | Criminal
A piece in the NZ Herald on 27 September 2023 reported that the legal aid bill incurred for the defence of the “Mama Hooch” rapists was almost $900,000, and climbing. The article pointed out the gulf in public funding for the defence compared with the financial...
by Reweti Kohere | Oct 6, 2023 | Treaty / Māori
Tracking down the principles of the treaty Alongside the debate on whether lawyers require an independent regulator, the most controversial proposition put forward by the three-person panel reviewing the legal profession was that the principles of the Treaty of...
by Chris Trotter | Oct 6, 2023 | General
The encounter between Winston Peters and Jack Tame was emblematic of the entire 2023 election campaign. On one hand, the politician, striving to deliver his message to the voters. On the other, the state-funded journalist, striving to discredit both the politician and...
by Sally Lindsay | Oct 6, 2023 | Property
A Christchurch landlord who failed to do a methamphetamine test before his tenant moved in has been permitted to evict her on grounds of meth contamination because a brand-new front door he installed after the tenancy began subsequently tested positive for...
