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Inquest Underway Into Death Of Gloriavale Member Sincere Standtrue

Mon, 20 May 2024 19:02:45 +1200 | RNZ

The inquest will examine the circumstances of his death and if the death was self-inflicted. More >>

Christchurch terror attacks: What you need to know as the inquest resumes

Mon, 20 May 2024 18:44:47 +1200 | RNZ

A two-week hearing will examine aspects of the terror attack that killed 51 people. Here are all the details. More >>

FMA Files Civil Proceeding Against Individual For Making Alleged False Or Misleading Representations And Other Breaches

Mon, 20 May 2024 14:23:48 +1200 | Financial Markets Authority

The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) – Te Mana Tātai Hokohoko – has filed civil proceedings against Rangi Wyatt Stephen Savage for making an unregulated public offer for the sale of shares in The Powder Shed Tokoroa Limited (Powder Shed). Mr Savage ...More >>

'Increasingly Activist' Waitangi Tribunal Faces Its Future Under Renewed Attack From Senior Ministers

Sun, 19 May 2024 06:01:13 +1200 | RNZ

David Seymour has renewed attacks on what he says is an 'increasingly activist' Tribunal as it faces questions about its future. More >>

Why Corporations Choose Lawlessness To Fight Unions

Sat, 18 May 2024 15:16:03 +1200 | Independent Media Institute

Workers at companies like Apple and Starbucks face armies of union-busting lawyers advising employers to repeatedly violate labor laws. More >>

NZ Musicians Join The Fight To Stop Mining On Conservation Land By Donating Signed Lyrics To Some Of NZ's Fav Songs

Sat, 18 May 2024 05:35:52 +1200 | Ours Not Mines

Funds raised will be put towards Ours Not Mines’ awareness campaign and legal funds as it continues its fight in the courts against OceanaGold proposed new mine on DOC land at Wharekirauponga (close to Whangamata).More >>

Call For Submissions Supporting Ngāti Hei's Request For Extension Of Section 186a Of Eastern Coromandel Tipa/Scallop

Sat, 18 May 2024 05:30:27 +1200 | Ngati Hei

The proposed extension is also vital to the success of the 'Pou Rāhui, Pou Tīkanga, Pou Oranga' project (Pou Rāhui). More >>

Defendants Named In SFO Bribery Construction Case

Fri, 17 May 2024 09:36:52 +1200 | Serious Fraud Office

Two defendants can now be named in a Serious Fraud Office case alleging bribery and corruption related to the award of lucrative public sector construction contracts. More >>

Defending Privacy In The Surveillance State And Fragmenting Internet

Fri, 17 May 2024 09:09:11 +1200 | Independent Media Institute

Governments and private entities have steadily eroded privacy on the internet. The trend toward internet functions centralising within national borders and fragmenting internationally reinforces the need to safeguard both openness and security in cyberspace.More >>

A Brutal Punishment: The Sentencing Of David McBride

Thu, 16 May 2024 18:53:42 +1200 | Binoy Kampmark

McBride is the only one to be convicted in the context of alleged Australian war crimes in Afghanistan, not for their commission, but for furnishing documentation exposing them, including the connivance of a sullied leadership. The world of whistleblowing ...More >>

Fast-track Applicant To Pay $216,000 For Failed Mine Bid

Wed, 15 May 2024 17:20:31 +1200 | Forest And Bird

A mining company that lobbied Resources Minister Shane Jones and RMA Reform Minister Chris Bishop to be fast-tracked has been ordered to pay more than $200,000 in court costs.More >>

Update: Incident In Addington, Christchurch

Wed, 15 May 2024 10:15:33 +1200 | New Zealand Police

Police can confirm a 24-year-old male has been arrested following an incident in Addington yesterdayMore >>

Unsafe Machinery Costs Digits And Dollars

Wed, 15 May 2024 06:39:47 +1200 | WorkSafe NZ

Courts have imposed more than half a million dollars in penalties since mid-March, in cases where workers have lost fingers on machinery that wasn’t kept safe by businesses.More >>

Police Acknowledge IPCA Report Into Use Of Force, Palmerston North

Tue, 14 May 2024 10:29:20 +1200 | New Zealand Police

Police acknowledge the report by the Independent Police Conduct Authority that found Police were justified in their use of force to prevent a man from escaping from Police, in Palmerston North on 4 May 2023. The high-risk offender was the number one priority ...More >>

Use Of Force On Man In Palmerston North Justified

Tue, 14 May 2024 10:28:10 +1200 | Independent Police Conduct Authority

On 4 April 2023, Mr X was released on electronic monitoring bail from Manawatu Prison. Two days later, on 6 April 2023, Mr X cut off his electronic monitoring bracelet and absconded from his bail address in Bulls. That same day a warrant to arrest Mr ...More >>

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