Most of the LawFuel stories from last year that were most-read were from the Power List, unsurprisingly, but the top story ...

The Regulatory Standards Bill aims to improve the quality of regulation in New Zealand so regulatory decisions are based on ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A proposed law that would redefine New Zealand’s founding treaty between the British Crown and Māori chiefs has triggered political turmoil and prompted tens of ...

The measures shift New Zealand's response to gangs closer to that of neighboring Australia, which also uses a law to suppress the public visibility of gangs, and away from jurisdictions like the U ...

New Zealand has said it will reform its gun laws after 50 people were killed in a mass shooting at two mosques in Christchurch. In 2016 New Zealand Police estimated that there were 1.2 million ...

When he emerged from Hokitika jail in 1888 he was described in the New Zealand Police Gazette as five feet five inches tall, ...

A handful of foreign diplomats have misbehaved during their time here - and not all of them have been brought to justice.

New Zealand’s government said it will loosen ... us because we have one of the most obstructive overseas investment laws in the world.” The Cabinet has agreed to the reform’s principles ...

But decades of activism has led to increased treaty recognition in New Zealand law and policy. Today, the treaty is interpreted as a partnership between the government and its native people ...

There is currently only commercial greyhound racing in the UK, US, Australia and Ireland. Critics have hit out at the number of dogs euthanised after getting injured or left without a home after their ...

Racing Minister Winston Peters has moved to secure the long-term sustainability of the New Zealand racing industry by introducing legislation to stop the leakage of money to offshore gambling ...