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A rare private health and safety prosecution over the death of a young Ngāti Porou forestry worker has been dismissed by the court.

Shona Reid says ‘gaps in information’ in Kurlana Tapa youth justice centre’s records are hurting transparency and oversight

Incoming New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Luxon says he won't be able to form a government in time to attend next week's Pacific Islands Forum.

Lawyers are investigating the potential for class action on behalf of Indigenous tenants living in "substandard" public housing in remote WA communities.

The recent open letter to the prime minister and parliamentarians broke the week-long silence from Indigenous leaders after the country rejected the proposed First Nations Voice to Parliament. The letter emphasised the damage caused by the “lies in political advertising and communication” prevalent in the recent campaign.

Former Australian prime minister tells right-wing conference that immigrants should ‘adopt the values and practices’ of their new country

It took seven years, but a tiny remote community in the Northern Territory had a major legal win yesterday.

A referendum on Te Tiriti o Waitangi would be corrosive and unfair, writes Dame Anne Salmond, but there is room for a new government to initiate a mana-enhancing inquiry into recent interpretations of the treaty