MPs from the Finance and Expenditure committee hearing arguments in opposition and support of what has beendubbed by some the ...

The law would also set up a Regulatory Standards Board, which would respond to concerns raised around the consistency of regulation. Appointed by the Regulation Minister (currently ACT Party Leader ...

The Ministry of Housing and Urban Development has warned that the Regulatory Standards Bill could stymie progress in enabling ...

The government’s newly unveiled National AI Strategy is all about what its title says: “Investing with Confidence”. It tells businesses that Aotearoa New Zealand is open for AI use, and that our ...

With the passing of Te Pāti Māori MP Takutai Tarsh Kemp a by-election is now triggered in the seat of Tamaki Makaurau. Though ...

Stronger legal recognition of tikanga Māori and Māori proprietary rights over freshwater and geothermal resources; A more ...

Standing for the Crown, New Plymouth MP David MacLeod bore the stinging criticism with obvious discomfort – like Pōmare he is a son of Ngāti Mutunga iwi. Te Rā o Tā Māui Pōmare (Sir Māui Pōmare Day) ...

The reviewers of all Treaty of Waitangi clauses in legislation include three lawyers and a director, and will be expected to ...

While NZ First's bill pushes one settlement, the Treaty Minister says all options remain.

Treaty settlements are a way for the Crown to address its breaches of the Treaty of Waitangi, including confiscating or selling Māori land.

The Waitangi Tribunal is considering a claim filed by south Taranaki iwi Ngāti Ruanui concerning a Trans-Tasman Resources (TTR) shallow-seabed mining project approved under the Fast Track Approvals ...