New sentencing laws will drive NZ’s already high imprisonment rates – and budgets – even higher
New Zealand jails more people per capita than Canada, Australia and England. But sentencing Act changes will contribute to a ...
Wage theft is now a criminal offence in NZ – investigating it shouldn’t be left to the police
Australia has adopted a tougher, more targeted approach than New Zealand to investigating wage theft by employers – and it ...
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Brazil apologizes to families of victims of military dictatorship’s mass grave
Brazil’s government on Monday apologized to families of victims of the country’s military dictatorship whose remains could be ...
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New Zealand
New Zealand thrash Pakistan by 115 runs to take an unassailable 3-1 lead in the five-match T20 series. Hassan Nawaz blazes Pakistan's fastest T20 century as his side completes a nine-wicket ...
New Zealand's central bank loses its head as Adrian Orr suddenly resigns
The head of New Zealand's central bank resigned suddenly on Wednesday, ending a seven-year term that had become contentious at times after painfully high interest rates tipped the country into its ...
Laywer says gang patch law infringes freedom of expression
A legal challenge to the gang patch ban has been launched in Wellington's High Court, arguing the law infringes freedom of expression. Lawyer Chris Nicholls is asking the High Court to overturn the ...
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The new employment rights you will get - and the one you won't
Protections for workers will be strengthened, the government has said, as it unveiled hundreds of amendments to the employment rights bill. Labour fought the 2024 general election on a manifesto ...
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Parliament passes Constitutional Amendment Bill to revive Parliamentary Services Act
KUALA LUMPUR: The Constitution (Amendment) Bill 2025, which is one of the bills to revive the Parliamentary Services Act (PSA), has passed at the Dewan Rakyat on Tuesday. The Bill was passed by a ...
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New bill could reverse changes to school start times
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – State lawmakers will gather on Tuesday to start the legislative session in Tallahassee. One of the bills expected to be discussed would reverse plans to push back school ...
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New initiative aims to shield WA Parents’ Bill of Rights from revision
Concerned about Democratic efforts to modify the Parents’ Bill of Rights passed less than a year ago in Olympia, the conservative millionaire behind Initiative 2081 announced a new effort ...
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Paid Family Leave Act passes New Mexico House
AND JACKSON THIS WEEKEND, THE NEW MEXICO HOUSE PASSED THE WELCOME CHILD AND FAMILY WELLNESS LEAVE ACT BY A VOTE OF 38 TO 31. IT WOULD ALLOW WORKERS TO TAKE UP TO SIX WEEKS OF PAID TIME OFF ...
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Fate of New Farm Bill Uncertain During Trump’s Second Term
With the start of the next Trump administration and the appointment of Brooke Rollins as the next U.S. Secretary of Agriculture at the USDA, many involved in agriculture and related industries are ...