Stories tagged with "Legal"
Police have arrested two people locally and detained four others in Hamilton following a serious assault on a sleeping occupant at a Tumai Street property.
Hayden Tasker has been sentenced to life imprisonment with a 22-year non-parole period for the murder of Senior Sergeant Lyn Fleming in a deliberate vehicle attack.
A legal letter from Foy & Halse to Toi Foundation has forced a restart of the 28-day community consultation period for the proposed TSB and Heartland Bank merger.
A New Plymouth woman has been sentenced to six months of community detention after knocking a young mother unconscious in a coward punch assault.
The Taranaki Community Accountability Society has threatened High Court action against Toi Foundation to halt the proposed merger of TSB and Heartland Bank.
New Zealand First leader Winston Peters has announced a policy that would strip non-citizen permanent residents of their right to vote in general and local body elections.
Parliament has passed historic legislation representing the biggest reform of New Zealand's mental health laws in over 30 years, banning youth seclusion and strengthening patient rights.
Former physics teacher Mike Li has had his teaching registration cancelled following investigations into pointing a slug gun at students and fabricating his military career.
New Zealanders have until July 2nd to submit feedback on a controversial private member's bill that proposes locking biological definitions of sex into statutory law.
A 44-year-old man has been charged with murder following a fatal altercation in New Plymouth's St Aubyn Street, which led to a homicide investigation and ongoing scene examination.
New Zealand First has introduced a Member’s Bill proposing to prohibit the retail sale, manufacture, and importation of fireworks for personal use, citing public frustration over damage, disruption, and the burden on emergency services and
New Zealand Police are advising farmers and rural residents in Taranaki to increase vigilance and secure their properties, as they note a rise in opportunistic dishonesty offending across the region.
