New Zealand's Supreme Court has ruled that the country's current voting age of 18 is discriminatory, meaning parliament must discuss whether it should be lowered. The case was brought by ...
Parliament and the Supreme Court in a tug-of-war which the court seems to be winning, writes Roger Partridge. Photo / NZME Roger Partridge is chair and a senior fellow at The New Zealand ...
New Zealand's Government Introduces Bill ... "The principles of the Treaty are not going anywhere. Either Parliament can define them, or the courts will continue to meddle in this area of ...
After a robust select committee process, all parties are supporting a member's bill that would restore New Zealand citizenship to Samoans who lost it four decades ago.
Roger Partridge, chair of pro-market think-tank the New Zealand Initiative has released a report titled, “Who Makes the Law? Reining in the Supreme Court”. Photo / Getty Images Recent ...
That's the question posed by a New Zealand Initiative report, which suggests the court may be straying into Parliament’s domain by granting itself the power to rewrite legislation it deems ...
Labour's Māori Development spokesperson was the first to be ejected from the House after calling David Seymour a "liar" - breaking Parliament's rules.
New Zealand government said China's promise to try the suspect in Shanghai was an adequate measure of safety New Zealand's top court has ruled that a man can be extradited to China to face a ...