Law

It has been nearly two years since Jeremy Neilson first paid a drone company - and he still hasn't seen a cent of it.

A convicted murderer may have been acting out a scene from a Japanese anime TV series when he beat a man to death.

A judge has agreed his name can be suppressed until his next court appearance in February.

The state court's decision is a setback for the president-elect, who now must pin his hopes of freezing the case at the nation's top judicial body.

The man lost a bid to be released from jail early because of the effect his imprisonment is having on his 11 children.

Parliament's website has been flooded with submissions, as the deadline to submit feedback on the Treaty Principles Bill draws close.

RNZ sat down with Police Minister and Emergency Management Minister Mark Mitchell for a year in review, across his portfolios.

The backlog in judge-alone trials is beginning to reveal a system struggling under its own weight with some lawyers fearing people are pleading guilty because their cases are dragging on too long.

A man not guilty of his wife's murder and a mother sentenced for the death of her three daughters are just some of the big cases that went through the courts this year.

The court is being asked to clarify the issuing and use of certificates for knowledgeable investors needing less protection from finance sector laws.

TikTok's breakneck rise from a niche video-sharing app to a global social media behemoth has drawn intense scrutiny.

A handful of foreign diplomats have misbehaved during their time here - and not all of them have been brought to justice.

A Sydney comedian has cancelled her Raygun-inspired musical after receiving letters from Rachael Gunn's lawyers.