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Greater powers to go after fraudsters
Greater powers to go after fraudsters Legislation which provides the Serious Fraud Office with greater powers to go after criminals has passed its final reading in
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Greater powers to go after fraudsters Legislation which provides the Serious Fraud Office with greater powers to go after criminals has passed its final reading in
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The Associate Minister for National Security and Intelligence Mark Mitchell is this week representing New Zealand at the annual Five Country Ministerial meeting in Sydney, Australia.
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Te Here-ā-Nuku (Nelson Tenths) Bill passed its third reading in Parliament today, finalising the restoration of approximately 3000 hectares of land at the top of the
Read moreBusinesses will now have certainty around their climate change obligations with legislation passing its final reading in Parliament today, Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith says. “Ongoing litigation
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Businesses are about to have enhanced powers to detain and arrest those stealing from them with the Crimes Act Amendment Bill passing its final reading in
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The Public Service Commission will be undertaking a rapid review of the Ministry of Justice, and providing firm guidance to all chief executives on managing employment
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The Attorney-General has extended the final report deadline for the Public Inquiry into the disappearance of the Phillips children by one month, allowing the Inquiry additional
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The Government has signed a public-private partnership (PPP) agreement for the first redevelopment phase of Christchurch Men's Prison, formally locking in the project and clearing the
Read moreA re-elected National Government will modernise sexual consent laws to specify there must always be a "yes," rather than an absence of a "no," National's Justice
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The Government has delivered on its commitment to crack down on boy racers, fleeing drivers, and other antisocial road users, with Parliament passing the Antisocial Road
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More than 150 outdated and obsolete laws are likely to be repealed as part of the Government’s statutory spring clean, Attorney-General Chris Bishop says. The legislative
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New Zealand and Timor-Leste have signed an updated defence cooperation arrangement, Defence Minister Chris Penk says. “This was an excellent opportunity to review and restate our
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Budget 2026 builds on the Government's back-to-basics approach to law and order by investing a total of $1.3 billion in policing, corrections and other law and
Read moreDefence Minister Chris Penk will travel to Singapore this week to attend the Shangri-La Dialogue, an international security conference focused on issues confronting the Indo-Pacific region.
Read moreStalkers will face the full force of the law when the clock strikes midnight tonight, Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith says. “Tonight stalking will become a criminal
Read moreThe Government is investing in drone systems, critical ship maintenance and work to replace our aging naval fleet as it bolsters New Zealand’s maritime defensive and
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The New Zealand Defence Force has joined a new multi-national initiative led by Norway to train Armed Forces of Ukraine personnel in Poland, Defence Minister Chris
Read moreLegislation which provides Police with the power to issue move-on orders as a tool to deal with disorderly behaviour in public places has passed first reading
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