New Zealand’s employment law framework is undergoing its most significant transformation in decades. The Employment Relations Amendment Bill will reshape how dismissal risks, remedies, and contractor classification operate in practice. While these reforms aim to provide employers with greater flexibility, they also introduce legal gray areas that will require clarification […] Read More
The New Zealand Supreme Court on Monday unanimously upheld an appeal by the Attorney-General, revising the legal test under the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act 2011 (MACA). The decision effectively lowers the barriers for Māori, the Indigenous people of Aotearoa New Zealand, to establish customary rights over the […] Read More
New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon formally apologized in Parliament on Tuesday for decades of abuse in state and faith-based care. During the live-streamed session, Luxon extended a “formal and unreserved apology” to survivors and their families. The prime minister noted his apology was “on behalf of the government to […] Read More
Google said on Friday that it will stop linking to New Zealand news articles and ditch the agreements it has made with local news organizations if the country passes the Fair Digital News Bargaining Bill, which will force tech companies to pay publishers for content appearing on their feeds. In a […] Read More
The New Zealand National party said on Thursday that if its proposed ban on gang patches on clothing does not go through then it would consider making gang members apply foundation over their facial tattoos, or face arrest, Eva Corlett and Serena Solomon report for The Guardian. The National party’s […] Read More
