Supreme Court
Is this Kim Dotcom's last hurrah?
Kim Dotcom's seven year saga to avoid extradition to the United States for piracy crimes is finally coming to an end.
AudioDOC delays review of national parks after talks with iwi
The Department of Conservation has delayed its review of two South Island national parks after speaking with Ngāi Tai last week.
Kavanaugh aftermath, Texas red or blue?
US correspondent Susan Milligan on the impact of Brett Kavanaugh's appointment to the Supreme Court, and a look at the changing demographic of Texas and how that is likely to affect voting, red or… Audio
'One of the ugliest days' on Capitol Hill
Brett Kavanaugh has angrily denied a university professor's accusation that he sexually assaulted her 36 years ago as he fights to salvage his Supreme Court nomination. CNN correspondent Kirsten… Video, Audio
'We could take 250' - Ghahraman discusses Manus
The lawyer for refugees and asylum seekers in Papua New Guinea will file an appeal after the Supreme Court rejected an application to restore power and water to the Manus Island detention centre. The… Audio
Manus refugees not surprised at Supreme Court loss
Refugees detained on Papua New Guinea's Manus Island say they are not surprised the PNG supreme court refused to order the restoration of vital services to the detention centre. About 600 refugees are… Audio
Failure to prosecute Pike River boss ends up in Supreme Court
Two women who lost family members in the Pike River mine explosion are continuing their legal fight to have someone held accountable for what happened. Audio
The long and the short of Wellington's runway battle
Analysis - Sit back and relax as Michael Cropp explains the turbulent legal battle over the runway extension and its potential sky-high consequences.
Fed Farmers says Ruataniwha Dam still a possibility
Farmers have been left disappointed by a Supreme Court ruling halting the proposed Ruataniwha Dam but Hawke's Bay President of Federated Farmers, Will Foley says the dam could still be built once land… Audio
Ruataniwha: council doesn't have a lot of options left
Our reporter Peter Fowler has been covering dam developments for the past four years and says the regional council doesn't have a lot of options left. Audio
Not prosecuting the Pike River mine CEO to be contested.
The Supreme Court will hear Sonya Rockhouse and Anna Osborne's claim that the mine's former CEO, Peter Whitall, bought his way out of prosecution. Nigel Hampton QC joins Checkpoint. Video, Audio
History-making majority-female Supreme Court bench
History has been made in New Zealand's Supreme Court with, for the first time, the majority of judges sitting on the bench at today's hearing being women.
New Supreme Court justice Neil Gorsuch sworn in
US President Donald Trump has had his pick for the Supreme Court sworn in.
Republicans ram through Supreme Court pick
Republicans have taken the historic step of changing US Senate rules in order to ram through confirmation of President Trump's Supreme Court pick.
Wellington Māori with "tenths" arrangement look closely at court judgement
The Wellington Tenths Trust is looking closely at a landmark Supreme Court ruling that the Crown must honour a land deal agreed with Nelson Māori in 1839. Audio
Supreme Court rules in favour of Nelson Māori
The Supreme Court has ruled the government must honour a land deal struck in 1830s between the New Zealand Company and Māori in the Nelson region.
Democrats hint at delaying Trump's pick for Supreme Court
A conservative think tank in the United States says Democrats will have a hard time finding 'dirt' on Neil Gorsuch - Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee - and says attempts to stall a vote on the… Audio
Kerensa Johnston: Running the Wakatū empire
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Kerensa Johnston is CEO of the Wakatū Incorporation, which has 4,000 shareholders descending from the original Māori landowners of the Nelson, Tasman and Golden Bay Regions. Audio
Democrats vow to fight Trump's Supreme Court nominee
Democrats are promising to fight the appointment of President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch with every tool at their disposal. Audio
Ex-inmates seek legal advice over sentence compo
At least a dozen former prisoners in Wellington alone are seeking legal advice following a ruling on release date calculation.
