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Why a proposed law to criminalise protests near homes is too vague to do much good

A proposed law change would criminalise protests near private residences. But laws against disruptive or violent protest already exist, so what’s...

Kris Gledhill

The coalition government’s majority will no doubt ensure its proposed solutions to youth offending will pass into law. But evidence and past...

The Luxon government surely has little sense of irony. Shortly after introducing the Parliament Bill, designed to reinforce the fundamental...

The government’s new gang legislation – now split into the Gangs Bill and the Sentencing Amendment Bill – is expected to pass its third reading...