Breadcrumbs List.
Politics and law
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How to protect yourself as a consumer
14 March 2019
Opinion: NZ has strong consumer laws which are fine in theory – but what can you do if a supplier refuses to comply with the law? Associate Professor Alex Sims explains the options.
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Law team make history in Paris competition
13 March 2019
For the first time a team from New Zealand has won the International Chamber of Commerce Mediation Competition.
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Wellbeing budget should ensure benefits exceed costs
10 March 2019
Opinion: Robert MacCulloch responds to criticism of the Government's use of the cost-benefit analysis.
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Global Studies director on personal push to Pharmac
7 March 2019
Academic Dr Hilary Chung, who has terminal cancer, heads to Parliament on 13 March to ask the Health Select Committee to fund two life-lengthening drugs for women with metastatic breast cancer.
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Bring ‘Kiwi jihadi’ back to face justice
6 March 2019
Opinion: Kiwi jihadist Mark Taylor, found this week in a Syrian jail, should be brought back to NZ to face justice, argues Dr Chris Wilson.
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Kiwi life can’t really be just all about rentals
1 March 2019
Opinion: Do we really all hold a sacred place for what is a fundamentally exploitative, unequal and unfair practice? Dr Ian Hyslop certainly doesn't think so.
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University honours Distinguished Alumni
28 February 2019
A surgeon, a singer and a stalwart of Fisher & Paykel are among the distinguished alumni to be honoured by the University of Auckland at a gala dinner.
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Revenge porn is sexual abuse
25 February 2019
Opinion: Revenge porn is a form of sexual abuse that is prevalent, acutely gendered and in danger of becoming normalised and accepted, writes Dr Claire Meehan.
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A legal way out of the Huawei debacle
25 February 2019
Opinion: New Zealand cannot bow to Chinese pressure over the Huawei debacle. Approaches that protect our interests must be considered, writes Gehan Gunasekara.
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The Tax Working Group should not venture into retirement policy
25 February 2019
The Retirement Policy and Research Centre cautions against tinkering with retirement savings policies to solve problems of introducing a comprehensive capital gains tax.
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Susan St John: State failure to right clear wrongs
19 February 2019
Opinion: Hon Associate Professor Susan St John asks "Why am I so uneasy at the beginning of 2019? Isn’t it supposed to be Labour’s ‘year of delivery’”?
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Tricky select committee - it’s just not cricket
15 February 2019
Opinion: Claiming political advantage by not engaging in important political work shows a profound lack of understanding, writes the Law School's Edward Willis.