Some thoughts on the NZ Bill of Rights Act 1990 at its 20th Anniversary

The New Zealand Bill of Rights … Keep reading “Encouraging conversations about justified limitations on rights”

The government has announced plans to implement the recommendations of the Law Commission to change the laws around name suppression. … Keep reading “Changes to name suppression laws”

A group of constitutional lawyers and law professors have expressed their concerns about the Canterbury Earthquake Response and Recovery Act … Keep reading “Constitutional lawyers reject the special powers Earthquake Act”

Andrew Geddis at Pundit has pointed out a serious flaw in the amendments proposed by the Law and Order to … Keep reading “Select Committee make a mistake, recommends giving all current prisoners the vote”

Blogger Cameron Slater has been convicted in the District Court for 9 breaches of name suppression orders. He has been … Keep reading “Blogger convicted for online breach of suppression order”

Parliament has passed the wide-ranging Canterbury Earthquake Response and Recovery Act. This allows the government to override a number … Keep reading “Concerns over quake emergency powers law”

Why did Customs copy the address book from a mobile phone owned by the wife of Michael Quinlan, owner of … Keep reading “Customs Gathering Intelligence at the Border”

Moana Jackson has written A Further Primer on the Foreshore and Seabed.

It's an interesting summary of the original … Keep reading “Moana Jackson – A further primer on the foreshore and seabed”

Tech Liberty has posted their submission about the Search and Surveillance Bill. Click the link to read the full details, but … Keep reading “Tech Liberty submission on Search & Surveillance Bill”

Blogger No Right Turn has two useful articles about strengthening the Bill of Rights Act.

The first comments on Green … Keep reading “Strengthening the Bill of Rights Act”

The Official Information Act is an important facet of New Zealand's democracy. By making all government information available on request, unless … Keep reading “Official Information Act Performance”

A brief account of the public lectures from Sir Kenneth Keith and Rayhan Langdana on the occasion of the 20th … Keep reading “A Brief Report – Celebrating 20 Years of the Bill of Rights”

The 20th anniversary of New Zealand’s Bill of Rights is being celebrated at Victoria University’s Centre for Public Law on … Keep reading “Celebrating 20 years of the Bill of Rights Act”

What's involved with making a submission to a Select Committee?

Thomas Beagle accompanied Kevin McCormack to support him in making … Keep reading “Making a submission to a Select Committee”

A report on a talk from Jonathan Penney, Cyberlaw Fellow at Victoria University, about the connection between internet access and … Keep reading “Is the Internet a human right?”

The article from the DomPost (also in Stuff) starts with:

Schools have been told they can now search pupils

The latest edition of Tim McBride's classic New Zealand Civil Rights Handbook has just been released.

One of the cornerstones

The Wellington City Council has dropped plans to impose a city-wide liquor ban after strong public opposition. The current ban on … Keep reading “WCC backs down on city-wide liquor ban”

How much do you publish about yourself online?  What can people find out about you by looking at your photos?… Keep reading “How technology changes privacy online”

Tech Liberty has written an article about the ACTA treaty's implications for civil liberties in New Zealand.

It lists five … Keep reading “ACTA: Bad for Civil Liberties”