The government announced what Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith called a "comprehensive action plan to combat methamphetamine harm in New Zealand".

Nov 19 (Reuters) - Legislation that strengthens existing espionage laws and introduces new offences passed a first legislative hurdle in New Zealand on Tuesday. Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith said ...

Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith has warned lawyers that "unique" court rulings recognising tikanga Māori could cost the country investment. Speaking at an event hosted by the Law Association, ...

Māori lawyers are rejecting comments by the Minister of Justice, saying "unique" court rulings recognising tikanga Māori could cost the country investment. Te Hunga Rōia Māori, the Māori Law Society, ...

Treaty Negotiations Minister Paul Goldsmith says former MPs sometimes feel they can chip in and tell current ones what to do. He was commenting on former Treaty Negotiations Minister Christopher ...

The government will legislate to ensure coward punches are treated as a specific offence. Coward punches, also known as king hits, are when strikes are delivered to a victim's head or neck, without ...

The Minister for Treaty Negotiations says the government is open to dealing with multiple Ngāpuhi groupings to get a settlement done. Successive governments have been trying to get a settlement with ...