Queenstown's reputation might be tarred by gang members,
drug-dealing and the pornography industry if the Queenstown
Lakes District Council's proposed Brothel Control Bylaw goes
ahead, said one submitter at yesterday's draft bylaw hearing.
A formal, written constitution...should we? Shouldn't we? And what about the Treaty of Waitangi in all of this? Shane Gilchrist discovers there are a few questions to be answered.
The Government's latest
Justice Reform Bill is an "extremely worrying piece of
legislation" that tramples "all over" people's rights, a
Dunedin-based vice-president of the New Zealand Law Society
says.
Anyone using a website linked to Michael Guest offering cheap
separation agreements available for download should consult a
lawyer to ensure the documents stand up in court, the New
Zealand Law Society believes.
A new law which enables police to remove potentially
dangerous offenders from their homes has been used at least
seven times in Otago and Southland in its first month.
