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Judge to decide on whether to trigger local by-election in Auckland - https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360910978/judge-decide-whether-trigger-local-election-auckland - Details and more news at: https://nzccl.org.nz/news
‘Chilling for democracy’: Judge to decide whether to trigger by-election
“The assertion is that people have been going around in gangs stealing voting papers,” said Manukau Judge Richard McIlraith.
www.thepost.co.nz
December 9, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Judge to decide on whether to trigger local by-election in Auckland - https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360910978/judge-decide-whether-trigger-local-election-auckland - Details and more news at: https://nzccl.org.nz/news
Australia’s under-16 social media ban starts today – how does it work? A Q&A - https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/australias-under-16-social-media-ban-starts-today-how-does-it-work/premium/VAW3LYR5LBCGJA2TIYBHF2ROME/?lid=jr2yymrw72e3 - Details and more news at: https://nzccl.org.nz/news
Q&A: Australia’s under-16 social media ban starts today – how does it work?
PLUS: Will it push Luxon to a similar move here?
www.nzherald.co.nz
December 9, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Australia’s under-16 social media ban starts today – how does it work? A Q&A - https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/australias-under-16-social-media-ban-starts-today-how-does-it-work/premium/VAW3LYR5LBCGJA2TIYBHF2ROME/?lid=jr2yymrw72e3 - Details and more news at: https://nzccl.org.nz/news
Supreme Court rules on detention laws' clash with Bill of Rights - https://www.thelawyermag.com/nz/news/general/supreme-court-rules-on-detention-laws-clash-with-bill-of-rights/558908 - Details and more news at: https://nzccl.org.nz/news
Supreme Court rules on detention laws' clash with Bill of Rights
Detention regimes for high-risk offenders found inconsistent with Bill of Rights protections
www.thelawyermag.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Supreme Court rules on detention laws' clash with Bill of Rights - https://www.thelawyermag.com/nz/news/general/supreme-court-rules-on-detention-laws-clash-with-bill-of-rights/558908 - Details and more news at: https://nzccl.org.nz/news
Lack of human rights groups in the region concerning - report - https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/programmes/datelinepacific/audio/2019015538/lack-of-human-rights-groups-in-the-region-concerning-report - Details and more news at: https://nzccl.org.nz/news
Lack of human rights groups in the region concerning - report
A global alliance of civil society organizations says there is a lack of national human rights institutions in some Pacific countries.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 8, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Lack of human rights groups in the region concerning - report - https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/programmes/datelinepacific/audio/2019015538/lack-of-human-rights-groups-in-the-region-concerning-report - Details and more news at: https://nzccl.org.nz/news
Thousands of police formal warnings set to be wiped due to improper protocol ov... - https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/thousands-of-police-formal-warnings-set-to-be-wiped-due-to-improper-protocol-over-several-years/premium/ZARZOUQHGRBZZNEWUSGIIJH2OE/ - Details and more news at: https://nzccl.org.nz/news
Police could wipe thousands of unlawful warnings after years of botched protocol
A police review found only 37% of sampled warnings between 2019 and 2024 were lawful.
www.nzherald.co.nz
December 7, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Thousands of police formal warnings set to be wiped due to improper protocol ov... - https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/thousands-of-police-formal-warnings-set-to-be-wiped-due-to-improper-protocol-over-several-years/premium/ZARZOUQHGRBZZNEWUSGIIJH2OE/ - Details and more news at: https://nzccl.org.nz/news
Human Rights Commission joins pay equity court case - https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/12/05/human-rights-commission-joins-pay-equity-court-case/ - Details and more news at: https://nzccl.org.nz/news
Human Rights Commission joins pay equity court case
A collection of unions are taking the Govt to court over its pay equity changes, now the Human Rights Commission is getting involved.
newsroom.co.nz
December 4, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Human Rights Commission joins pay equity court case - https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/12/05/human-rights-commission-joins-pay-equity-court-case/ - Details and more news at: https://nzccl.org.nz/news
Democracy and the Takapuna Golf Club: Decision-making without the shouting - Simon Wilson - https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/democracy-and-the-takapuna-golf-club-decision-making-without-the-shouting/premium/H33YVHI7RNFIXCPVV5NXB3KGPI/ - Details and more news at: https://nzccl.org.nz/news
Simon Wilson: Deliberative democracy and the golf course - what happens if we stop shouting
OPINION: A remarkable exercise in deliberative democracy delivers insights and dignity.
www.nzherald.co.nz
December 4, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Democracy and the Takapuna Golf Club: Decision-making without the shouting - Simon Wilson - https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/democracy-and-the-takapuna-golf-club-decision-making-without-the-shouting/premium/H33YVHI7RNFIXCPVV5NXB3KGPI/ - Details and more news at: https://nzccl.org.nz/news
Why does it feel like everyone hates the state? - https://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/04-12-2025/why-does-it-feel-like-everyone-hates-the-state - Details and more news at: https://nzccl.org.nz/news
Why does it feel like everyone hates the state?
It's facing a greater challenge than it has in decades, with its critics spanning a far wider spectrum.
thespinoff.co.nz
December 4, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Why does it feel like everyone hates the state? - https://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/04-12-2025/why-does-it-feel-like-everyone-hates-the-state - Details and more news at: https://nzccl.org.nz/news
Mother takes police to court over fatal shooting of Kaoss Price - https://www.teaonews.co.nz/2025/11/28/mother-takes-police-to-court-over-fatal-shooting-of-kaoss-price/ - Details and more news at: https://nzccl.org.nz/news
Mother takes police to court over fatal shooting of Kaoss Price
The family of 22-year-old Kaoss Price has filed a judicial review alleging Police failed to properly investigate the officer who shot him, after an IPCA report found it unjustified
www.teaonews.co.nz
December 3, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Mother takes police to court over fatal shooting of Kaoss Price - https://www.teaonews.co.nz/2025/11/28/mother-takes-police-to-court-over-fatal-shooting-of-kaoss-price/ - Details and more news at: https://nzccl.org.nz/news
Is Jonathan Haidt right about smartphones? - https://www.tes.com/magazine/teaching-learning/general/jonathan-haidt-anxious-generation-right-about-smartphones - Details and more news at: https://nzccl.org.nz/news
Is Jonathan Haidt right about smartphones?
In ‘The Anxious Generation’, Haidt makes the case that social media and smartphones have ‘rewired’ today’s teenagers, but his critics say the evidence tells us something very different - and that bann...
www.tes.com
December 3, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Is Jonathan Haidt right about smartphones? - https://www.tes.com/magazine/teaching-learning/general/jonathan-haidt-anxious-generation-right-about-smartphones - Details and more news at: https://nzccl.org.nz/news
Goodbye to regional councils - https://www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/360902075/goodbye-regional-councils - Details and more news at: https://nzccl.org.nz/news
Goodbye to regional councils
EDITORIAL: What do the reforms mean for democracy?
www.thepress.co.nz
December 2, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Goodbye to regional councils - https://www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/360902075/goodbye-regional-councils - Details and more news at: https://nzccl.org.nz/news
The new approach that’s needed to cast out ‘wicked problems’ - https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360902284/new-approach-thats-needed-cast-out-wicked-problems - Details and more news at: https://nzccl.org.nz/news
The new approach that’s needed to cast out ‘wicked problems’
OPINION: Politicians need to be more honest about the issues, the trade-offs and the path ahead.
www.thepost.co.nz
December 1, 2025 at 11:53 PM
The new approach that’s needed to cast out ‘wicked problems’ - https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360902284/new-approach-thats-needed-cast-out-wicked-problems - Details and more news at: https://nzccl.org.nz/news
Cameras used by police after killings - but who covers the cost? - https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/580464/cameras-used-by-police-after-killings-but-who-covers-the-cost - Details and more news at: https://nzccl.org.nz/news
Cameras used by police after killings - but who covers the cost?
Police are increasingly accessing camera systems to identify plates from street or carpark footage, but say there are no plans to cover costs of these cameras for councils or businesses.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 1, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Cameras used by police after killings - but who covers the cost? - https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/580464/cameras-used-by-police-after-killings-but-who-covers-the-cost - Details and more news at: https://nzccl.org.nz/news
Justice Committee recommends passing Electoral Amendment Bill with some amendments - https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/580237/justice-committee-recommends-passing-electoral-amendment-bill-with-some-amendments - Details and more news at: https://nzccl.org.nz/news
Justice Committee recommends passing Electoral Amendment Bill with some amendments
The bill would prevent same-day enrolments, ban prisoners from voting, and tighten up the rules around treating.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 28, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Justice Committee recommends passing Electoral Amendment Bill with some amendments - https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/580237/justice-committee-recommends-passing-electoral-amendment-bill-with-some-amendments - Details and more news at: https://nzccl.org.nz/news
Proposal will widen the gap between communities and decision-makers - https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360899544/proposal-will-widen-gap-between-communities-and-decision-makers - Details and more news at: https://nzccl.org.nz/news
The Post
www.thepost.co.nz
November 27, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Proposal will widen the gap between communities and decision-makers - https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360899544/proposal-will-widen-gap-between-communities-and-decision-makers - Details and more news at: https://nzccl.org.nz/news
Anne Salmond: We’re reforming the wrong part of government - https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/27/anne-salmond-were-reforming-the-wrong-part-of-government/ - Details and more news at: https://nzccl.org.nz/news
Anne Salmond: We're reforming the wrong part of government
Coalition Govt ministers insist their reform of regional councils is 'not a power grab' - but all the evidence suggests the opposite, to democracy's detriment
newsroom.co.nz
November 26, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Anne Salmond: We’re reforming the wrong part of government - https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/27/anne-salmond-were-reforming-the-wrong-part-of-government/ - Details and more news at: https://nzccl.org.nz/news
Seymour defends Bill as protection for families amid controversy - https://pmn.co.nz/read/political/david-seymour-defends-regulatory-standards-bill-as-protection-for-families-amid-controversy - Details and more news at: https://nzccl.org.nz/news
Seymour defends Bill as protection for families amid controversy
But critics argue that the Regulatory Standards Bill undermines democratic principles and marginalised communities’ rights.
pmn.co.nz
November 26, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Seymour defends Bill as protection for families amid controversy - https://pmn.co.nz/read/political/david-seymour-defends-regulatory-standards-bill-as-protection-for-families-amid-controversy - Details and more news at: https://nzccl.org.nz/news
Ministry privacy breach sees the names of five people seeking compensation for sexual abuse pub... - https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/alert-nat/579979/ministry-privacy-breach-sees-the-names-of-five-people-seeking-compensation-for-sexual-abuse-published - Details and more news at: https://nzccl.org.nz/news
Ministry privacy breach sees the names of five people seeking compensation for sexual abuse published
The ministry has removed documents naming five people, but internet searches were still bringing up the MSD information.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 26, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Ministry privacy breach sees the names of five people seeking compensation for sexual abuse pub... - https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/alert-nat/579979/ministry-privacy-breach-sees-the-names-of-five-people-seeking-compensation-for-sexual-abuse-published - Details and more news at: https://nzccl.org.nz/news
How dark patterns on the web are designed to keep your cash - https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/579783/how-dark-patterns-on-the-web-are-designed-to-keep-your-cash - Details and more news at: https://nzccl.org.nz/news
How dark patterns on the web are designed to keep your cash
Psychological tricks and traps using deceptive website design techniques are starting to overwhelm online shopping.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 24, 2025 at 10:43 PM
How dark patterns on the web are designed to keep your cash - https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/579783/how-dark-patterns-on-the-web-are-designed-to-keep-your-cash - Details and more news at: https://nzccl.org.nz/news
Privacy commissioner insists New Zealand's laws need modernising - https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/top/579020/privacy-commissioner-insists-new-zealand-s-laws-need-modernising - Details and more news at: https://nzccl.org.nz/news
Privacy commissioner insists New Zealand's laws need modernising
The commission's annual report says financial incentives for people to take privacy seriously are lacking.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 23, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Privacy commissioner insists New Zealand's laws need modernising - https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/top/579020/privacy-commissioner-insists-new-zealand-s-laws-need-modernising - Details and more news at: https://nzccl.org.nz/news
Roblox Will Require Age Verification With Facial Recognition To Unlock Chat Going Forward - https://wccftech.com/roblox-will-require-age-verification-with-facial-recognition-to-unlock-chat/ - Details and more news at: https://nzccl.org.nz/news
Roblox Will Start Requiring Its Players Verify Their Age Through A Facial Recognition Check
Roblox will start requiring its players to verify their age through a facial recognition check beginning this December.
wccftech.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Roblox Will Require Age Verification With Facial Recognition To Unlock Chat Going Forward - https://wccftech.com/roblox-will-require-age-verification-with-facial-recognition-to-unlock-chat/ - Details and more news at: https://nzccl.org.nz/news
Supreme Court spells out limits on restrictions for serious offenders on parole - https://lawnews.nz/criminal/supreme-court-spells-out-limits-on-restrictions-for-serious-offenders-on-parole/ - Details and more news at: https://nzccl.org.nz/news
Supreme Court spells out limits on restrictions for serious offenders on parole - Law News
Neil Sands In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court has outlined a test that effectively limits the parole conditions authorities can impose on a child sex offender, ruling that the benchmark for res...
lawnews.nz
November 19, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Supreme Court spells out limits on restrictions for serious offenders on parole - https://lawnews.nz/criminal/supreme-court-spells-out-limits-on-restrictions-for-serious-offenders-on-parole/ - Details and more news at: https://nzccl.org.nz/news
The slow demolition of our democracy - https://e-tangata.co.nz/comment-and-analysis/the-slow-demolition-of-our-democracy/ - Details and more news at: https://nzccl.org.nz/news
The slow demolition of our democracy | E-Tangata
“We have a government willing to reshape constitutional understandings without genuine consultation, careful process, or respect for long-standing norms.” — Mark Feary.
e-tangata.co.nz
November 19, 2025 at 1:27 AM
The slow demolition of our democracy - https://e-tangata.co.nz/comment-and-analysis/the-slow-demolition-of-our-democracy/ - Details and more news at: https://nzccl.org.nz/news
Geoffrey Palmer: The McSkimming scandal shows we need a whole new Policing Act - https://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/18-11-2025/geoffrey-palmer-the-mcskimming-scandal-shows-we-need-a-whole-new-policing-act - Details and more news at: https://nzccl.org.nz/news
Geoffrey Palmer: The McSkimming scandal shows we need a whole new Policing Act
Democracy requires a trusted system to uphold the rule of law. In this instance, the rule of law has been polluted at its source.
thespinoff.co.nz
November 18, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Geoffrey Palmer: The McSkimming scandal shows we need a whole new Policing Act - https://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/18-11-2025/geoffrey-palmer-the-mcskimming-scandal-shows-we-need-a-whole-new-policing-act - Details and more news at: https://nzccl.org.nz/news
Anne Salmond: Free speech, but only one way to think - https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/18/anne-salmond-free-speech-but-only-one-way-to-think/ - Details and more news at: https://nzccl.org.nz/news
Anne Salmond: Free speech, but only one way to think
Thinkers with open rather than closed minds will be aware other cultures may have insights that elude us, writes Dame Anne Salmond
newsroom.co.nz
November 18, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Anne Salmond: Free speech, but only one way to think - https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/18/anne-salmond-free-speech-but-only-one-way-to-think/ - Details and more news at: https://nzccl.org.nz/news