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Funding for research into Pacific experiences of the criminal justice system

30 October 2020

A research project that aims to capture the experiences of Pacific people in New Zealand’s Criminal Justice System, has received funding of more than $250,000 from the Michael & Suzanne Borrin Foundation.
Using the law as a tool for freedom

14 September 2020

Peter Williams reflects on his legal journey from Auckland Law School to his current role helping to free people trapped in slavery.
Where are our hate speech laws?

28 August 2020

Opinion: More than a year after justice minister Andrew Little described New Zealand’s hate speech laws as ‘woefully inadequate’, nothing has come of the legislative reform that was promised, writes Dylan Asafo.
Overcoming tyranny in Sāmoa

30 June 2020

Opinion: It may seem that the cause of Sāmoa's tyranny problem is just a man with a proud personality and no regard for the rule of law. But unfortunately, things aren't that simple writes Dylan Asafo.
Replacing asylum or leaving no-one behind?

23 June 2020

Opinion: Professor Pene Mathew, Dean of Law, writes about the issues faced by asylum seekers.
Confronting Tyranny in Sāmoa

12 June 2020

Opinion: Dylan Asafo on the proposed constitutional amendments to make fundamental changes to the Land and Titles Court in Samoa.
Time to dismantle our rotting house

5 June 2020

Opinion: The US isn't the only country with a justice system that destroys black and brown lives. NZ could lead in dismantling systems of white supremacy, writes Dylan Asafo.
Community checkpoints are an important and lawful part of NZ’s Covid response

28 May 2020

Opinion: Contrary to claims, there is a sound legal foundation for community checkpoints organised by iwi, write legal scholars Max Harris and Professor Emeritus David V Williams.
Victims should be front and centre in the response to men using violence

27 May 2020

Opinion: Julia Tolmie discusses the Sixth Report of the New Zealand Family Violence Death Review Committee.
Completing Harvard during a pandemic

29 April 2020

While undertaking a master of laws in the US, the Covid-19 outbreak forced alumnus Dylan Asafo to return home and start remote learning.
New app traces contacts, retains privacy, says expert

2 April 2020

Using digital data for contact tracing could be a powerful tool for containing the spread of Covid-19, and a new technology app in Singapore could help address fears of data privacy, says a digital data expert.
Susan St John: Let’s get the policies right this time

2 April 2020

Opinion: When we rethink our economy and how we support citizens, we must end the 19th Century bias against those in relationships, writes Susan St John.

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