The High Court just gave the Government (in the form of officials in the Ministry of Health) a complete shellacking over the way it decided to remove funding from the Problem Gambling Foundation. It's worth going into the memory hole to recall what was said about that decision at the time it was made.
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Judgment day for Planet Key (the song, that is)
We're finally going to find out if we need to change how our election laws limit satirical speech ... after the period for submitting to Parliament on our election laws has ended.
Read MoreBetween the potency and the existence ... falls the shadow
Despite what the "three strikes" law seemed to say, another murderer has avoided a sentence of full-life-without-parole. And that's partly David Garrett's fault.
Read MoreThere's something going down that wasn't here before
The High Court just cracked open the door to expressly telling Parliament that it has made laws that unacceptably breach human rights. But it also said that it really, really, really doesn't want to walk into that strange room.
Read MoreDebts and lies are generally mixed together
Fighting for your convictions is all well and good. Getting other people to pay for it isn't.
Read MoreOf marriage, same sex couples and adoption
Following the legalisation of same sex marriage, same sex couples will be able to jointly adopt their children. But which same sex couples?
Read MoreThe Mighty River Battle is on again
The Government can sell 49 percent of its shares in Might River Power – but it’s got another battle to fight before it can guarantee the river flows that spin the turbines and generate value for its power generator share buyers, consumers, and taxpayers.
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