There is little literature on the legal aspects of Australia-New Zealand (trans-Tasman) sport or on how the sport laws of one country influence those of the other. This appears curious given the countries' close sporting and legal ties. A possible explanation is that there has been little...

The New Zealand reform around child support, namely the Child Support Act 1991, was brought in with the intent of helping children through greater assistance from the absent parent. However, this simple ideal overlooks the complexities of social conditions and public attitudes. Situations such...

The 1980 session of the New Zealand Parliament saw the passage of perhaps the most substantial package of family law legislation in the country's history. Hardly an aspect of family law remains untouched. The changes, most of which are in force from October 1981, are both substantive and...

Ko Aotearoa Tēnei – This is New Zealand/Aotearoa long awaited report of the Waitangi Tribunal on a number of claims about law and policy affecting Māori culture and identity. The Tribunal has painted New Zealand as poised at crossroads in race relations and the nation's sense of identity....

Family law in New Zealand is presently going through a period of consolidation. Although there was a flurry of activity five years ago, few dramatic legislative changes have taken place in 1985 and the courts have settled most of the awkward statutory interpretation issues. In many respects,...

With the long-awaited November 2020 decision of the Supreme Court of New Zealand in Ortmann et al. v. United States of America an important milestone was reached in the saga involving the allegations of criminal copyright infringement against the individuals involved with the Megaupload group of...

This article discusses the interaction between New Zealand's marine pollution liability regime, which is divided between the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) and the Maritime Transport Act 1994 (MTA), and the country's maritime limitation of liability regime. The former encompasses both...