Opinion
How the courts helped make fast track politically inevitable
OPINION: New planning laws will fail if process still beats outcomes.
Latest from Deborah Chambers, KC
Stories and analysis from The Northern Express Herald.
Divorce, death and the traditional wife
OPINION: Law reform has failed to protect women who leave work to raise children.
$5.76m and counting: The Dotcom saga is a national embarrassment
OPINION: $5.76m and counting: The cost of a system that cannot finish.
Deborah Chambers: Supreme Court risks edging from rule of law to rule of judges
OPINION: Uncertain rulings hinder fairness and access to justice.
Deborah Chambers: The good in the Supreme Court’s Tamihere decision
Justice Ellen France’s judgment was praised for clarity and public transparency.
Deborah Chambers: It’s time to reclassify LSD and magic mushrooms as lower-risk drugs
OPINION: Science points to a fairer way to treat LSD and psilocybin users.
Deborah Chambers: Free-for-all legal complaints system risks having chilling effect
OPINION: Lawyer unfairly targeted over work for anti puberty blocker advocacy group.
Deborah Chambers: Puberty blockers court fight tests who gets to decide for vulnerable kids
OPINION: The difficult balance: judicial review and political decisions.
Deborah Chambers: KC rank should recognise courtroom excellence, not community virtue points
OPINION: How a 2019 rule change has distorted KC appointments.
Deborah Chambers: A quiet revolution in how we divide relationship property
OPINION: What happens to assets after a breakup, and why couples should know the rules.
Deborah Chambers: Why Auckland’s crash laws grind motorways to a halt
OPINION: One minor crash should not bring Auckland’s motorways to a halt.
Deborah Chambers: Iran and the question international law can no longer avoid
OPINION: When international law fails Iran’s victims.
Deborah Chambers: What Judge Ema Aitken case says about our civic culture
OPINION: The real issue in the Aitken hearing isn't misconduct – it's intolerance.
Deborah Chambers: Why we need term limits on our most powerful judges
OPINION: New Zealand's Chief Justice can currently lead the courts for up to 20 years.
Deborah Chambers: What my first husband’s early death taught me about divorce and mortality
OPINION: Unless you've been divorced, it's hard to grasp the pain of ending a marriage.