Andrew LittleAndrew Little

Andrew Little is the Minister of Justice, Courts, Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations, and Minister responsible for the NZSIS, GCSB and Pike River Re-entry in the coalition government and a Labour Member of Parliament

Andrew Little: Google has been reckless, and I won’t let them off the hook

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New Zealand’s minister of justice responds to the decision by the internet giant to take no action after its breach of name suppression in the Grace Millane case Google’s attitude to fair trial rights in New Zealand should concern us all. It’s time to call out their recklessness. To recap what happened, last year at … Read more

Andrew Little: Sometimes calling out your best mate is the right thing to do

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Australia’s polarising immigration minister, Peter Dutton, last week responded to Andrew Little’s criticisms of its deportation policy by asking him to “reflect a little more on the relationship between Australia and New Zealand”. Here the NZ justice minister, having reflected, writes that every country has the sovereign right to make their own laws. But when those … Read more

The challenge has been laid down: cut child poverty by 10% in a year. We’re up for it

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Child poverty is unacceptable in modern New Zealand, and the Children’s Commissioner is right to urge politicians to agree to a definition and set a target, argues Andrew Little. I can tell you the horrific numbers: 295,000 children are living in poverty; 149,000 children are in material deprivation; 110,000 children live in damp, mouldy houses; … Read more