The Commerce Commission wants more power to demand compulsory interviews on fair trading cases.

Going to court is slow, costly and stressful, so many companies are embracing another way of settling disputes - hiring an umpire and thrashing out their differences face to face. Chris Barton reports.

Businesses can save themselves a lot of time, money and heartache if they solve disputes this way, argues Deborah Hart.

Judges will soon send criminals with serious drug and alcohol problems for treatment instead of to prison. Catherine Masters finds out how and why.