New Zealand may only be months away from not having enough judges to hear cases.

Justice Minister Judith Collins is putting judges on notice that painfully slow delivery of reserve judgments will no longer be acceptable.

NZ could follow Britain's lead and appoint a Victims' Commissioner, but the Justice Minister said the move would have to make a real difference.

Justice Minister Judith Collins is wrong when she says Teina Pora cannot be pardoned by the Governor-General until he has exhausted all his appeal rights.

Funding for talk therapy is drying up just as increasing numbers of Kiwis are feeling comfortable talking about their problems.

Cameras 'swanning' around courtrooms in England will see judges 'heckled' the UK's top judge believes, citing NZ as a bad precedent.

Judith Collins compiled a 34-point list of issues attacking the case for David Bain's innocence and sent it to the former High Court judge reviewing the case.

The Police Commissioner has apologised for mistakes made during the Urewera raids but says those arrested and convicted should also consider saying sorry.

Police acted "unlawfully, unjustifiably and unreasonably" in establishing road blocks, and detaining and searching people during the Urewera raids six years ago, the police watchdog says.

Dame Susan Devoy was the second choice for the role of Race Relations Commissioner, official documents show, but she received a glowing assessment.

A $1,000 fine may have to be imposed for anyone avoiding jury service, a judge says.

The email mistakes that embarrassed the Earthquake Commission and ACC are having ramifications for the public's right to access information from the state.

Police involved in the Urewera dawn raids had still not fully co-operated with the agency investigating their actions five years after the controversial operation.

A Ministry of Justice boss has been rebuked by a court manager after sending out a congratulatory email when staff are being made redundant.

Each judgment is an exercise in risk management. Judges have to decide what risk is posed by having an alleged offender await trial in the community instead of prison.

An immigration fraudster stripped of his citizenship and barred from New Zealand owes taxpayers more than $150,000.

Justice Minister Judith Collins is to outline new measures to curb cyber bullying within the next few weeks.

The first music pirate stung under new file-sharing laws has been fined $616 but "didn't realise" the actions were illegal.