Judge could have been behind victims' naming - Power
The accidental publishing of two sexual abuse victims' names may have been the fault of a judge and not a clerical error as earlier thought, Justice Minister Simon Power says.
The accidental publishing of two sexual abuse victims' names may have been the fault of a judge and not a clerical error as earlier thought, Justice Minister Simon Power says.
Prostitutes could be banned from street trading in Auckland and beyond after a Super City council vote.
Police paid criminal narks nearly $2 million in the past five years.
Radical changes to the legal aid system will put an end to taxpayers paying defence lawyers up to $900,000 a year.
NZTA cleared its registry of deceased licence holders, only to have 23 inform it they were still alive.
The SFO has laid eight charges against Malcolm David Mason and another individual over corrupt property transactions involving the ACC.
The Govt is proposing to end the right of a defendant to elect trial by jury for about 80 offences, including smacking a child.
Legislation introducing the change to a split drinking age will be one step closer after it is tabled in Parliament next week, Simon Power says.
The Govt will amend the 'claim of right' defence successfully used by the men who damaged equipment at the Waihopai spy base.
Groundbreaking cellphone technology has been launched in a bid to stop teenagers being harassed by text bullies. The new service allows cellphone users to blacklist up to 20 numbers.