Minister orders review of 'greater good' defence
Simon Power orders a law review after three men successfully used a "greater good" defence to justify extensively damaging the Waihopai spybase.
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Competency tests for legal aid lawyers under reforms
New Government reforms of the legal aid system include steps to monitor the competency of legal aid lawyers.
UN 'out of touch' on tasers
The Police Association says the United Nations Human Rights Committee is out of touch, after it criticised police adoption of Tasers.
Child sex tours put into three strikes law
People who travel overseas to have sex with children will face a "strike" towards life imprisonment under new proposals that widen the net of the three strikes bill.
Hurdle 'too high' for Bain to get payout
The hurdle is too high for David Bain to get compensation for 13 years wrongly spent in jail, say people involved in New Zealand's other historic retrials.
David Bain must prove innocence to get payout
David Bain has lodged a compensation claim that could cost taxpayers more than $1 million, but he has to prove his innocence first.
Work proves just the ticket for Havoc
When Push Push came to shove shove, rocker-turned-broadcaster Mikey Havoc had to deal with almost $40,000 in parking fines and court costs.
Youth target in knife-crime review
The Government is considering a proposal to limit the sale of knives to young people amid concerns over the number of knife crimes.
'Unjust' bill means 11,000 per cent rise in prison time
The proposed three strikes bill would be grossly unjust and could result in an 11,000 per cent rise in time spent in prisons, an independent organisation on crime says.
Justice ministry slams three strikes changes
Changes to the Govt's three strikes justice policy risk breaching NZ's Bill of Rights, the Justice Ministry warns.
MMP shake-up if vote is 'yes'
The most unpopular features of MMP could be ditched if voters opt to keep the electoral system in the referendum on it at next year's election.
Govt releases proposed new election rules
There will be no spending limits on parallel campaigners under new election rules proposed by the Government.
MMP referendum questions released
What do you think of the proposed questions for next year's MMP referendum?