Crown prosecutors will be the next target of a Government crackdown on how the justice system is run.

A believer in Scott Watson's innocence plans to reinterview key witnesses in the case of Ben Smart and Olivia Hope.

A damning review of legal aid says a sea change is needed to fix a system undermined by incompetent and sometimes corrupt lawyers.

Department bosses told those who don't perform face cuts so those who do well can be rewarded.

Jurors in a murder trial were not told the 'principal offender' was a member of the Head Hunters gang with more than 50 convictions.

Court proceedings should be more open and transparent, the Law Commission says.

Taggers say initiatives aimed at preventing graffiti just encourage them to keep vandalising.

A national sexual violence prevention plan should be created, the sexual violence taskforce says.

Voters will have to vote twice in separate referendums to get rid of the MMP electoral system, under a schedule revealed yesterday.

Voters will be asked if they wish to change the voting system from MMP and what alternative voting system they would prefer.

Justice Minister Simon Power's speech announcing changes in Government support for the victims of serious crime.

Victims of serious crime will now get more financial support - including a payment for attending the court hearing of the accused.

The Government's proposed changes to electoral law have been met with opposition from Labour and the Green Party.