Govt aiming to reduce number of jury trials to fix court delays
The average duration of a jury trial has jumped from 349 days to 498 days.
The average duration of a jury trial has jumped from 349 days to 498 days.
Aotearoa has joined with others in calling out the activity.
It follows a poor public poll for the Labour leader.
OPINION: A tunnel in the same location as the current bridge achieves nothing.
NZTA demanded a Government guarantee before signing off on the loan.
Schools face losing contracts if they fail to reach minimum standards.
After two last-minute changes, the bill to ban gang patches is set to pass today.
OPINION: It didn't take long for National to make merry with leadership speculation.
Cabinet makes second change to proposed legislation after select committee stage.
About a third of all callouts turned out to be false alarms, MPs were told.
There were a number of fiery exchanges in the House.
Winston Peters indicated he was having a meeting with PM Christopher Luxon later tonight.
Lester Levy faced a grilling at a select committee.
Executives from the broadcaster appeared before a parliamentary select committee.
OPINION: Also in today's letters – climate policy, speed limits and sentencing reforms.
OPINION: National has never come to terms with Kiwibank.
Meeting the commitment could see 'unmanageable increases to the prison population'.
OPINION: Māori claim to have been 'thrown under the bus' by the Government. Here's how.
A petition urging MPs to act urgently to support Buller healthcare was delivered.
Simeon Brown says riders will need to pay more.
The Ministry of Justice has released the latest data on court charges for the year.
The Government is getting advice on closing a longstanding loophole.
Mark Mitchell argues Kiwis feel safer but more work needs to be done to address crime.
Labour MPs deny manoeuvres are afoot as Hipkins goes to the UK.
The former Cabinet minister was accused of sexually abusing boys.
The Government-led change will come into effect from October 1.
Treasury gave its verdict on the economic debate that raged for nearly a year.
The home ban was opposed by several agencies as well as the Privacy Commissioner.
The Government's target regarding violent crime is considered 'at risk'.
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