Wellington, March 11 NZPA - Education, tougher sentences and voluntary accords have been mooted by the Justice Ministry as potential ways to tackle knife crime.

By Maggie Tait of NZPA Wellington, Feb 23 NZPA - A bill implementing the ACT-National three strikes violent crime policy has been condemned by Justice Ministry officials, but their minister Simon Power says there are measures to ensure it is not unjust.

By Maggie Tait of NZPA

Wellington, Feb 17 NZPA - The Labour Party is questioning Justice Minister Simon Power's commitment to the controversial three strikes sentencing policy, after finding out the legislation has been handed over to Police Minister Judith Collins.

By Maggie Tait of NZPA Wellington, Feb 11 NZPA - Under proposed changes, legal aid lawyers will have to face ongoing competency tests -- a possible world first -- and face faster removal if not up to the job, MPs were told today.

By Maggie Tait of NZPA Wellington, Feb 2 NZPA - Justice Minister Simon Power is defending closing down a programme aimed at preventing troubled youth reoffending, saying it was overly expensive.

Wellington, Dec 18 NZPA - Claims that money to support victims in court is being diverted to an advertising campaign against Maori family violence are wrong, Associate Social Development and Employment Minister Tariana Turia says.

Wellington, Dec 8 NZPA - The fallout from a damning review of legal aid has continued with the chief executive of the Legal Services Agency (LSA), Tim Bannatyne, losing his job.

Wellington, Nov 27 NZPA - Legal aid is in for a major overhaul after a damning review report and a commitment from the Government to fix the serious problems it identified.

Wellington, Nov 27 NZPA - The New Zealand Law Society has welcomed today's damning review of legal aid which says a sea change is needed to fix the system.