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

Wellington, Feb 25 NZPA - ANZ National Bank has joined the list of those concerned about aspects of a government bill giving police and other law enforcement agencies greater search and surveillance powers.

Wellington, Feb 12 NZPA - Prime Minister John Kay has defended the Government categorically ruling out relaxing drug laws, saying doing anything else would send the wrong message to children.

By Alastair Bull and Peter Wilson of NZPA

By Alastair Bull of NZPA Auckland, Feb 11 NZPA - The Drug Foundation has called on politicians to "engage constructively" with a Law Commission report calling for a relaxing of drug laws relating to personal use.

By Alastair Bull of NZPA Auckland, Feb 11 NZPA - A Law Commission report calling for possible decriminalisation of some drug use and allowing cannabis for medicinal use is set to be rejected by the Government.

Wellington, Dec 19 NZPA - The Government's plan to introduce a bill to strengthen the Crimes Act to deal with violent offending against children have been welcomed by the Children's Commissioner.

Wellington, Dec 18 NZPA - The Government is to introduce a bill to strengthen the Crimes Act to deal with violent offending against children, and to modernise the law of assault and injuring, Justice Minister Simon Power said today.

Wellington, Dec 18 NZPA - A raft of new laws to protect children at risk of assault in their homes has been proposed in a report from the Law Commission.

Wellington, Dec 17 NZPA - The Governor-General should pay income tax, the Law Commission is recommending.