Wellington, June 1 NZPA - Most people want the drinking age raised from 18 to 20, a poll released tonight shows. TV One's Colmar Brunton survey of 1000 voters found 74 percent wanted it changed while 24 percent said it should stay at 18.

By Kate Chapman of NZPA Wellington, June 1 NZPA - A new approach is needed for delivering veteran assistance because current legislation is outdated and inaccessible, the Law Commission says.

By Maggie Tait Wellington, May 24 NZPA - The controversial Search and Surveillance Bill is being redrafted after it raised concerns, including that freedom of speech would be stifled.

Wellington, May 14 NZPA - The Government will use recommendations made in a Law Commission report to modernise some of the laws regulating private schools, says Associate Education Minister Heather Roy.

Wellington, May 11 NZPA - Changing the legal age for purchasing alcohol would not have saved the life of a boy who drank himself to death at the weekend, Prime Minister John Key says.

Wellington, May 5 NZPA - Auckland's new super city council will need to be able to address problems in south Auckland stemming from a high density of liquor outlets selling cheap alcohol into the night, says Law Commission president Sir Geoffrey Palmer.

Wellington, May 3 NZPA - New Zealanders are evenly split over whether increasing the excise tax on alcohol is a good move, according to a Fairfax Media poll.

The Law Commission's report on the sale and supply of liquor is still new in the minds of politicians but so far the response hasn't been encouraging -- apart from a few exceptions, there doesn't seem to be the determination or the will to seriously tackle New Zealand's drinking problem.

By Kate Chapman of NZPA Wellington, April 29 NZPA- The drinking age should not be raised because getting drunk is fun and 18 and 19-year-olds are not the only problem drinkers, a spokeswoman for the Keep it 18 campaign says.

Wellington, April 29 NZPA - The overnight increase in the price of cigarettes could prompt a surge in dairy robberies, a tobacco company has warned.