Wellington, July 1 NZPA - Courts will be able to use video links to speed up cases under legislation passed by Parliament today.

Wellington, July 1 NZPA - Courts will be able to use video links to speed up cases under legislation passed by Parliament today.

By Kate Chapman of NZPA Wellington, June 29 NZPA - Victims of domestic abuse will be given a five day reprieve from their alleged abusers when new police safety orders become available from Thursday.

Wellington, June 11 NZPA - A review of film and publication censorship will look at how to reduce costs and save time in the classification process, Internal Affairs Minister Nathan Guy says.

Wellington, May 19 NZPA - Legislation which will allow driver licences to be suspended when people haven't made arrangements to pay overdue traffic fines passed its first reading in Parliament today.

Wellington, May 19 NZPA - Treaty Negotiations Minister Chris Finlayson has dismissed a report that the Tuhoe treaty settlement was aborted after a poll of North Shore voters indicated the Government was conceding too much to Maori.

Wellington, April 30 NZPA - Legislation has been introduced which will allow driver licences to be suspended when people haven't made arrangements to pay overdue traffic fines.

Wellington, April 22 NZPA - The Government will consider a report on child witnesses in criminal courts which identified concerns about the implementation of systems to protect the children, Justice Minister Simon Power says.

Wellington, April 13 NZPA - Monitoring of commercial pilots for alcohol and drug issues will intensify with two new measures announced today by Associate Transport Minister Nathan Guy.

Wellington, April 13 NZPA - Monitoring of commercial pilots with alcohol and drug issues will be improved with two new measures announced today by Associate Transport Minister Nathan Guy.