Wellington, March 13 NZPA - The Government's so-called "terrorism raids" have featured in a US State Department analysis of human rights around the world.

Wellington, March 12 NZPA - Justice Minister Simon Power heads to New York tomorrow to report to the United Nations on how New Zealand's human rights obligations are being managed.

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, March 2 NZPA - Cabinet will soon discuss law changes to strengthen penalties for assaulting police officers, Police Minister Judith Collins says.

Wellington, March 2 NZPA - Ministerial cars clocked up nearly $40,000 in repairs last year -- $19,928 for self-drive cars and $19,391 for the fleet of limos.

Wellington, Feb 26 NZPA - Final decisions on the details of regulation of financial advisers have been released by Commerce Minister Simon Power.

Wellington, Feb 26 NZPA - Internet New Zealand has welcomed a new bill changing copyright laws but says the penalty of suspending a user's account for breaches won't work. On Tuesday, Commerce Minister Simon Power introduced a bill repealing Section 92A of the Copyright Act.

Wellington, Feb 24 NZPA - A proposal looking at requiring large non-issuer companies to file their financial statements with the Registrar of Companies has been turned down by the Government -- a move that has pleased Business New Zealand.

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.

Wellington, Feb 22 NZPA - Justice Minister Simon Power and Attorney-General Chris Finlayson are working on a Law Society call for the Government to consider getting big law firms to do more pro bono work.