Latest from Ministry of Justice

David Fisher: 10 years of Megaupload, 10 things we learned

The Herald's David Fisher on a decade of Kim Dotcom and the Megaupload case.

Big Brother is watching: The rise and rise of CCTV in New Zealand

Estimates of 200,000 to 400,000 CCTV cameras now in NZ.

Sex-assault victim's 'horrible' wait - thousands of trials crippled by Covid

More than 44,000 court proceedings and 400 jury trials have been delayed due to Covid-19.

Seeing red: More drivers caught racing through intersections not coughing up fines

How many of us aren't paying our fines?

Rusty police cells: Latest headache at $300m Christchurch justice precinct

Issues relate to custody unit at new central city police station.

Confiscated: Look what people try to smuggle into court

Look at what people are trying to take into court with them.

'Hit them where it hurts': Gangs, crime kingpins targeted in new crackdown

Bid to seize more assets could conflict with Bill of Rights Act, Minister warned.

Covid-19 disrupts trials, but Chief Justice's Office says 'no backlog'

Since August 17 jury trial events in Napier District Court have been disrupted.

Double-killer Scott Watson's promise fails to sway Parole Board

Olivia Hope and Ben Smart's bodies were never found.

Pākehā granted name suppression three times as often as Māori

Auckland couple who breached lockdown to go to Wānaka throws spotlight on suppression.

'They are forced:' Churches at odds on conversion therapy

Conversion therapy involves attempts to change a person's sexual orientation.

Jury trials on hold as Delta strikes

Murder, blackmail and fraud trials among those affected as juries stay home in level 4.

Prisoners waiting years for rehab, psych help - Parole Board

Rehabilitation not happening til very late in the sentence, says board.

New 'Corrections-made currency' causing chaos in NZ prisons

If the nicotine lozenges aren't handed over, prisoners are threatened or even attacked.

Justice survey: Cybercrime and sex attack victims reluctant to involve police

More assaults are being reported to police but vehicle crime leads the way.

'14 months living in limbo': Call for protection order lost in delays

The court didn't tell a Wellington woman her hearing date had been set.

Trust trouble: Hiding property, assets from the ex will get harder - what to watch for

Misusing a trust to hide relationship property from a spouse is likely to become harder.

Trust busting: Is it the beginning of the end for hiding relationship property?

Trusts used to hide relationship property are under attack and may be losing their power.