Parliamentary discussion on the physical disciplining of children should examine the option of amending, and not simply repealing, section 59 of the Crimes Act

Don Brash's decision not to support Ken Shirley's private members bill allowing nuclear ships to come to New Zealand is pure hypocrisy

The Foreign Ministers of New Zealand and Fiji today signed a memorandum of understanding on counter-terrorism

New Zealand is to host a number of meetings on Pacific security next week

New Zealand’s next Ambassador to Brazil will be career diplomat Alison Mann

Phil Goff had wide-ranging discussions with US Administration in Washington this week

Phil Goff calls for establishment of new Peacebuilding Commission at UN Security Council

Foreign Minister Phil Goff heads to North America on Sunday for meetings in Washington, at the United Nations in New York, and Ottawa

Scott Base, New Zealand's research station in Antarctica, received additional funding of $3.24 million in yesterday's Budget to meet increased running costs

Security measures for staff and visitors to New Zealand's embassies and overseas posts are being strengthened

Pressure on Court services and justice policy work will be eased by additional funding of $156.5 million over the next four years

New funding of $2.6 million for Asia-related projects

New Zealand will contribute two military observers to the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Sudan

The Ministry of Justice's latest survey on youth drinking shows mixed results on the impact of lowering the drinking age in 1999

Legal aid eligibility income thresholds, which have not been changed since 1969, will be amended under a Legal Services Amendment Bill introduced to Parliament

A Bill modernising oaths and affirmations taken by new citizens, public office holders and some state sector employees has been introduced to Parliament

Justice Minister Phil Goff's first reading speech to Parliament today on the Crimes (Intimate Covert Filming) Amendment Bill

Improvements will be made in systems to maintain minimum standards and prevent abuses in prisons

Decades of judicial decisions and reforms of statutes have been brought together in an Evidence Bill introduced to Parliament today

The Serious Fraud Office will handle asset recovery work under new Proceeds of Crime legislation to be introduced by the government

Foreign Minister Phil Goff is to speak on relations between Pacific Rim powers China, the United States and Japan at this weekend's Australia New Zealand Leadership Forum in Melbourne