ACT supported 5-year sentence

Parliament Today:

• Audio - The Day In Parliament Feb 14
• Questions And Answers Feb 14
• House Rises Debating NAIT Bill - Only NZ First Opposes Road User Charge Reform
• Debate Transcripts On-Line
• Feb 14 — Parliament Today
• Blood and Prostitution - Parliament Resumes With More Maiden Speeches
• Audio - The Week In Parliament Feb 10 - Select Committees

Gordon Campbell: On The Law Commission Plan To Scrap Jury Trials

Chances are, scrapping the system of trial by jury is not the top priority for most New Zealanders. Not many of us woke up this morning and felt dead keen on dumping our centuries-old right to be tried by a jury of our peers, while yearning to adopt the French system of justice by a judge and a couple of court-appointed experts. More>>

ALSO:

• Law Commission - Law Commission Considers Alternative Trial Processes
• Direct Link - Alternative Trial Processes Consultation | Law Commission

Scoop Audio & Video: Mondayising Holidays

David Shearer's regular pre-caucus standup. Issues include:SOE Sales, Auckland Council funding & the Labour relationship with Maori. Issue of the day was clearly the Mondayising of holidays - following this was a second standup with First Term MP David Clark. More>>

ALSO:

• TV3 Video - Politicians debate 'Monday-ising' public holidays

Scoop Business: Govt’s Answer To A Smaller Public Service: Google It

The government is talking seriously to the global search engine giant Google about providing software services to cut the cost and improve the efficiency of public services, Prime Minister John Key says. More>>

ALSO:

• Multimedia - Prime Minister's Press Conference - 13 Feb 2012
• Labour - Mindless cost-cutting won’t improve public service
• 2010 Office of the Privacy Commissioner - Google agrees to protect privacy better
• TV3 Video - PM's vision for Smartphones replacing public servants