Police appeal judge's decision to discharge man without conviction after domestic assault.

The Crown is looking to appeal a discharge without conviction granted to a Queenstown man

The Megaupload founder has been fighting extradition orders for almost six years.

Police say they might not have been able to prove design errors caused the CTV collapse.

Decision on whether to lay charges over CTV Building collapse is close.

Welfare chief right to protect staff by using fake names, maintains public service boss.

Ministry of Social Development found unlawfully using fake names on legal documents.

Drivers had to pick a day of the week on which they wouldn't drive their car.

The rifle used in the Bain family murders will be handed over to Joe Karam.

Landmark legal battle over NZTA notifying suspended drivers settled by the Supreme Court.

COMMENT: If he'd seen disturbing footage, surely he'd be duty bound to call an inquiry.

Kim Dotcom claims that there was a major error made at the outset of his case which will bring it all tumbling down.

The new State Services Commissioner was once one of the highest paid public servants but is now promising a "conservative approach" to pay rises for chief executives.

Police officers' use of a drink-driving checkpoint to track pro-euthanasia campaigners has been described as worrying abuse of power by legal experts.

The Solicitor General is "looking into" a judge's decision to issue a young rugby player a discharge without conviction for assaulting four people.

The GCSB will be able to spy on Kiwis on "national security" grounds but the definition of "national security" is yet to be decided.

Attorney-General will consider possible murder trial for Malcolm Rewa over killing of Susan Burdett.

Attorney-General Christopher Finlayson says proving murder in Moko case could have been problematic.

The Crown will argue this morning that the son of the Maori King should be convicted for offending earlier this year.

A Crown bid to overturn a discharge without conviction for the son of the Maori King will be heard in November.

Crown Law is appealing the discharge without conviction given to the Maori King's son early this month.

A video of the Maori King's son has emerged showing him making an expletive-laden rant.

The Crown Law Office is considering an appeal against a judge's decision not to convict the son of Maori King Tuheitia Paki on several charges.

The super-secret spy agency entrusted with expansive new powers made a serious blunder, botching its count on the number of wiretaps it had.

Editorial: Criminal bargaining can sometimes be justified, but it but shouldn't become a standard method of resolving serious crime.

Crown Law will take over the prosecution of John Banks on a charge of knowingly filing a false election return.

Parliament will urgently pass a law validating the oaths of returning police officers, before any of their actions since returning can be called into question.