A return to 10-year passports appears to be on the horizon after the Prime Minister said the Government was considering the issue.

John Key has branded criticism of the release of royal routes as "nonsense", and the man responsible for the remarks "an idiot".

The desperate search for a passenger jet that vanished has been significantly expanded, as anger grows in China at the response by Malaysian authorities.

The disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 – with 239 people on board – is unusual in that two days after the plane lost communication there is no reliable evidence of debris.

A Dunedin man has changed his name to 'Full Metal Havok More Sexy N Intelligent Than Spock And All The Superheroes Combined With Frostnova' after losing a bet.

A group lobbying for a return to a 10-year passport claims New Zealand passports are more expensive per year than most other comparable countries.

A controversial cancer charity will not face prosecution after it voluntarily de-registered as a charity during a probe into its spending.

A Chinese woman involved in a gambling scam with her ex-boyfriend and a casino worker that stole more than $50,000 has avoided a jail sentence but will be deported.

Ewan McDonald went on a family holiday. The riot police came along too.

Internal Affairs Minister and Napier MP Chris Tremain has requested a report into how a British killer managed to obtain a New Zealand passport issued in the name of a severely brain-damaged Hastings man.

A convicted killer who stole the identity of a brain-damaged man appeared in an Australian court several times before police realised who he really was.

A British man, who escaped UK jail after stabbing his aunt 70 times, has been living in NZ, where he stole a disabled man's identity

Babies and toddlers are increasingly becoming targets for paedophiles, a child safety group has said in the wake of a horrific child abuse case.

An ex-government employee had around 1400 'upskirt' recordings of women and schoolgirls, police say.

A man is before the courts after allegedly making covert recordings of people in a Wellington bathroom while he worked for the Department of Internal Affairs.

A cancer charity under investigation over its spending has stopped paying its staff while it considers whether to resume operations in New Zealand.

Two men accused of using fake passports and other documents are facing several forgery and deception charges.

Illegible handwriting is being blamed for nearly 7000 identity documents found to have incorrect information every year.

A cancer charity has suspended fundraising in New Zealand amid questions over how its money is spent.

An immigration fraudster stripped of his citizenship and barred from New Zealand owes taxpayers more than $150,000.

Labour MP and former Associate Immigration Minister Shane Jones' political career has been saved by an Auditor-General's report that found no evidence of improper motive.

The Government is investigating an overhaul of the way councils collect money for their annual $3.6 billion new infrastructure spend.

Shane Jones has received a draft copy of the auditor-general's report into his decision to grant Chinese billionaire William Yan citizenship - but won't reveal the contents.

Homeowners could have to pay more in Fire Service levies under a proposed shake-up of the way the service is funded.