The length of David Ross' minimum non-parole period is "crushing" says his lawyer, who applied to the Court of Appeal for it to be reduced.

John Banks has announced his resignation. But can this final act, for Act, stop him - or at least his legacy - from playing a key role in the election campaign?

All weekend, Act supporters and friends of the Act Epsom MP were saying John Banks would "do the right thing", writes Audrey Young.

John Banks has confirmed he will resign from Parliament from this Friday.

Act party leader Jamie Whyte has told disgraced Act MP John Banks to consider resigning before he is sentenced in August.

A New Zealander who was once hired to be Hollywood star Russel Crowe’s helicopter pilot — but was later found to be without a licence — is on the run from police.

Act campaign manager says quitting before verdict could damage party brand.

An Auckland doctor lost $300,000 after a Nigeria-based fraudster hacked into his father's email account and, posing as the father, asked for the transfer of family money.

A "witch doctor" who conned vulnerable people into giving her £1m to pay for spiritual cures for their serious health problems is facing a substantial jail term.

An Auckland dental practice manager who fradulently obtained more than $150,000 from ACC was caught out by his employer.

The Serious Fraud Office does not have the ability to proactively target serious financial crime.

Inland Revenue has gone to the High Court seeking a judgment against John George Russell for a $367 million alleged tax debt.

A billionaire businessman that was responsible for the biggest bank fraud Iran has ever seen has been executed, Iranian state media has said.

As a "breathtakingly arrogant" con artist was led to cells he waved to his victims and said: "Sorry everybody".

A previously unnamed defendant in the latest failed finance company case can now be identified as a Auckland property developer.

New Zealand lawyers are being targeted in a scam trying to get their personal information, which then could be used to steal money or infiltrate computer networks.

The NZ Institute of Chartered Accountants brought disciplinary proceedings against a jailed and bankrupt finance company director - who is no longer a member.

A New Zealand accountant who conned his wealthy London neighbours out of $2.2 million has been jailed for eight years in the UK.

A man who duped a family into buying properties will spend Easter in jail after attempt for an appeal against his sentence failed this morning.

A now-disbarred lawyer accused of helping a property developer borrow millions of dollars from a finance company cannot argue he was an innocent agent, says the Crown in its closing submissions.

What if the "power of positive thinking" is simply a numbing drumbeat that reinforces the positivity delusion, leading us to make blockheaded business and investment decisions?