Personal financial pressure has edged out greed as the number one motivation among perpetrators of fraud in New Zealand, according to a survey.

Dozens of racing clubs in the south have been ordered to hand over files as part of a Serious Fraud Office probe into pokie grants.

If people who choose not to pay the tax for which they are liable, there would be enough money to stamp out child poverty, Catriona MacLennan.

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

A former Tauranga businessman is on trial defending allegations by his business partner that he siphoned $625,000 from their motorbike dealership.

Two trustees have been caught up in the Financial Markets Authority's case against six former Hanover directors or promoters and are now trying to remove themselves from the proceedings.

The Serious Fraud Office spent $195,000 on public relations advice in one year.

Eight men accused of an alleged Auckland Super City voter scam have had their trial shifted to the High Court.

TV One News breached broadcasting standards when it wrongly identified an Auckland bar as having been targeted by fraud.

Four Lombard Finance directors could face tougher sentences as their case goes to the Court of Appeal this week.

Scams weren't just appearing in email inboxes this past week. They were mailed to people around the country - all promising financial windfall, for a price.

Kiwis lost almost $4 million in scams last year, with rising fraudulent investment and dating schemes in particular contributing to the losses, according to govt figures.

Identity fraudsters "systematically and methodically" stole more than $500,000 in benefit scams before being caught last year.

A sense of deja vu pervaded the High Court at Auckland yesterday afternoon as a witness in the new Dominion Finance trial appeared again before a different judge.

Countless politicians have been caught indulging secret vices, but few can claim an addiction as eccentric as that of the former US Congressman Jesse Jackson jnr.

The trial of three men associated with the collapsed firm Dominion Finance will restart today after the original High Court judge hearing the case stood down last week.

Two already jailed Capital+Merchant directors have this morning plead guilty to new Financial Markets Authority charges.

A High Court judge has stepped down from hearing the Dominion Finance case after it was revealed she was a partner at a law firm as one of the defendants.

A High Court judge has stepped down from hearing the case of three men associated with Dominion Finance.

The trial of three men associated with the collapsed firm Dominion Finance was adjourned just after lunch yesterday for reasons the Herald is prohibited from reporting.

Two jailed Capital+Merchant finance directors are hoping to take their case to the Supreme Court, the Herald understands.

White collar criminals leave a trail of destruction, not just in monetary terms but also in human terms, according to Harry Markopolos.

New Zealand is considering a system which would pay whistleblowers to come forward with fraud-related tips.