New ZealandWoman stole $445k from top coupleA woman stole more than $400,000 from a prominent Auckland couple who say she used it to fund a lavish lifestyle.07 May 05:30 PM
New ZealandFamily conned family, court toldA couple ripped off family members in a fraud involving fake emails from billionaire Graeme Hart, gift bags of gold and confidential million-dollar deals, a court heard.06 May 05:30 PM
OpinionPaul LittlePaul Little: Fraud office needs to get seriousThe Serious Fraud Office will not prosecute anyone over the collapse of Hanover Finance because ... well, it's too hard.04 May 05:30 PM
New ZealandFinger pointed at Allied Farmers for investor lossesA Serious Fraud Office investigation has found evidence inconsistent with former Allied Farmers chief executive Rob Alloway's complaint over the conduct of Hanover Finance, a source says.04 May 05:30 PM
New ZealandScam Watch - May 5If shopping for a living sounds tempting, don't be taken in by an email claiming to be from "Mark Powell", who promises mystery shoppers no less than $550 a job. This is likely an attempt at identity theft.04 May 05:30 PM
New ZealandMark Hotchin: I may never returnMark Hotchin has been keeping his head down. These days, he's a stay-at-home family man who enjoys a game of tennis and swimming.04 May 05:30 PM
OpinionGib Beattie: SFO required to prove crime, not corporate immoralityIt is good that we finally have the Serious Fraud Office's decision on Hanover. Obviously those under investigation will be relieved at the outcome. T04 May 05:30 PM
New ZealandScam warning for elderly over lettersAn advocacy group for the elderly is warning pensioners of a potential scam involving personalised letters.01 May 12:00 AM
New ZealandHotchin aims to recoup mansion moneyFormer Hanover director Mark Hotchin has gone to court seeking some reimbursement for the millions of dollars he paid towards the construction of an Auckland mansion.30 Apr 05:30 PM
New ZealandDisgraced lawyer struck offA life ban for a lawyer accused of stealing $3 million from clients was "the only appropriate penalty", the Law Society says.30 Apr 05:35 AM
Banking and financeNo charges against Hanover - SFOThe Serious Fraud Office says it will not be making any prosecutions around the collapse of Hanover Finance.29 Apr 10:05 PM
BusinessDecision on Hanover expected soonThe Serious Fraud Office is expected to make an announcement regarding Hanover Finance early this week.28 Apr 05:30 PM
OpinionChloe Johnson: Who ripped off my credit card?After a week-long holiday relaxing in the Far North, Chloe Johnson panics when she tries to buy skincare products online and discovers the card is missing from its usual home inside her wallet.27 Apr 05:30 PM
New ZealandFraudsters hijack our plastic moneyBanks and police are trying to stay ahead of wily credit card fraudsters - but as long as banks mail pre-activated cards, the problem will persist.27 Apr 05:30 PM
OpinionHerald on Sunday editorial: No credit for card securityCard fraud is now big business. The victim may be in New Zealand; an offender may well be in Russia, Germany or Taiwan."Cash, they told us, was old hat. Paper money was an anachronism from another era, an idea whose time had passed.27 Apr 05:30 PM
New ZealandFraudster 'destroyed' ex-boyfriend's lifeA highly manipulative fraudster who conned a former boyfriend out of $80,000, wrecking his business and "destroying his life", has been jailed for four years.24 Apr 12:39 AM
CrimeBanker diverted $1m into own accountAn Auckland banker faces a jail term after stealing nearly $1 million from his clients.21 Apr 05:30 PM
BusinessPrison for founder of Five StarThe elderly founder of the failed Five Star group, Neill Williams, has been sentenced to three years and seven months in prison for misleading investors - a longer jail stint than any of his colleagues from the set of finance companies.19 Apr 05:30 PM
BusinessJailed directors' appeal bid rejectedTwo jailed Capital+Merchant directors have failed in their "strawman" bid to take their case to the Supreme Court.19 Apr 05:30 PM
CrimeFive Star founder jailedFive Star group founder Neill Williams has been jailed for 3 years seven months for misleading investors.19 Apr 04:25 AM
Banking and financeFall of Five Star's third musketeerWhen Five Star finance company boss Neill Williams is sentenced in court today, it will be just the latest stage in a series of misadventures, reports Hamish Fletcher.18 Apr 09:30 PM
New ZealandFake Tahitian prince will appeal against his sentenceA flamboyant New Zealander who posed as a Tahitian prince while he defrauded the Queensland government of A$16.6 million ($20 million) is appealing against his 14-year prison sentence.18 Apr 06:02 AM
Banking and financeSCF fraud trial delayed by a monthNew Zealand's biggest white-collar fraud trial has been delayed a month and won't start until next March.17 Apr 05:30 PM
New ZealandCouple accused of benefit fraud namedThe couple alleged to be at the centre of a $375,000 benefit scam can be named for the first time.16 Apr 05:37 AM
WorldConman with NZ links jailed in UKA globetrotting conman who came to New Zealand on a purported $69 million property spending spree will spend the next 14 years in prison in the United Kingdom.15 Apr 05:30 PM
New ZealandScam Watch - April 14It wasn't just Xtra emails being hit by scammers this week.13 Apr 05:30 PM
BusinessWhale 'relieved' at fraud case acquittalRobert Whale expressed relief yesterday when he was acquitted in a Serious Fraud Office case, but the former Dominion Finance director still has to return to the High Court in June for separate Financial Markets Authority proceedings.12 Apr 05:30 PM
New ZealandWinz fraud accused granted name secrecyA couple alleged to have ripped off taxpayers for $375,000 in Work and Income payments have been allowed to keep their names secret for now.12 Apr 05:30 PM
New ZealandMore may be charged in $375,000 benefit fraud caseA couple alleged to have ripped off taxpayers to the tune of $375,000 in Work and Income payments have been allowed to keep their names secret for now.12 Apr 07:48 AM
