A real estate agent has been struck off after ripping off an elderly woman in a "flagrant and dishonest breach of his obligations"...

A master-mind behind the Ponzi scam that ripped off Mark Hotchin was also the victim of internet scams.

An alleged conman accused of ripping off the rich and famous is fighting extradition to New Zealand, saying...

An alleged con man accused of ripping off the wealthy - including Jonah Lomu - claims he would not get a fair trial here.

Former finance company owner Mark Hotchin says he was personally "misled" by a group of con-artists.

Scammers are increasingly abandoning email and hitting the phones to swindle money from their victims.

Labour has called the Govt's revised $1.2b South Canterbury Finance bill a "disaster of epic proportions", saying Finance Minister Bill English "grossly mishandled" the situation and should resign as a result.

The government's finances have taken a $331 million hit, largely due to problems recovering money from failed South Canterbury Finance's tangled set of related party loans.

Tighter border security controls are on the way for Kiwi travellers after Immigration New Zealand signed an agreement with Canada. Immigration Minister Jonathan Coleman says it will mean faster processing times for genuine travellers.

A charity worker told a wealthy Auckland woman he was a cancer-cure guinea pig in a bid to scam millions of dollars from her.