The identity of a Super City candidate charged with forgery remains secret, despite two judges saying there are no grounds for name suppression.

The identity of a Super City candidate charged with forging voting papers has been kept secret days before polling closes.

Many farm businesses believed their loans were personally with Allan Hubbard, not Aorangi.

Allan Hubbard has offered to subordinate his own interests and make up any losses to investors.

Hubbard investors have been told they'll be paid three cents in the dollar this month, but will have to wait till next year for possibly another 20 cents.

A Nigerian drug smuggler who duped authorities to get a job in NZ as a hospital psychiatrist came across as friendly but secretive, acquaintances say.

A man who earlier denied taking millions of dollars in a franchise fraud today entered guilty pleas to three charges of obtaining by deceit.

A bus driver who earned $48,000 a year bought more than $3m worth of real estate after being caught up in an alleged elaborate scam.

A Nigerian drug smuggler who fooled immigration officials to get a job as a hospital psychiatrist was yesterday jailed for 16 months.

The hearing for the National Finance directors has been rescheduled until next month at the High Court at Auckland.

An ex-real estate agent allegedly used fake paperwork to secure bank mortgages in other people's names as part of an elaborate property scam involving more than $10m.

Police have started another Super City electoral investigation, this time into allegations of bribery on the North Shore.

Police have widened their probe into a possible Super City voting scam to cover hundreds of people living in Hastings, Tauranga and Hamilton.

Garth George writes that the real reason to wish Act good riddance is its stupidity in managing its hypocritical MPs.