His credibility on the line, Rodney Hide has backed MP David Garrett, who admitted stealing a dead baby's identity to obtain a false passport.

How much more bizarre can Act's rapid disintegration as a functioning political party get?

Recessions test ethics and morality.

John Key has ordered an inquiry into how former top defence scientist Stephen Wilce was given top security clearance by the SIS.

A senior staff member at a Whangarei bank has been sacked for fraud involving thousands of dollars.

Seventy per cent of NZ adults have been the victim of online crimes ranging from identity theft to having their computer infected with a virus.

The identity of a woman at the centre of an alleged $1.4 million Waikato bank fraud has been revealed.

The Serious Fraud Office is due this week to outline its next move in its investigation of Allan Hubbard.

The convicted Waiouru medals thief sentenced to six years in prison today has links to Joseph Reekers, the killer of hairdresser Marie Jamieson.

The second professional burglar who stole the Waiouru medals has been given a six year jail term for the brazen heist.

Disgraced former Govt minister Roger McClay has yet to apologise to the two cash-strapped charities he rorted in a $25,000 fraud.

Thirty-four Immigration NZ staff are being investigated for misconduct, including alleged corruption.

The Serious Fraud Office has laid more than 100 charges against four former directors of failed lender Five Star Finance, carrying a maximum penalty of seven years apiece.