Former Justice Minister Judith Collins says she "stands by everything I said and did" in relation to David Bain's compensation case.

A man who beat a homeless man to death has narrowly missed out on becoming the first person to be jailed for life without parole.

Four new District Court Judges have been appointed, Attorney-General Christopher Finlayson announced today.

The receivers of Belgrave Finance are trying to bankrupt the terminally ill property developer who controlled the company, despite doubts it'll yield money.

Mark Lundy's wife Christine had 'gone off' sex after finding out they couldn't have children, a court heard today.

A prostitute who slept with Mark Lundy hours before he allegedly drove home and bludgeoned his gamily to death said he was "nice and pleasant" during their liaison.

Hours before allegedly killing his family, Mark Lundy said he had tried to increase his and his wife's life insurance to $1m but was declined because of their weight.

The mastermind behind the Bali Nine drug trafficking plot is reportedly living large after winning the lottery as two Australians face execution.

Even though Mark Lundy is accused of the murder of his wife and daughter, it was his brother-in-law who was in the spotlight today after defence lawyers pinned the crime on him.

Steve Braunias at the Lundy trial for the NZ Herald: "He's already said the only two words which matter most to him."

The Crown now believes Mark Lundy killed his family about six hours later than its original estimation, a major change to its version of events since the 2002 trial.

A multimillion-dollar fight involving one of New Zealand's most luxurious resorts is heading back to the High Court at Auckland this week.

Indonesian authorities are waiting for a Nigerian drug boss and others to receive word their clemency bids have been rejected before scheduling their executions and that of two Australians.

Arthur Taylor, whose name never appears in the media without the words "career criminal" shackled to the front of it, has been banged up since 2005 in the maximum security wing of Auckland Prison at Paremoremo.

Mike Hosking on why he believes we owe David Bain: 'He was found not guilty after being inside for 13 of the most potentially fruitful and productive years of his life'.

A former barrister labelled "disgraceful and dishonourable" by a legal watchdog has now been ordered to pay more than $30,000 in costs and compensation.

National Australia Bank customers seeking to reclaim "unfairly charged" exception fees have to register today.

The liquidators of fraudster Jacqui Bradley's failed business are mulling whether to try to claw back $2 million from eight investors who were paid out before her Ponzi scheme folded.

It's being described as a war, an arms race, an unseen struggle where the stakes are being raised and the weapons redefined each minute - the war a faceless cyber-criminal.

Arrest warrants have been issued for two trout poachers who failed to turn up to court for sentencing.

District Court judges have converted almost $100 million worth of fines into community work in the past four years when offenders have been unable to pay what they owe.

One of the more disturbing emerging trends is the number of New Zealanders being arrested in foreign countries for drug trafficking.

Lawyers are raising money to enable a much-loved Auckland court social worker to keep doing good work after her church-funded job was "disestablished".

Auckland businessman William Yan has been denied access to seized assets to pay private school fees for his children and to service the mortgage on his luxury apartment.

The Serious Fraud Office's highly-trumpeted "largest ever" fraud case in New Zealand history has ended with a broke ex-lawyer getting home detention.

The Crown says one of the defendants in an ad scam trial was a "parasite" but the defence claims some people who bought ads from him were just "stupid".

A Chinese tourist who killed a friend in a rental car crash last week is “bereft” over the incident, a court has been told.

The police shooting of an unarmed black man has sparked another potential flashpoint in the United States.

British judges have been forced to bring in their own packed lunches and even wash up after themselves.