Banker, lawyer and wife guilty over $54m mortgage fraud
The scheme involved bribing bankers, one of whom has fled the country.
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Double jeopardy risks as convicts return, Law Society says
The justice select committee is reviewing the legislation for returning offenders.
Stevens' psychiatrist not told about absences
Psychiatrist admitted it's possible Stevens may have tried to disguise his true thoughts.
Sir Bob Jones requests removal of tweet calling him 'racist'
More legal action may be taken by Sir Bob Jones - this time after a tweet.
Nicky Stevens' death avoidable, inquest heard
Patient suffering from delusions should not have been allowed to leave hospital - expert.
Kettle caused fatal Waimate fire - coroner's findings
Tika and Tika Kafle and their 8-year-old son Prem died in a house fire in 2015.
Mother says mentally ill son rehearsed death
Nicky Stevens tried to take his own life twice before he died in March 2015 - inquest.
'I'm not a bad guy': Builder jailed five years after party rape
Woman raped at a party when she was a teenager finally gets justice.
'Please don't kill me' woman begged Eden Terrace abductor
Taga David Adams was sentenced today to six years and five months' imprisonment.
'Frenzied attack': Longer sentence for domestic abuser
The Court of Appeal judges said family violence is a scourge of New Zealand society.
Fading TV star keeps name secret over drink-driving
The man was well over the limit when he drove over his victim's leg.
NZ First not against repealing 'three strikes', Little says
New Zealand First has not said "never, ever" on repealing the three-strikes law.
Victims' families relieved three strikes law will stay
Victims families welcome justice minister's decision not to repeal three strikes law.
Bridges says three strike backdown shows Govt's incompetence
Justice Minister Andrew Little is set to announce an advisory panel to look at reforms.
Number of people unfit to stand trial triples
Increasing numbers of people are being found mentally unfit to stand trial.
Google served 73 times by Govt and courts
NZ's courts tell Google to remove content for privacy, security and defamation reasons.
Son found not guilty of murdering father
A young man was on trial for murder after stabbing his abusive father to death.
Police respond to racial profiling claims
Suggestions of racial profiling at odds with police values, Bush says.
MP accuses police of racial profiling, 'systemic racism'
Marama Davidson is the latest politician to speak openly on the subject.
Closing addresses in father-son murder trial
A man is accused of murdering his father at a South Auckland home last year.
Kiwi company fined for exporting plane parts to North Korea
A Kiwi-made airplane was flown into North Korean airspace on Christmas Day, 2015.
Sir Bob Jones sues filmmaker over 'hate speech' claim
Jones says he's "delighted" to file defamation papers after being accused of hate speech.
Serial rapist Malcolm Rewa asks for murder charge to be dismissed
Concerns have been raised over whether Malcolm Rewa would get a fair trial.
Death crash accused gets suppression
Family of dead biker and NZME opposed name suppression.
The man who owed IRD $500m has died
Tributes for the scourge of the taxman and subject of NZ's largest bankruptcy proceeding.
A man was shot and killed by police. A jury gave his family $4
"Were they saying that the true value of these children's pain was a dollar?"
Concerns raised over protection from hate speech
Human rights and civil liberties advocates agree our laws need the right balance.
Hate v free speech: Whose rights come first?
The debate over what constitutes hate speech has been fervent in recent months.
Charitable trust collapse: Manager guilty on more charges
Former charitable trust financial manager convicted of 167 dishonesty charges.
Dad jailed for dishonestly claiming $250K benefit
An Auckland man who owned properties was jailed after dishonestly claiming benefits.
Kiwi connection: Police keen to know if Russian serial killer was in our midst
The Russian Investigative Committee made a DNA search request to New Zealand in 2016.
Missing police occupation on charge sheet an 'oversight'
Police have admitted an "oversight'' when one of their employees appeared in court.
Former Catholic brother faces child sex charges
Today he was charged with three counts of indecent assault.
Private investigator stalks power trustee
It followed allegations the trustee did not live within the trust's district.