The FMA says it would prefer to settle its civil action against six businessmen associated with Hanover Finance, and its chief executive says he is "still hopeful" a deal can be reached.

Police are targeting more assets associated with a businessman serving the longest prison sentence given to any failed finance company director.

One person has been killed in clashes between Egyptian police and protesters in central Cairo after a court dropped a murder case against ousted strongman Hosni Mubarak.

The fight to clear his name had been gruelling, but he was never prepared to give up, John Banks said at a press conference this afternoon.

Amanda Banks has emerged as an extremely good wife to John Banks with her "obsessive" detective work turning up crucial evidence which led to the former Act Leader's electoral fraud conviction being overturned today.

A man accused of killing a woman in their Auckland home can now be named.

A man has been sentenced to six and a half years in jail after slashing a pregnant woman’s throat and bashing another woman with a hammer.

Cure Kids has no evidence to support its battle for trademark rights in the High Court, says the Australian charity which claims it owns the Red Nose Day image.

A fugitive couple wanted on fraud and sex charges are believed to have fled the country using false passports.

A coroner says law changes are urgently needed to get more dangerous drivers off the road, after an inept foreign driver caused a crash killing two motorcyclists.

When a bank teller accidentally transferred $140,000 into the account of an Auckland chef, "temptation proved too much".

Balcony murder accused Gable Tostee will have to give up his former playboy lifestyle for strict bail conditions that prevent him from using the dating app Tinder, drinking and partying.

Accused killer Gable Tostee is expected to find out today whether he will be granted bail.

One of the sisters jailed for the brutal murder of a south Auckland man has been denied parole.

In the past four years, 46 alleged offenders have had their cases thrown out of court due to delays- including those on rape and assault charges.

Leading public lawyer Mai Chen says New Zealand's 2007 changes to smacking law have criminalised "good parents".

The man who was molested by Phillip Smith as a child, and who watched Smith murder his father, says he can now carry on with his life "without having that fear over my shoulders".

Police are eyeing money from the sale of three houses owned by a couple accused of defrauding NZX-listed Mighty River Power.

Prime Minister John Key has apologised to the family of the victims of Phillip Smith, saying his joke was a 'poorly placed attempt at humour'.

Corrections Minister Sam Lotu-Iiga is defending his handling of the escape of a high-risk prisoner as his department was forced to put all prisoner releases on hold.

PM said he would let Chile's President know "there's someone who could be out there from New Zealand that you may not want to invite round for lunch".

Father of escaped murderer and child abuser Phillip John Smith lashes out at authorities for releasing dangerous menace.

Police confident Phillip Smith will be caught if he catches attention of Chilean authorities but South America is “a big place” and there are no guarantees.

Lord Toulson asked New Zealand's Solicitor-General the $50,000 question in the Privy Council in London this week.

The Privy Council last night heard that the Crown accepts Teina Pora suffers Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder - but it disputes it would've led to a different verdict.

An error in not calling evidence regarding erectile dysfunction of a serial rapist led Teina Pora to be wrongly convicted of a rape and murder, Privy Council hears.

Bob Jones writes: Given the constant foreign news ghastliness, particularly mad Muslim vileness, I sometimes think blissful ignorance may have merit.

A Whanganui woman who took two and a half years to complete just one hour of a 200-hour community work sentence has been hauled back before a court.

Former Act MP and Auckland Mayor John Banks hopes he will be vindicated following a legal appeal against his sentence and conviction for filing a false electoral return.