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.

National law firm Buddle Findlay has been barred by the High Court from acting in two cases involving either current or former clients in the space of a month.

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.

Mercy is not what the innocent seek. It's justice, writes Brian Rudman. An independent body, sifting all the facts in a dispassionate way, is the best way to get to the truth.

Yesterday the Court of Appeal decided the act meant something more: that women have the right to be paid the same as men doing a different job if the work is comparable.

A specialist building and construction lawyer has backed a Supreme Court decision on an apartment owner's access to his Auckland block.

The fate of three businessmen accused of masterminding the "biggest fraud in New Zealand's history" will be determined tomorrow morning.

The police officer accused of planting a cartridge case in the Crewe double-murder inquiry went to his grave denying he fitted up Arthur Allan Thomas.

A victim of a violent assault is fighting for justice after his alleged attacker's case was thrown out by a judge who thought it was "unfair" to try him because of a delay.

Deborah Hart writes: Family law arbitration, the latest conflict-resolution tool for people seeking resolutions for difficult domestic circumstances, marks another milestone.

A High Court lawsuit involving the botched sale of a $6 million luxury Auckland property, an allegedly negligent real estate agency and a Takapuna law firm is set to begin today.

A move away from the adversarial court system for sexual and domestic violence may be back on the agenda after the resignation of former Justice Minister Judith Collins, a senior National MP says.

In the latest Herald policy series, we put the election spotlight on the parties' plans for law and order.