NZ could follow Britain's lead and appoint a Victims' Commissioner, but the Justice Minister said the move would have to make a real difference.

Shame' over colonial history is seeing valuable threads of the nation's story left to crumble into ruin.

Officers in an elite unit set up to target the biggest criminal threats to NZ fear internal reprisals if they tell police bosses of "inappropriate conduct".

In a little over nine months Xiao Lu and her former boyfriend Zhou Zhao defrauded Hamilton's SkyCity casino of more than $50,000 .

Police have apologised for breaching a confidentiality agreement in a compensation deal they made with the family of a teenager accidentally shot and killed in 2009.

Police breached the terms of the $225,000 compensation deal they gave the family of a teenager accidently shot and killed during crossfire in 2009.

The police watchdog has made a u-turn on its decision to not investigate the handling of a complaint against serial rapist Malcolm Rewa from 25 years ago.

New Zealand's police watchdog says an investigation into the handling of a complaint against serial rapist Malcolm Rewa from 25 years ago is unwarranted.

A high-profile defence lawyer who was declared bankrupt yesterday owing about $550,000 to Inland Revenue is blaming changes to the legal aid system.

The record of a high-profile figure will remain untarnished and his name will stay secret - despite admitting assaulting his young son.

The lawyer for a man linked to a gang has asked a court "who guards the guardians'' in a case in which police manufactured a fake search warrant.

Further fraud charges have been laid against a man accused of ripping off elderly people and using the money to pay court-ordered reparation to previous victims.

"He's been chasing these bloody druggies for years." The father of a former Whangarei police officer facing drug charges says he's innocent.

Cross-lease property dispute escalates into costly legal stoush and ruling to demolish illegal structures.

Reports suggesting the Government could issue an immediate pardon to Teina Pora are wrong, Justice Minister Judith Collins says.

A reflective David Bain. Fonterra always made it clear it was in the business of making dairy products, not friends. Even its milk-in-schools programme was acknowledged as a strategy to build consumers of the future.

Former All Black Pita Alatini recognised the vacant and childlike expression on the face of his old mate, Teina Pora.

Justice Minister Judith Collins has admitted convicted rapist Teina Pora, who has spent the past 20 years in prison, could be innocent.

Does anyone but Police Minister turned Justice Minister Judith Collins remain convinced Teina Pora raped and killed Susan Burdett?

The belief that convicted rapist Teina Pora is innocent is gaining momentum among key political figures.

The teenager accused of a vicious assault on homeless man Edwin Linder was on bail at the time of the attack.

The family of homeless man Edwin Linder wept in court as they faced the teenager charged with an assault that led to his death.

Justice Minister Judith Collins is seeking advice on whether to hold an independent inquiry into the Teina Pora case.

Are the criminals who appear in our courts a bunch of badly dressed, poorly spoken layabouts, as Judge Callander complains, or are they victims of a hostile system?

Professor Ian Campbell was my most astute and memorable law teacher at Victoria University of Wellington. He emphasised to his hapless young students that the law was about words: what they mean, how they work and when they can change or effect change.

Grumpy old Judge Russell Callander would be appalled at the flotsam and jetsam of humanity who congregate each morning outside the big glass entranceway of Auckland District Court, paving Albert St with cigarette butts.

Cynotech Holdings' chairman Allan Hawkins says the company was put into liquidation to protect "everybody's interests".

Israel has said it will release "heavyweight" Palestinian prisoners as part of an agreement to enter preliminary talks in Washington.