Good on Pete Bethune, writes Matt McCarten.

Anti-whaling activist Peter Bethune has arrived back in New Zealand, ending his five month-long nightmare.

A deal negotiated with the Japanese resulted in a suspended sentence for anti-whaling activist Pete Bethune, but means he won't be on the next Sea Shepherd protest.

The high-profile lawyer who helped broker the safe return of the stolen war medals is fighting for his legal career.

High-profile lawyer Chris Comeskey may be struck off after pleading guilty to three professional misconduct charges today.

An American geologist detained and tortured by China's state security agents was jailed for eight years today.

The Government is moving to increase maximum sentences for knife-related offences while beefing up education and placing restrictions on the sale of knives.

A former detective on the Crewe double murder inquiry is backing calls for the unsolved case to be reopened.

Police have launched an investigation into the prison guards' union with a raid on the organisation's offices.

The solicitor-general is to appeal the sentence imposed on Isaiah Tai for killing Bay of Plenty regional councillor Hawea Vercoe.

There is no good reason to revisit the unsolved 1970 Crewe murder case, says the man who helped Arthur Allan Thomas win a pardon.