New ZealandComplaint over lawyer's treatmentThe New Zealand Law Society is investigating a complaint over the way a former top barrister and prosecutor was treated in the Auckland District Court this week.12 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandCollege allowed to resume student visa applicationsThe High Court has found Immigration's suspension of processing student visas for study at an Auckland private training establishment to be "invalid and unlawful".11 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandGrandmother used forgery to get at cashA man was cheated out of inheriting his father's $400,000 life insurance by his grandmother and another woman who spent some of the money, a court has heard.11 Dec 04:30 PM
OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: Don't let them banish the birdsA few weeks ago, an injured kaka was rescued from a Queen St gutter and is now in a new home at the Auckland Zoo.09 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandOfficers cleared over lethal restraint of inmatePrison officers were justified in restraining an inmate after a struggle described as a "seething mass of humanity", a coroner's inquest has found.05 Dec 04:00 AM
New ZealandBody in vehicle likely to be car salesmanThe man whose body was found in a burned-out car in North Canterbury on Sunday is likely to be that of Shane Malcolm Bell.04 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandConvicted conman could be extraditedAustralian authorities will get the full cooperation of New Zealand investigators if they choose to extradite the conman convicted of a $3 million fraud.30 Nov 05:44 AM
New ZealandConman 'played a brazen scam'A victim of Loizos Michaels clapped as the "brazen" conman was led into the cells.30 Nov 02:03 AM
New ZealandAccused the victim: defenceThe alleged conman who carried out "bold frauds on a grand scale" says he is the victim.27 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandSchools do their bit to cut crimeA top judge says a long-term decline in the rate of school expulsions for bad behaviour is paying off in a falling crime rate.27 Nov 04:30 PM
New Zealand'Bold frauds on a grand scale'The alleged conman who carried out "bold frauds on a grand scale" says he is the victim.27 Nov 02:17 AM
WorldSuspect's dark past revealedSarah Cafferkey made a fatal mistake when she befriended Steven Hunter and kept in touch over Facebook.20 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandDNA makes mark on crimeAsystem which uses "synthetic DNA" to tag personal property has been distributed to 600 homes in a Hamilton suburb to combat burglaries.20 Nov 04:30 PM
WorldKiller convicted but groom resisting trialTwo years after Anni Dewani's life brutally ended on her honeymoon, her killer was convicted yesterday.20 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandSportsmen convicted in drugs plotFive men with links to Auckland sport and the underworld have been convicted of trying to buy a huge stash of P in Tonga. But it never existed.20 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandDate set for alleged fraudster's fateThe man at the centre of an alleged $3 million fraud case will discover his fate in two weeks.18 Nov 10:15 PM
OpinionDeborah Coddington: NZ needs sex offenders' register"Sixteen years ago when I released the first sex offenders' registers in New Zealand and Australia, it seemed the world had gone mad," wrties Deborah Coddington.18 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandPolice lift game on abuse inquiriesThe police force has pledged not to let children suffer because of its failures, after a damning report on backlogs.18 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandLawyers: Heroes or villains?The untimely death of top lawyer Greg King has focused attention on one of society's most unpopular jobs. Jared Savage examines the case for the defence.16 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandAlleged conman's 'think big' convictionLoizos Michaels convinced people to "think big" and believe in his investment plans - before he fleeced them of more than $3 million, a court has heard.16 Nov 06:06 AM
New ZealandTamihere hearing delayed for six monthsA hearing on whether convicted killer David Tamihere breached his parole by flying over an historic Coromandel murder scene has been delayed for six months.14 Nov 10:23 PM
New ZealandSkyCity takeover plans detailed in courtThe former chief executive of Christchurch Casino had plans to take over SkyCity with backing from National Party president Peter Goodfellow, says an alleged conman.14 Nov 08:30 PM
New ZealandFraud accused points to officialsTwo senior National Party figures were involved in plans to apply for a casino licence, an alleged conman says.13 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandAlleged road rage stabbing over in minutesAn attack on a young father who died after being stabbed took just minutes, witnesses told a court yesterday.13 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandHello Sailor musician back in courtHello Sailor frontman Graham Brazier has been back in court, accused of assaulting a woman.12 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandInquest after 'he did it' message findThe death of a New Zealand woman in Sydney is to be looked at by the coroner after a private investigation by her family.12 Nov 04:30 PM
OpinionEditorial: State needs option of civil casesEditorial: A financial penalty can bring as much public dishonour as a criminal conviction for an offending company or individual, and so it should.12 Nov 04:29 PM
New ZealandWhite collar penalties 'favour offenders'The Law Commission has raised concerns that the increasing use of financial penalties to punish white-collar criminals means they are being treated more favourably.11 Nov 04:30 PM
