Exclusive: John Banks is seeking to have a second trial for filing a false electoral return thrown out after the discovery of evidence which the Crown failed to disclose to his QC.

Kim Dotcom's long-running legal battle has suffered a blow after one of his co-accused pleaded guilty - and will now testify against his former colleagues.

One of seven men accused of running Megaupload as a piracy enterprise has been arrested in the US, prompting speculation he will testify against Kim Dotcom.

Former Act Party leader John Banks will face a retrial for filing a false electoral return, Solicitor-General Mike Heron, QC, has confirmed.

Kim Dotcom’s angry online outpouring over the FBI’s new legal move against his estranged wife Mona has brought a sharp rebuke from the Jewish community.

Mona Dotcom’s $23 million claim on the seized fortune of her estranged tycoon husband Kim Dotcom is under attack by the FBI.

The police raids on internet mogul Kim Dotcom’s mansion were legal, the Supreme Court has ruled.

The case of Kim Dotcom has taken an extraordinary turn with the internet entrepreneur given a shot at getting back $60 million being held by authorities in Hong Kong.

Me and my entourage arrived at the Auckland District Court this morning for another chapter in the book thrown at me by the combined forces of the American government, the FBI, the CIA, the Pentagon, Hollywood, and my nemesis, John Key.

Amanda Banks' "obsessive" detective work saw her husband John Banks' electoral fraud conviction quashed and answered a High Court judge's doubts over her honesty.

Internet mogul Kim Dotcom says his three-year, $10m legal fight against extradition to the US has left him 'officially broke'. So how much did he spend?

Internet mogul Kim Dotcom says his three-year, $10m legal fight against extradition to the US has left him 'officially broke' and 'unfairly persecuted'.

It’s one of the biggest houses in the country, but the walls are closing in on Kim Dotcom as he rattles around his mansion.

Internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom will face tougher new bail conditions and make a daily visit to the police for at least the next week.

Kim Dotcom is banned from using helicopters, travelling by boat or going 80 kilometres from his home, ahead of a bail hearing next Monday.

A high profile Queen's Counsel and one of the country's biggest law firms are stepping down from Kim Dotcom's legal team.

Immigration NZ says Kim Dotcom might be deported if he has failed to disclose a dangerous driving conviction. So where could he go?

Immigration NZ to contact police after Herald reveals German tycoon failed to declare a dangerous driving conviction on his residency application.

Kim Dotcom didn't declare a conviction for dangerous driving on his application for NZ residency even though he had pleaded guilty to the charge eight months earlier.

Mona Dotcom has staked a $23 million claim on the fortune of her estranged husband, Kim Dotcom, saying half of what was seized in the FBI-initiated raid belongs to her.

National Party spin doctors have been hard at work, painting Dotcom as an evil German trying to subvert democracy, throwing in a side smear of "secret Nazi", writes Dita De Boni.

The dreamlike quality of the 2014 election was only confirmed yesterday when New Zealand woke to discover that everything was pretty much unchanged.

We have had the election. But before we all move on, let's deal with one thing: the election campaign coverage was a disgrace.

After months of trying to set the agenda for the election, Kim Dotcom last night saw the aspirations of his political party crash and burn.

National's slide in the polls arrested by Kim Dotcom's Moment of Truth, the latest Herald-Digipoll reveals.