The Govt could set up a register of pecuniary interests for judges the same way MPs are required to in the wake of the Bill Wilson affair, the Attorney General has indicated.

Acting Attorney-General Judith Collins has defended her decision to accept the resignation of former Supreme Court judge Bill Wilson with a golden handshake.

An application by the former directors of failed finance company Capital + Merchant to have criminal charges against them annulled, has been thrown out of the Auckland District Court.

Tonga's king has threatened to sue lawyers in the Pacific island nation who are attempting to prevent him selling his sprawling Auckland royal residence.

David Dougherty - compensated in 2001 for wrongful imprisonment - is in court again accused of stealing meat, beer, socks, DVDs and underwear.

Individual MPs use of travel perks - such as that used by Act leader Rodney Hide to take his fiance on an overseas holiday - will now be kept secret under new rules.

Supreme Court Justice Bill Wilson is incensed his sudden resignation has been publicly interpreted as an admission of guilt.

Justice Bill Wilson, who was embroiled in a judicial misconduct case, will receive a year's salary plus hundreds of thousands towards costs.

Greg Meads enjoyed his final months of freedom in a plush beachfront home with another woman before being convicted of murder.

Kimberley White remembers her stepfather Greg Meads enforcing silent meals at the family dinner table as he watched television.