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

Wife-killer in $1.4m luxury hideaway
Greg Meads enjoyed his final months of freedom in a plush beachfront home with another woman before being convicted of murder.

Stepdaughter recalls mother's cold killer
Kimberley White remembers her stepfather Greg Meads enforcing silent meals at the family dinner table as he watched television.

<i>Andrew Hooker:</i> How insurers accuse customers of dishonesty
You might be surprised how often insurance companies call their customers liars, fraudsters or criminals, and the flimsy basis on which they sometimes do so.

Former lawyer pays high price for P habit
He was a high-flying, successful inner-city lawyer - until he destroyed his privileged life with methamphetamine abuse.

Jackson: Fees to my actors 'fair', 'generous'
Peter Jackson says his actors receive the "most generous" conditions in NZ, rejecting claims that The Hobbit actors need a union deal.