High profile inmate Arthur William Taylor is set to take the Parole Board to court, alleging the handling of his most recent hearing was "biased".

Arthur Taylor, one of New Zealand's most infamous and longest serving prisoners, will be staying behind bars after the Parole Board today refused him an early release.

Witnesses said the Givealittle recipient came close to hitting several children playing on the footpath.

No parole for man who kidnapped and stabbed pie delivery driver Marteine Robin in March 2012.

Stephen James Smith will be given third shot at freedom.

Convicted fraudster teaches literacy to other prisoners.

The teenager jailed for six years after he stabbed a West Auckland dairy owner to death has been granted regular releases from jail.

EXCLUSIVE: Miles McKelvy ripped off $1.4 million from vulnerable home buyers. Now, he faces a second stint in prison after importing Fantasy into NZ.

A terminally-ill prisoner released from jail on compassionate grounds has embarked on a new health regime which involves walking, running and interval training.

His fingerprints were found on a Harry Potter book and Rokas Karpavicius was extradited to NZ. Now the drug smuggling "mastermind" is being deported home.

A double-murderer who has spent 22 years in prison for killing an elderly couple for a thrill has again had parole denied. Gresham

The Marlborough Sounds double murderer has been denied parole, with a report stating Watson's risk of violent recidivism was very high.

The auction by infamous Auckland Prison inmate Arthur Taylor of a shirt he has worn in court has been pulled by TradeMe as it was "a bridge too far".

Convicted Marlborough Sounds double murderer Scott Watson is set to learn before Christmas if he will be paroled.

Convicted killer Scott Watson is appearing before the Parole Board in Christchurch today. Watson was convicted in 1999 for killing

A woman who got her teenage lover to murder her partner has been refused parole and will stay in prison for at least the next six months.

A man convicted of indecently assaulting a female prison guard has become the first person in New Zealand to be sentenced for a 'third strike' offence.

A successful campaign for the release of terminally ill fraudster Vicki Letele illustrates one of society's most difficult decisions, writes David Fisher.

The proper response when someone is terminally ill is to offer support and comfort.

An American man will serve a prison sentence and has been fined over $27,000 for trafficking elephant ivory into New Zealand.

Infamous inmate Arthur Taylor has been denied en early release from prison and will appear before the Parole Board again in March.

The family of Vicki Letele has been pleading for the fraudster to be let out of jail early so she can be with her family.

The family of terminally ill inmate Vicki Letele say she had to wait almost four hours for pain relief today.

Corrections has agreed to take another look at whether a woman who is dying in prison should be released early.

One of New Zealand's most high-profile criminals is heading back to the Parole Board next week in a bid to get an early release from prison.

A taxi driver who repeatedly molested a special needs teenager has been denied parole.

New figures show that almost 250 offenders removed their electronically monitored trackers during the 2015/16 year.

More than 400 people have been deported for a criminal offence in the last five years - the majority from Samoa, China and Tonga.

EXCLUSIVE: The man acquitted of murdering Feilding farmer Scott Guy is a free man and has fallen in love.