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American sentenced to prison for trafficking ivory to NZ
An American man will serve a prison sentence and has been fined over $27,000 for trafficking elephant ivory into New Zealand.
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.
The Canterbury man who cheated on his wife and was jailed for burning her to death in her car is out on parole.
One of New Zealand's most sadistic killers will remain in jail because he still refuses to accept responsibility for elements of his horrific crimes.
The mother of murdered toddler Nia Glassie has been recalled to prison after concerns from authorities that she was "a risk to the community".
The Chinese driver who'd faced imprisonment for causing the crash that killed a Tauranga motorcyclist has had her jail term quashed by a High Court judge.
Nigel Gately was arrested for breaching his parole conditions and is now in custody.
A convicted rapist now being sought by police had been commended for his post-release progress only months before when the parole board said it did not need to see him again.
A man who served 15 years in an Australian prison for beating his pregnant girlfriend to death took just six months to reoffend after being deported to New Zealand.
A child murderer has again been denied his freedom, 20 years after he was first eligible for parole.
Community anger is boiling after a "high-risk" sex offender was moved from a placement near one Auckland school to a house near another.
The Parole Board has just announced that it has reserved its decision on Ewen Macdonald. Today was the fourth time he has sought an early release.
The jailed brother-in-law of slain farmer Scott Guy is due to appear before the Parole Board this week.
A convicted killer has appeared in court today accused of breaching her parole conditions.
He is serving a life sentence for the 1998 New Year's Day murders of Ben Smart and Olivia Hope.
Two decades after police witness Christopher Crean was shot dead at his New Plymouth home, the gang boss who ordered his murder is to be released.
A Mongrel Mob gang member who ran down and killed a police officer in a stolen car has been denied parole.
A victim of an 89-year-old man who admitted sexually assaulting her and her sister says she is disappointed with his six-month home detention sentence.
A mechanic who charged a client for fictitious repairs on his car has had his appeal against his sentence dismissed.
A drug kingpin, whose skill in running a large-scale methamphetamine ring was described by the Crown as a "masterclass", has been jailed for 18 and a half years.
The heavily pregnant partner of a drug kingpin has been jailed after spending five months on the run with him.
The country's worst drink driver has undergone a lengthy prison rehabilitation programme aimed at stopping him offending again upon his release next month.