John Frederick Ericson, 54, is serving a life sentence after pleading guilty in 2000 to the murder of his wife, Sandra.

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.

Fergus Glen was sentenced to life in prison for murdering his brother Craig in 2003 after a long-term feud between the pair.

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.

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.

The family of a Dunedin woman who had her head split open with an axe fears her attacker will finish what he started.

A man who raped and murdered a Wellington schoolgirl 18 years ago has been freed from prison on parole, despite fears that he will reoffend.

A judge has blasted one of Auckland's most prolific tagger's signature as "visually-offensive, third-rate artwork" - but stopped short of sending him to jail.

The wife of a man who molested a customer in the shop where he worked has stood by her husband and even funded the $1000 emotional harm payment for the victim.

An Auckland man has narrowly avoided a jail term after causing his wife's death in an act of road rage.

A sex addict caught taking photos up women's skirts in one of Auckland's oldest department stores got his last chance in court.

An Auckland man who spiked children’s drinks with sleeping pills to sexually abuse them has been jailed for more than six years.