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.

A psychiatric report delivered to the Parole Board found Ewen Macdonald still has a "significant personality disturbance" and has not addressed the factors underpinning his offending.

So alarmingly straightforward was escaped murderer Phillip Smith's flight to South America that it is imperative lessons are learned.

A teenager who was tied up and told her throat was going to be slit had to climb across balconies nine floors high to escape her attacker, a court has heard.

The son of a WWII prisoner of war and hero of the Battle of Crete who admitted stealing nearly $90,000 from his dead father's veterans' pension will only have to repay $4500.

Police have apologised to Malcolm Rewa's victims over the length of time it took to catch the serial rapist and prevent his offending.

A man who raped and murdered a Wellington schoolgirl 17 years ago has moved a step closer to being temporarily released from prison.

A man caught drink driving twice within two hours - both times at more than triple the legal limit - was described as a "danger to the community" during sentencing today.

A young mother helped stop her former partner - 'psychotic' on synthetic cannabis - from driving her and her child into Otago Harbour.

Stewart Murray Wilson has been declined parole because he still poses an undue risk to the community, the Parole Board has decided.

A 55-year-old man, described as a "serial fraudster" has been sentenced for impersonating a lawyer and now holds 184 convictions, including impersonating a pilot.

A former professional at an Auckland firm is battling to keep his name secret after being sentenced for possessing and exporting objectionable images of children.

One of New Zealand's most notorious female fraudsters has lost an appeal against her jail term for working as a prostitute while on home detention.

A former property developer and reality TV-star has lost an appeal against his sentence for hiding assets worth $277,709 while bankrupt.

A Hawke's Bay volleyball coach has been sentenced to home detention after she admitted engaging in a "damaging psychological relationship" with a young female student.

A man who duped a family into buying properties will spend Easter in jail after attempt for an appeal against his sentence failed this morning.

Convicted sex offender Stewart Murray Wilson has been denied parole, with the Parole Board noting concerns over his release proposal.