Convicted murderer Teina Pora is appearing before the Parole Board in his latest bid for freedom.

New details of Teina Pora's appeal to the Privy Council have emerged as the twice-convicted murderer and rapist applies for bail.

A High Court judge has reserved his decision on whether twice-convicted murderer and rapist Teina Pora will be granted bail.

A former reality TV star and property tycoon's bid to delay a home detention sentence has been scuttled by the Court of Appeal.

A woman who defrauded ACC of more than $200,000 has been sentenced to 11 months' home detention, the corporation says.

An 89-year-old man has been sentenced to home detention on more than 40 counts of historical child sex abuse.

"Just a big sigh of relief." The daughter of slain South Auckland man Raymond Mullins is happy one of the women who murdered him will stay behind bars.

One of New Zealand's most sadistic killers is still refusing to accept responsibility for elements of his crime.

Ewen Macdonald today claimed he would still be married if he had not been jailed for his secret revenge "missions".

Ewen Macdonald has today been denied parole for the second time, but has apologised to Kylee Guy in a parole hearing today.

A Blackball drug dealer must pay the Crown $16,500 before he can regain ownership of his house, a Greymouth District Court judge has ruled.

Convicted child murderer Peter Holdem will appear before the Parole Board next month after a hearing was delayed last week.

A serial fraudster who worked as a prostitute while on home detention has today been jailed for two years, six months.

A Chinese woman involved in a gambling scam with her ex-boyfriend and a casino worker that stole more than $50,000 has avoided a jail sentence but will be deported.

An Auckland area manager for the Switched On Gardener chain of hydroponic stores has won an appeal to have his sentence reduced.

A woman who imported more than 2kg of party drugs from the UK has been sentenced to 12 months' home detention.

Stewart Murray Wilson boasted to a vulnerable women he was banned from contacting that he could cut off his monitoring bracelet and flee to Australia with her.

Convicted sex offender Stewart Murray Wilson has had his bid for a judicial review of his parole conditions dismissed - because he has already been sent back to jail.

An appeal by sex offender Stewart Murray Wilson against an extended supervision order has been dismissed by the Court of Appeal.