A woman who thought it was a lark to smuggle drugs to mates in jail has found herself behind prison bars.

Convicted double murderer David Tamihere is to have some of his parole conditions relaxed.

A prison officer who had known 'evil and nasty' career criminal John Gillies for 10 years sent an email to the Department of Corrections begging for him not to be released. Gillies will be released next month...

A grandmother jailed after driving at nearly twice the legal alcohol limit and killing cyclist Frank van Kampen on the Kapiti Coast has been released on parole after serving just half of her sentence.