The teen convicted of helping a friend take his life wants to meet his dead mate's mother to apologise.

A 17 year-old has been sentenced to eight months home detention after admitting his part in a friend's suicide.

Judith Collins has criticised the prison guards' union for suggesting the Government's 'three-strike' policy would put guards at risk.

New Zealand courts cancelled almost $100 million in fines and reparations in the past financial year.

A young man has won his appeal against conviction for the attempted rape of an Australian backpacker.

A senior judge has vowed to crack down on a violent crime wave, which he says is sometimes "little more than sheer sadism".

All convicted offenders will have to pay a $50 levy under a law passed by Parliament today.