A man has been jailed for attacking family members with a replica medieval axe on his wedding night, after he was caught kissing a bridesmaid.

Two prisoners' mothers and a girlfriend are facing criminal charges, after trying to smuggle drugs.

Pip Cheshire writes on the pitfalls of good urban design in Auckland planning.

The mother of a slain prison guard is furious that the inmate accused of killing him has been granted name suppression.

Herald reporter Derek Cheng spends a night in Unit 11 at Rimutaka Prison, the country's first unit built from old shipping containers.

Herald reporter Derek Cheng gets a first look at the container cells at Rimutaka Prison's new unit.

The mother of convicted drug smuggler Schapelle Corby says her daughter wants to have a baby, even if she remains in jail.

Three police officers are facing charges over allegations of assaults done on duty, including a case in which an alleged victim was injured so badly he lost a testicle.

Phil Goff rejected mayoral pleas to reduce the height of the Mt Eden Prison development when he was Minister of Corrections in 2007.

A $218 million prison development towering over Auckland's Southern Motorway has horrified residents, principals and community leaders.

The three-strikes legislation will become law, after the National-Act Party bill passed its third reading in Parliament last night.