Earthquake offenders were "vultures feeding on the corpses of the dead", according to a Christchurch judge.

Lindsay Lohan has been ordered to undergo psychological counselling.

A former teen beauty queen has been jailed for a year on a raft of offences, including a "sham" marriage.

A Christchurch man has been jailed for more than three years after stealing emergency generators.

Armed robbers are targeting two small communities near Auckland, including one holdup in which a terrified golf instructor tried desperately to get his boss' attention over a live security camera as he was being tied up by the gunman.

Lindsay Lohan has visited the Los Angeles Downtown Women's Centre where she will begin her court-ordered community service next week.

Lindsay Lohan wants to enter a no contest plea to end a criminal case filed over a US$2,500 (NZ$3,096) necklace reported stolen, a source close to the actress says.

Anzac Day theft angers war veterans, who see it as an insult to servicemen and their families.

New Zealand's biggest benefit fraudster, is accusing authorities of 'legalised theft'.