But it planned to ask the Chief District Court Judge for the names to be made public.
The identities of other offenders with high numbers of convictions have previously been reported in the media.
Two prolific Bay burglars were jailed last year after amassing 92 convictions between them.
Brookfield man Adrian Arthur Matetaka had 27 previous burglary convictions before being handed a jail sentence for his most recent Mount Maunganui burglary attempt. Parkvale man James Jimmy Dixon was also sent to prison after breaking into a house last January. He had 63 previous convictions.
The Howard League for Penal Reform and Sensible Sentencing Trust are calling for the worst recidivist criminals to be publicly named. "The hardcore conman is the hardest one to rehabilitate," league chief executive Mike Williams said. "It's a lifestyle choice." Naming those conmen would benefit the public, he said. "Obviously these are not victimless crimes. If you know these people are conmen, you can at least avoid them.
"That's their business and an occupational hazard of that business are jail terms," he said.
The country's worst recidivist offender has 1152 convictions, while number two on the list has clocked up 676.
Sensible Sentencing Trust spokesman Garth McVicar said criminals should be named after their first offence. "The name and previous history should be out there from day one."
New Zealand's 10 worst offenders over the 31-year period racked up nearly 6300 convictions.