The bid by Phillip John Smith and his sister to have their case transferred to the High Court has been delayed until May.

Donations of more than $100,000 from a Korean Government bank to golfing superstar Lydia Ko's family were secretly filtered through an Auckland charity.

The Corrections Department has given the names of 10,000 offenders to border officials in a bid to prevent another escape in the wake of the Phillip Smith case.

The woman accused of helping Phillip John Smith escape custody can now be revealed as his sister.

Pip Smit of the Bay of Plenty's Beachrentals.net.nz was unhappy to discover his Trade Me advertisement to rent a Beach property had been copied and put on to another website.

The stepfather of murderer and paedophile Phillip John Smith believes a woman accused of helping him flee authorities was conned.

A woman has been charged with assisting murderer and paedophile Philip John Smith to flee the country last year.

A stalwart of the racing industry among those facing claims of a $30 million pokie fraud has spoken of the sport being starved of cash.

The Department of Internal Affairs is reviewing the way people access Births, Deaths and Marriages records.

Police are hunting two men after busting what they believe was an illegal gambling den in one of Auckland's swankiest suburbs.

Charlotte and Oliver continue to top the most popular names for newborns last year in a list dominated by traditional names.

Holes in NZ passport security have been exposed after an illegal immigrant paid for two false identities and the copies ended up linked to a terror plot.

Internal Affairs has abandoned an investigation into alleged irregular payments for a thoroughbred racehorse made by Sir Owen Glenn's charity.

A West Auckland man who pleaded guilty to possessing objectionable material has had his name suppression continued until the new year.

It was a sting operation - but Internal Affairs is disappointed just one gambling venue out of 102 stopped their fake addict from gambling.

The Department of Corrections underestimated Phillip Smith when they planned his temporary release from prison, an inquiry has found.

The victims of convicted murderer and paedophile Phillip Smith have approached a lawyer to represent them. So what are they seeking?

Prime Minister John Key says a government inquiry will be held into events around convicted paedophile and murderer Phillip Smith's escape to Brazil.

Cabinet will consider whether there is a need for a wide-ranging inquiry into convicted murderer and paedophile Phillip Smith’s escape from the country.

The offending of a former Department of Internal Affairs worker left one of his victims worried that his family's citizenship bid was in danger.

A plate of protected Antarctic toothfish and controversial dish foie gras were on the table at a lavish taxpayer-funded dinner hosted by Trade Minister Tim Groser.

A return to 10-year passports appears to be on the horizon after the Prime Minister said the Government was considering the issue.

John Key has branded criticism of the release of royal routes as "nonsense", and the man responsible for the remarks "an idiot".

The desperate search for a passenger jet that vanished has been significantly expanded, as anger grows in China at the response by Malaysian authorities.

The disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 – with 239 people on board – is unusual in that two days after the plane lost communication there is no reliable evidence of debris.

A Dunedin man has changed his name to 'Full Metal Havok More Sexy N Intelligent Than Spock And All The Superheroes Combined With Frostnova' after losing a bet.