Two men who escaped from the Manukau District Court about 10am yesterday are dangerous and not to be approached by members of the public, police say.

A judge has paid tribute to the bravery of a bar manager and a patron who foiled the armed robbery of a Christchurch bar.

The Hells Angels are suing a luxury fashion house.

The lawyer who represented the head of the "Mr Asia" drug syndicate has been awarded $140,000 in a defamation case.

The identity of the man accused of bludgeoning gangland murderer Carl Williams to death has been revealed.

Were prison guards playing a game of indoor cricket when Victorian gangland hitman Carl Williams was bashed to death?

Two Mongrel Mob leaders are being paid by the taxpayers to try to turn the country's gangs away from drugs and crime.

Second-generation Mongrel Mobster Layton Te Nahu is off the drug P and back with his family, thanks to a remarkable New Zealand story that involves the Prime Minister, the Salvation Army and a retired surgeon.

Slum tours can improve locals' lives, writes Karen Phelps.

A 70-year-old pharmacist jailed this week for his role in supplying gangs with pseudoephedrine still believes he was part of an undercover police operation.

A pharmacist has been jailed after supplying cold drugs he knew would be turned into P.

A man who spent three years infiltrating Auckland's crime networks has uncovered a drug trade on a staggering scale.