New ZealandPrison smokes ban ruled unlawfulA judge has ruled a prison smoking ban is unlawful - a victory for career criminal Arthur Taylor, who challenged it in court.23 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandJudge wages crusadeA district court judge is waging a crusade from the bench to stop serious offenders being released back into the community.22 Dec 10:32 PM
New ZealandHerald on Sunday editorial: Judge right on tougher lineThis Christmas, more alleged criminals will be in jail awaiting trial than in any previous year on records supplied by our prisons. The number has steadily increased since this Government came to power, to a estimated 1671 this week.21 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandSuspect 'a bully who went mental'The one-armed man touted as a new suspect in the murder of two Swedish tourists was feared to have killed two other people, the Herald has been told.19 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandFrom TV shows to courtroomsImages from a murder scene are beamed straight to a laboratory, and jurors are given a virtual "tour" of a scene, allowing them to get up close .18 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandPay Bain, says Chamberlain lawyerLindy Chamberlain's lawyer believes David Bain has been treated worse than his own client by the justice system - led at the very top by Judith Collins.18 Dec 04:30 PM
New Zealand'Greedy' conman jailed for 8 yearsConman Loizos Michaels has been sentenced to eight years in prison after he "manipulated his victims for greed".18 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandNew suspect in Swedes' murdersA psychopath confessed to the murder of two young Swedish tourists for which David Tamihere spent 21 years in jail, says a new book due for release on Friday.17 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandFamily tell of agony after verdictThe family of Wellington man Phillip Cottrell have spoken of the agony of losing a loved one after verdicts were delivered on the two men accused of his murder.17 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandPM defends Collins' criticism of reportPrime Minister John Key has defended Justice Minister Judith Collins' criticism of a report on David Bain's compensation bid.16 Dec 08:56 PM
New ZealandBain: I wanted life in operaDavid Bain believes he might have become an international opera star on a par with Jonathan Lemalu.16 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandElectronic anklets still best: policePolice have backed the use of electronic ankle bracelets, despite an escape rate of 13 per cent since their introduction six years ago16 Dec 04:30 PM
OpinionJoe Karam: This injustice almost as bad as the first oneAround 12 months ago, the Government, led by Prime Minister John Key, appointed former Canadian Supreme Court judge Ian Binnie to advise on David Bain's compensation claim.14 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandDunne: Bain should be compensatedPeter Dunne said in a Twitter post today David Bain should be compensated, and called the police comments on judge Ian Binnie's report 'inappropriate'.14 Dec 06:19 AM
New ZealandInmate's death: 'It's not good enough'The family of a man who died while being restrained in his prison cell are unhappy with the coroner's findings that “justifiable and necessary restraint” was used.14 Dec 12:15 AM
New ZealandBain fight: public faith at stakeThe public's confidence in the judicial system is at stake in the David Bain compensation case, says Justice Minister Judith Collins.13 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandPolice defend Bain caseA report on David Bain's application for compensation said it should be awarded, but a peer review says the report is flawed and would not withstand scrutiny.13 Dec 06:54 AM
New ZealandComplaint over lawyer's treatmentThe New Zealand Law Society is investigating a complaint over the way a former top barrister and prosecutor was treated in the Auckland District Court this week.12 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandGrandmother used forgery to get at cashA man was cheated out of inheriting his father's $400,000 life insurance by his grandmother and another woman who spent some of the money, a court has heard.11 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandCollege allowed to resume student visa applicationsThe High Court has found Immigration's suspension of processing student visas for study at an Auckland private training establishment to be "invalid and unlawful".11 Dec 04:30 PM
OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: Don't let them banish the birdsA few weeks ago, an injured kaka was rescued from a Queen St gutter and is now in a new home at the Auckland Zoo.09 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandOfficers cleared over lethal restraint of inmatePrison officers were justified in restraining an inmate after a struggle described as a "seething mass of humanity", a coroner's inquest has found.05 Dec 04:00 AM
New ZealandBody in vehicle likely to be car salesmanThe man whose body was found in a burned-out car in North Canterbury on Sunday is likely to be that of Shane Malcolm Bell.04 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandConvicted conman could be extraditedAustralian authorities will get the full cooperation of New Zealand investigators if they choose to extradite the conman convicted of a $3 million fraud.30 Nov 05:44 AM
New ZealandConman 'played a brazen scam'A victim of Loizos Michaels clapped as the "brazen" conman was led into the cells.30 Nov 02:03 AM
New ZealandAccused the victim: defenceThe alleged conman who carried out "bold frauds on a grand scale" says he is the victim.27 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandSchools do their bit to cut crimeA top judge says a long-term decline in the rate of school expulsions for bad behaviour is paying off in a falling crime rate.27 Nov 04:30 PM
