New ZealandDate set for Banks' appealA date has been set for John Banks’ appeal against his conviction for knowingly filing a false electoral return.19 Aug 07:01 AM
Banking and financeWestpac and BNZ to be served papersTwo of New Zealand's largest banks will this week be served court papers over claims they charged more than 41,600 customers unfair penalty fees.17 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandPolice Minister supports apologyPolice have said sorry for the raids on the Tuhoe people in 2007 but there will be no ministerial apology for what happened.13 Aug 05:00 PM
BusinessCornwall Park Trust to meet leaseholdersThe Cornwall Park Trust Board is to meet residents worried about what revisions to its 'modern' lease will mean to their rent prices.11 Aug 08:30 PM
OpinionMai Chen: Judge had to put schoolboy's death to one sideI do not expect Stephen Dudley's parents to be rational about wanting the person they think caused their son's death to be punished.10 Aug 05:00 PM
Banking and financeAllan Hubbard 'disdain' detailedSouth Canterbury Finance boss Allan Hubbard "had little interest" in meeting accounting or legal requirements, and colleagues went along with fraud, a court hears.04 Aug 11:55 PM
New ZealandWife's name aids escape from e-braceletAn accused child rapist is one of a growing number of people able to flee criminal charges after cutting off their electronic bracelets.03 Aug 03:35 AM
New ZealandJail over son's lethal methadone doseA woman who gave her son a lethal dose of her methadone to cure a sore stomach been jailed for four years and 11 months.31 Jul 10:22 PM
New ZealandCrewe case: Grandparents clearedRochelle Crewe says she's pleased her aunt and grandparents have been cleared over the deaths of her parents.30 Jul 12:40 AM
New ZealandNick Smith backs down on legal threatConservation Minister Nick Smith says he has "heeded the Prime Minister's advice" and backed down on a legal threat against an environmental advocate.28 Jul 11:45 PM
New ZealandPM against any 'silly' legal actionPrime Minister John Key says Conservation Minister Nick Smith would be "silly" to take legal action against an environmental advocate who accused him of political interference.28 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandPolice apologise for rape case failurePolice have apologised to Malcolm Rewa's victims over the length of time it took to catch the serial rapist and prevent his offending.24 Jul 04:25 AM
OpinionHerald on Sunday editorial: No need to punish jurors for sleuthingWe observe strict court rules in New Zealand that try to ensure juries are not "contaminated" by reading or hearing anything outside the courtroom. It is time to ask whether our courts try too hard.19 Jul 05:00 PM
OpinionRodney Hide: Rape culture protects predatorsI have reluctantly concluded that NZ does suffer a rape culture. Men can commit sex crimes and get away with it, writes Rodney Hide.19 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandNosy jurors face judges' wrathJurors who deliberately flout court rules to research cases online will face criminal conviction under proposed new laws.19 Jul 05:00 PM
Investment$740k scrap heading to courtA judge has refused to place a court order over a 9000sq m property in a picturesque Queenstown settlement as a liquidator chases $740k used to buy the land.14 Jul 08:00 PM
BusinessLeaky building defence not watertightA High Court judge found a leading firm of architects does not have a "watertight" defence in a leaky building case over a Waiheke Island house.07 Jul 05:00 PM
OpinionEditorial: Diplomat's nation should be namedEditorial: If diplomats aren't going to be held to account for offences against the citizens and law of their host country, the country they belong to could at least be named.30 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandPrisoner jailed for assault on prosecutorSurrounded by five security guards and with his hands cuffed together, prisoner Damian Karl Wereta made no attempt today to escape the courtroom dock.27 Jun 10:37 PM
New ZealandCall for privacy law revisit after book rulingAuthors and media leaders are calling for a change in privacy laws after a High Court ruling that writing a book - even about a topical issue - is not a "news activity".27 Jun 05:00 PM
Banking and financeC+M investors to finally get payoutCapital + Merchant Finance's out-of-pocket investors finally have some good news seven years after its collapse with an $18.5 million settlement announced today.26 Jun 02:50 AM
New ZealandWoman on benefit despite $1m assetsA terminally-ill divorcee faces being evicted from her home despite being owed nearly $1 million, after her case was put off for three months while a judge is on holiday.21 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandGlenn inquiry: Collins vetoes key moveJustice Minister Judith Collins has ruled out reversing the burden of proof in domestic violence cases - one of the key recommendations in the first report of the Glenn Inquiry.17 Jun 03:55 AM
New ZealandBid to mend 'broken' court systemSir Owen Glenn has nudged New Zealand one step closer towards a less adversarial justice system for domestic violence cases in a bid to fix a "broken" court system.16 Jun 05:00 PM
OpinionBob Jones: Dotcom, your no-hopers won't save youDangle some money before hardened lefties and they'll sit up and purr every time, writes Bob Jones.16 Jun 05:00 PM
BusinessCourt affirms caveat in Huka fightThe man suing Huka Lodge's owner for half the assets has convinced the High Court a caveat claiming he has an interest in the property should stay in place.16 Jun 05:00 PM
BusinessTrio accused over ISP firm's failureA former Forsyth Barr investment adviser who poured $460,000 into a now-collapsed internet provider failed to impose discipline on the company.09 Jun 05:00 PM
