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
Banking and financeStrategic Finance's $22m settlementThe Financial Markets Authority is refusing to disclose who paid what in its $22 million Strategic Finance settlement and says this confidentiality is appropriate.05 Jun 03:24 AM
Banking and financeGeneva wins $150k case against founderGeneva Finance has won a $150,000 judgement against its founder, who borrowed money from the company.26 May 11:20 PM
New ZealandWindow washers wiped outCar window washers who cause a nuisance have been put out of action by Auckland Council's new public safety and nuisance rules which came into force today.26 May 05:18 AM
New ZealandTenant wanted to develop propertyYong Xin Chen bought a leasehold $2.4 million Greenlane property from the Cornwall Park Trust Board expecting to develop it, the High Court has been told.23 May 01:45 AM
New ZealandChinese migrant sued for more than $300kYong Xin Chen, being sued for more than $300k after abandoning her leasehold Greenlane property, broke down crying in court yesterday.22 May 09:45 PM
BusinessPark lessee details profitable historyThe woman who claims she could not afford a $73,750 annual Greenlane leasehold bill was involved in three other multimillion-dollar Auckland property investments.21 May 09:19 PM
BusinessChen takes stand in leasehold disputeA sorry list of deterioration to a $2 million-plus Auckland mansion at the heart of litigation against a lessee was read out in the High Court this morning.20 May 04:52 AM
ManufacturingPink Batts win High Court scrapOne of Pink Batts' competitors has failed to convince the High Court the term "batts" is in common use in NZ and that Pink Batts' trademark of this word should be revoked.13 May 02:00 AM
BusinessCadbury melts over trademarkA decision from the High Court at Wellington last month found in favour of Whittaker's, dismissing a bid by Cadbury to stop it from registering the trademark "Berry Forest".08 May 05:00 PM
BusinessHotchin house in driveway disputeA Waiheke Island property owner has gone to the High Court over access to land owned by a trust linked to former Hanover Finance director Mark Hotchin.08 May 02:35 AM
New ZealandLegal highs banned tonightA retailer who has been selling synthetic cannabis for several years says he's a regular user, and will smoke it illegally when it is banned from midnight tonight.07 May 07:05 AM
New ZealandWarning as legal highs become illegalThe Govt is warning of heavy penalties for selling, making or possessing synthetic drugs after midnight tonight, when all remaining products will be stripped from shelves.06 May 08:00 PM
SportNZ takes first steps to ban match-fixingMatch-fixing will become a crime in NZ, with the government saying we're "not immune to the international risks" it poses.05 May 05:30 PM
Banking and financeFMA keeps powder dry on civil claimsThe Financial Markets Authority won't wait until receivers have finished chasing funds from convicted finance company directors. when considering civil cases.27 Apr 05:30 PM
BusinessDate set for Fonterra's bid to suspend lawsuitDairy giant Fonterra's attempt to suspend the legal action it is facing from French food company Danone over last year's botulism scare is due to be heard in the High Court in June.27 Apr 04:15 PM
BusinessMillions at stake in luxury lodge rowWealthy businessman Alex van Heeren, owner of the luxury Huka Lodge, is due to file a defence shortly to a 17-year-old court claim.10 Apr 04:15 PM
BusinessWendy's drive through court fightWendy's has gone to the High Court at Auckland after a development of a rival fast-food restaurant blocked an exit from one of the burger chain's Auckland stores.31 Mar 12:30 AM
Technology'Transparent iPhones' patentYou are walking down a busy street, eyes down on a text message exchange, when bang - you collide phone - first with a tree, a lamppost or a fellow pedestrian.30 Mar 09:52 PM
Banking and financeKiwibank class action deadline loomsKiwibank customers have until tonight to sign up to class-action style litigation over allegedly "unfair penalty" fees.30 Mar 09:34 PM
WorldJudge blasts ludicrous divorce casesA High Court judge has launched an extraordinary attack on out of control foreign divorce cases being fought in England by wealthy couples who are squeezing out needy litigants.20 Mar 05:52 AM
