New ZealandMark Hotchin: I may never returnMark Hotchin has been keeping his head down. These days, he's a stay-at-home family man who enjoys a game of tennis and swimming.04 May 05:30 PM
OpinionGib Beattie: SFO required to prove crime, not corporate immoralityIt is good that we finally have the Serious Fraud Office's decision on Hanover. Obviously those under investigation will be relieved at the outcome. T04 May 05:30 PM
New ZealandHotchin aims to recoup mansion moneyFormer Hanover director Mark Hotchin has gone to court seeking some reimbursement for the millions of dollars he paid towards the construction of an Auckland mansion.30 Apr 05:30 PM
OpinionFran O'SullivanFran O'Sullivan: SFO call leaves questions unansweredThe Serious Fraud Office has stopped a long way short of issuing Hanover Finance and its key protagonists - Eric Watson and Mark Hotchin - a clean bill of health.30 Apr 05:30 PM
New ZealandDisgraced lawyer struck offA life ban for a lawyer accused of stealing $3 million from clients was "the only appropriate penalty", the Law Society says.30 Apr 05:35 AM
Banking and financeNo charges against Hanover - SFOThe Serious Fraud Office says it will not be making any prosecutions around the collapse of Hanover Finance.29 Apr 10:05 PM
BusinessDecision on Hanover expected soonThe Serious Fraud Office is expected to make an announcement regarding Hanover Finance early this week.28 Apr 05:30 PM
New ZealandDepriving the guilty of their assetsFrom drug-dealing grannies with a penchant for diamond rings to white collar fraudsters, those who profit from crime are in the crosshairs of police.13 Apr 05:30 PM
BusinessWhale 'relieved' at fraud case acquittalRobert Whale expressed relief yesterday when he was acquitted in a Serious Fraud Office case, but the former Dominion Finance director still has to return to the High Court in June for separate Financial Markets Authority proceedings.12 Apr 05:30 PM
Banking and financeDominion Finance suppression ongoingA man who escaped conviction following the Dominion Finance trial is likely have his name suppressed permanently.12 Apr 03:05 AM
New ZealandCancer trust stops paying staffA cancer charity under investigation over its spending has stopped paying its staff while it considers whether to resume operations in New Zealand.11 Apr 10:00 PM
Banking and financeDominion Finance chief found guiltyFormer Dominion Finance chief executive Paul William Cropp has been found guilty of four charges of theft by a person in a special relationship.11 Apr 09:46 PM
Banking and financeDirector of failed finance company diesFormer Dominion Finance and North South Finance director Terry Butler has died.01 Apr 06:49 PM
New ZealandCancer trust freezes fundraisingA cancer charity has suspended fundraising in New Zealand amid questions over how its money is spent.24 Mar 04:30 PM
Banking and financeFailing Dominion Finance accused of 'cash grab'A number of "grossly imprudent" transactions between Dominion Finance and its sister firm were "a cash grab" so the now-failed company could meet its obligations to investors, a Crown lawyer said yesterday.21 Mar 04:30 PM
BusinessMoney woes jump to top as driver of fraudPersonal financial pressure has edged out greed as the number one motivation among perpetrators of fraud in New Zealand, according to a survey.17 Mar 07:50 PM
New ZealandRacing clubs targeted over pokiesDozens of racing clubs in the south have been ordered to hand over files as part of a Serious Fraud Office probe into pokie grants.17 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandFraud busters spend $195k on PRThe Serious Fraud Office spent $195,000 on public relations advice in one year.07 Mar 04:30 PM
Banking and financeLombard directors face tougher sentencesFour Lombard Finance directors could face tougher sentences as their case goes to the Court of Appeal this week.03 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandAlarm bells sound over investmentA British company offering huge financial returns to NZ investors is registered to a woman living in an offshore tax haven who was also linked to nearly 180 shell companies here.01 Mar 04:30 PM
Banking and financeDominion Finance trial begins againA sense of deja vu pervaded the High Court at Auckland yesterday afternoon as a witness in the new Dominion Finance trial appeared again before a different judge.18 Feb 04:30 PM
Banking and financeDominion Finance trial restartsThe trial of three men associated with the collapsed firm Dominion Finance will restart today after the original High Court judge hearing the case stood down last week.17 Feb 10:00 PM
BusinessDominion Finance judge steps downA High Court judge has stepped down from hearing the Dominion Finance case after it was revealed she was a partner at a law firm as one of the defendants.12 Feb 11:50 PM
ConstructionDominion Finance judge steps downA High Court judge has stepped down from hearing the case of three men associated with Dominion Finance.12 Feb 09:50 PM
ConstructionDominion Finance manager weighed blowing whistleThe trial of three men associated with the collapsed firm Dominion Finance was adjourned just after lunch yesterday for reasons the <i>Herald</i> is prohibited from reporting.12 Feb 04:30 PM
