Media releases

The Serious Fraud Office has closed its investigation into Christchurch City Council election donations.

The Serious Fraud Office has brought fraud charges against Roger Pikia, the chairman of Te Arawa River Iwi Trust (TARIT) and its investment company THL Limited (THL).

A former Auckland liquidator has been sentenced to four years’ imprisonment on charges brought by the Serious Fraud Office.

A former assistant of the Māori King has been sentenced to 12 months’ home detention and 300 hours of community work. 

A former employee of a charity that offered social support services in Auckland has been sentenced to two years and one month of imprisonment on charges brought by the Serious Fraud Office.

The SFO has filed a charge of ‘Obtaining by Deception’ against two defendants in the New Zealand First Foundation electoral funding case. 

Two men who worked for the Christchurch Earthquake Recovery Authority (CERA) and Ōtākaro Ltd have pleaded not guilty to corruption charges brought by the Serious Fraud Office.

A former Auckland liquidator has been found guilty of fraud on charges brought by the Serious Fraud Office.

The Serious Fraud Office has welcomed a court decision confirming the confidentiality of material that was inadvertently disclosed by the agency to the defendants in the National Party donations case.

A Dunedin Ponzi operator has been sentenced to eight years and ten months’ imprisonment, with a minimum non-parole period of five years and four months.

The Serious Fraud Office has commenced an investigation in relation to donations made to the Labour Party in 2017.

A foreign exchange broker who defrauded his clients of approximately $1.55 million by using forged documents has been sentenced to three years and four months’ imprisonment.

A former defence force administrator has been sentenced to 12 months’ home detention and 250 hours of community work for stealing funds managed by the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) while she was employed by the organisation.

A former defence force employee has pleaded guilty to stealing non-public funds administered by the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) while she was employed by the organisation.

A former chartered accountant has been sentenced to three years and nine months’ imprisonment for stealing approximately $1.01 million from his clients.

A former Auckland Council employee has been sentenced to five and a half months’ home detention for corrupting a council procurement process for financial gain.

A former employee of the tertiary education provider Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi has been sentenced to nine months’ home detention for receiving about $150,000 in kickbacks.

The Serious Fraud Office is working with other government departments to prevent COVID-19 relief funds from being defrauded.

The Serious Fraud Office has commenced an investigation into the affairs of Penrich Capital Limited.

A Dunedin man who ran a Ponzi scheme has admitted defrauding investors of at least $15.7 million.

The Serious Fraud Office has commenced separate investigations into donations made in relation to the Auckland and Christchurch mayoral elections.

A former employee of the tertiary education provider Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi has admitted receiving secret commissions midway through her trial.

The Serious Fraud Office has received a referral from NZ Police in relation to Lianne Dalziel’s election expenses.

The Serious Fraud Office has today received a referral from NZ Police in relation to Phil Goff’s election expenses.

A former Auckland Council employee has pleaded guilty to a corruption charge brought by the Serious Fraud Office.

The defendants in the National Party donations case have pleaded not guilty to charges brought by the Serious Fraud Office.

A businessman who provided financial advisory services has entered no plea to charges brought by the Serious Fraud Office.

The Serious Fraud Office has today commenced an investigation in relation to the New Zealand First Foundation.

The Serious Fraud Office has received a referral from NZ Police in relation to the New Zealand First Foundation.

A prominent Māori performing arts educator has been sentenced to 12 months’ home detention for defrauding a tertiary education provider and a Crown agency of approximately $1.3 million.

The former Chief Executive of CBL Insurance Ltd has pleaded not guilty to criminal charges brought by the Serious Fraud Office.

A woman has been charged for allegedly stealing non-public funds administered by the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) while she was employed by the organisation.

The Serious Fraud Office filed criminal charges today against four people in relation to donations paid into a National Party electorate bank account.