Two brothers have been jailed for their roles in stealing a $37,000 Harley Davidson motorbike in a case of "bare-faced banditry".

A Napier teen who sent 187 text messages claming she was being kept in the boot of a car sparked a twin-city manhunt.

With 17 days to go until the start of the World Cup, and 42 days for the tournament to run, ticket sales are still $30.5 million short of the $268m target. NZ will still lose $39m if all the tickets are sold.