'Huge concern': Nearly a third of adults were a victim of crime in 2021
Survey shows 1.2 million Kiwis were victims of a crime last year. Who's most at risk?
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McDonald's store robbed at gunpoint overnight
The fast food store was burgled just before 3am.
Police recover five stolen bikes from Wellington property
Police are cracking down on thefts often happening in broad daylight.
More than 4000 firearms licence documents stolen from old Auckland police station
Police are trawling through recovered documents in a bid to contact affected gun owners.
'Return the kit so we can play': Football club's appeal over stolen uniforms
'For someone just to throw it in the river or burn it is very disheartening.'
Fake cop pulls over motorists, gives road safety advice
A man due to be sentenced for impersonating police failed to appear in court.
Watch: Thieves flee with shopping trolley of luxury goods
A group broke into the downtown store through a window.
Boy, 12, steals eight cars in two-day spree
Youth picked up by police after taking seven Mazda Demios and a Honda Civic.
Brazen thief steals pensioner's car and dog - and filmed it
The 72yo only popped into local dairy for a few seconds to pay 30c he owed. Nek minute ...
Tauranga homicide: Pair arrested during investigation appear in court
Two people have been charged with aggravated burglary.
'We're scared': Morningside dairy owner 'shaken up' by masked robbers
One man wore a batman mask and wielded a hammer.
'Gut-wrenching': Liquor store ram-raided twice in a month
The vehicle smashed a hole in the wall that had been boarded up after previous raid.
Police called after another Auckland dairy robbery
Levonia Store is the latest in a string of robberies targeting dairies.
'If you don't laugh, you'll cry': Auckland liquor store ram raided two days in a row
Ram raid group caused $20,000 of damage - and got away with a single bottle of spirits.
Fran O'Sullivan: City streets in urgent need of a crime clean-up
As NZ reopens, Auckland CBD should be something special — not somewhere scary.
'My wife was screaming': Teens allegedly pull knife in Facebook marketplace iPhone robbery
The man says his wife and young sons watched the incident unfold.
'Varied and complex' factors behind recent wave of youth crime in Auckland – police
It comes after a weekend of mayhem saw 11-year-olds driving stolen cars.
Would-be thieves escape after failed ram raid
A police dog unit was unable to find those responsible.
Ex-deputy accused of posing as wedding guest to steal gifts
A retired sheriff's deputy has been jailed and claims of similar crimes are being probed.
Drug money used to fund anti-drug initiatives
New Zealand's criminals have helped pay for a range of community programmes this year.
'The party must go on': Shakespeare bar owner to plough on with 125th bash despite setbacks
BNZ is threatening to cancel merchant facilities after a burglary at the historic bar.
Brazen theft of valuable sculpture
CCTV footage shows brazen theft of a valuable sculpture. Video / Supplied
'You break my shop, you break my heart': Young couple's ram raid nightmare
"[Police] can't prosecute them because they are minors. They do it again and again ..."
Police recover stolen property after overnight ram raid near Auckland Airport
One youth with a broken leg was located by police, but four others are yet to be found.
Four teens in custody after alleged attempted shoplifting in Manurewa
Public detained four youths, aged 14-15, after the Manurewa convenience store incident.
'Generation of hopelessness': Why Kiwi kids are turning to crime
There are no bad kids, only hurt ones, youth worker says, and Covid hasn't helped.
A group of kids, the youngest aged 12, caught breaking into cars
They were caught interfering with vehicles in the Waikanae Beach area in the early hours.
Kmart attack: Second accused arrested, appears in court
The 26-year-old woman made a brief appearance in court this morning.
Security staff, cleaners endangered as stolen vehicles plough through mall
Three stores were raided by multiple people in three stolen vehicles.
Fraudster's $18k crime spree hit brothels, sex worker, hotels
Benjamin Langley conned victims into thinking payments had been made.
Family dog taken from front garden in front of grandmother
Miniature poodle Cookie was taken from the front yard of an Onehunga house on April 7.
Car stolen, used in three different crimes, victim says
Subaru Legacy was stolen from street in Ponsonby.
A cellphone found after a car accident led to drug-trafficking catch
A car accident led to the police investigation of an Invercargill drug trafficker.