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Financial adviser appeals sentencing over $4.7m theft
A financial adviser who spent some of the $4.7million he stole from investors on flash cars and a lavish lifestyle was not entirely motivated by personal gain, his lawyer has told the Court of Appeal.
Brazen thefts scare tourists
Three pairs of German tourists are questioning New Zealand's good reputation after having their campervans broken into and thousands of dollars worth of items stolen.
Jail over revenge abduction and assault
A Tauranga man has been sentenced to three years and four months in jail for kidnapping and bashing a man who had just accidentally killed his 18-year-old friend.
Armed robbers hit Lynfield TAB
Armed men wearing goggles robbed a TAB in Lynfield last night.
What cop car? Oh, this cop car
A man arrested for stealing a police patrol car over the weekend has admitted he didn't realise what type of vehicle it was - despite its flashing light.
UK thieves steal NZ sheep
New Zealand sheep have become a prime target for rustlers over the British summer.
Hunt for bank robber continues
The key suspect in an aggravated bank robbery in central Auckland yesterday is still on the run.
Fake plastic gun used in robbery
A fake plastic gun used in an armed bank robbery this morning was found discarded with a jacket in a bar toilet near the scene of the crime.
Second Gisborne finance director pleads guilty
Former Rockforte Finance director John Patrick Gardner has plead guilty to five Crimes Act charges in the High Court at Gisborne today.
$450,000 theft earns prison term
A woman who stole more than $450,000 from a prominent Auckland couple has been sent to prison for three years and four months.
Copper wire thieves put others in danger
Police have busted a sophisticated copper-stealing ring which left innocent people at risk of electrocution across the Waikato.
Art dealer's theft charges dropped
An acclaimed art dealer has been cleared of allegations he stole valuable paintings from a top New Zealand artist.
Heist crash: I was 'clobbered'
Hugh Foster faces an eight-week hospital stay after two alleged bank robbers in a stolen car smashed into the back of his ute on the Southern Motorway.
Kerre McIvor: Crybaby burglars aren't playing fair
I've never been a burglar (breaking into a building to commit a crime) or a robber (nicking something while using violence or the threat of violence to do so).