Cancer survivor Jill Kohlis has had two cars stolen and trashed within two weeks.

A teacher jailed after losing about $1.5m of investors’ money in a failed Ponzi scheme has been censured and deregistered by the Teachers Disciplinary Tribunal.

An Auckland police constable stripped off his police uniform and dove into the sea to apprehend a man making off in a stolen row boat yesterday.

Isis' vaunted exercise in state-building appears to be crumbling as living conditions deteriorate across the territories under its control.

Two teenagers will appear in court today charged over the burglary of the Blenheim home of former All Blacks star Leon MacDonald.

Thieves broke into former All Black Leon MacDonald's Blenheim home over the weekend and stole up to 15 international rugby jerseys, police say.

Fashion designer Ana Macdonald has been left devastated after her car was stolen with her beloved pet dog inside.

Holiday dinners could be put on hold after of a large number of Christmas hams, salamis and steaks were stolen from a Nelson butcher, police say.

A "predatory" Dunedin lawyer who stole $2.8 million from 32 clients over 21 years in one of the longest-running frauds in NZ history has today been jailed for more than eight years.

Dunedin Botanic Garden staff are on high alert following a break-in by someone they believe was looking for hallucinogenic drug-producing cacti.

Dripping blood on to the road, Alice Wylie chased man who violently tore away her handbag. "I have seen a lot of things, but I have never seen evil before."

A former Auckland lawyer has been struck off after being convicted of theft, the Law Society says.

The hero mum-of-six who suffered serious head injuries as she came to the aid of a shopper being mugged says she has been given a second chance at life.

They say life imitates art. But sometimes, it appears, it imitates artists.

Dunedin musician Mike Moroney was "a little bit dumbstruck" when he arrived home on Wednesday evening to find that burglars had stolen seven of his stringed musical instruments.

A now-bankrupt insurance broker who shared a kickback with a senior Bunnings manager in order to keep the store's business has been jailed for four years.

A Dunedin lawyer has today admitted being behind a Ponzi scheme where he stole $2.8 million from clients over 21 years.

What would you do if more than $100,000 suddenly appeared in your bank account? An Auckland man appeared in court yesterday over his ill-fated decision.

A terrified Auckland mother was bashed in the head after confronting an intruder she found standing over her baby's cot on Father's Day, police say.

An elderly couple are "terrified" to be in their own home after thieves followed them from a supermarket and broke in while they slept to steal their Eftpos card.

An insurance broker who shared a kickback with a senior manager at Bunnings Warehouse in order to keep the hardware chain's business has today been found guilty.

A rare Nissan Skyline racing car, valued at $60,000, has been stolen from a rural property in Whangarei.

A senior manager at the Auckland District Health Board and a security guard allegedly stole nearly $385,000 of taxpayers' money.