A woman who stole nearly $450,000 from a prominent Auckland couple also pinched thousands from a previous employer - and altered her CV to hide her crime.

Weapons and military equipment worth more than $330,000 have been stolen over four years from the Defence Force.

Police are searching for a white Toyota Celica they believe is the key to a brutal home invasion where four armed men severely beat up a Hamilton man.

West Auckland surf lifeguards, who did not know their quad bikes were stolen until they responded to an emergency call, have been offered replacements on loan.

Heading to the Monster Truck Show in Napier Shane McKay couldn't believe his eyes as he saw his beloved stolen speed boat being towed in the opposite direction.

A senior officer who stole $2750 in cash during his role at Christchurch police says he was "stressed" when he took the money.

A Tauranga family still grappling with the death of their father has been struck another blow after thieves ransacked their home.

Mita Moses and Kathy Strongman wept when they saw what thieves had done to their van.

A criminal who bashed and robbed a Whangarei liquor store worker left a vital clue behind for police - his wallet.

A former council call centre operator has been charged with milking more than $43,000 from more than 80 customers' credit cards.

A major supermarket has been forced to remove rubbish sacks from shelves in the wake of alleged thefts.

Two former fire systems contractors have been jailed for stripping buildings of potentially life-saving firefighting equipment.

When Duane Hapimana invited David Carroll into his home, he had no idea how much it would cost him.

Five Star group founder Neill Williams has been jailed for 3 years seven months for misleading investors.

When Five Star finance company boss Neill Williams is sentenced in court today, it will be just the latest stage in a series of misadventures, reports Hamish Fletcher.

A North Dunedin dairy was robbed by two knife-wielding offenders early this morning.

A "prolific" 12-year-old burglar is terrorising a Napier suburb, say police.