New Zealand Navy Band members' personal possessions were stolen during a weekend break-in while the band was taking part in a military parade through Whangarei.

A policewoman charged over the theft of a flashy boyracer car says she had no part in the crime and blamed it on her criminal boyfriend at the time.

A judge has reserved his decision on a whether a former policewoman charged with supplying her uniform and notepad to her boyfriend to help him steal a car is guilty.

A boyracer caught after a 14-minute high-speed pursuit involving 10 police cars was unrepentant afterwards, telling officers: "Next time I'll smoke you."

The number of burglaries across Auckland fell in the last year - but how did your suburb rate? The Herald breaks down the figures.

Kara Hurring - ex-partner of the 'Runaway millionaire' - says home detention is no "walk in the park'' and she is counting down the days until the sentence ends.

There have been ravaging storms, rotting cargo and equipment overboard - now marauding pirates are being blamed for hampering the salvage of the Rena.

A Rotorua woman who made headlines after her assault on another woman was caught on camera has now been sentenced to community detention.

Jailed National Finance boss Trevor Allan Ludlow is appealing his sentence on the grounds it was "manifestly excessive" but has been denied bail to prepare for the hearing.

A new weapon has been rolled out to combat school burglaries in Wairarapa which aims to prevent the theft of high-end items including laptops and cellphones.

Police found these images on stolen cameras and are trying to reunite the items with their owners. If you recognise anyone, email Detective Sergeant Phillip Cox at TCU.AK.central@police.govt.nz

A Tauranga man working as a cleaner at a local church stole cash and cheques donated by the congregation - cashing at least one cheque after forging the vicar's signature.