A tearful Chilean tourist has her life's work stolen - barely a kilometre away from Auckland Airport.

A 26-year-old man charged with the gunpoint robbery last week of a Mt Maunganui superette is likely to face further charges when he reappears in court on Tuesday, police say.

When the fangs are bared in the latest US episode of Anna Paquin's True Blood, Bernie will be watching within a few hours.

A senior AUT employee has quit after $500,000 went missing at the university. AUT spokeswoman Barbara Vilcich says it's a result of an internal investigation carried out by AUT.

Police are on the hunt for a group of men who used stolen cars during a crime spree across West Auckland yesterday.

Some locals always wondered how an average kind of guy could afford one of Waikato's most ostentatious mansions. The reason's became clear in May, and today a Hamilton accountant was jailed for massive fraud.

The parking company which is forcing a couple to pay for the time their stolen car spent in a parking space says the onus is on the insurance company to cover the fee.