The 87-year-old mother of television star Louise Wallace has had a precious diamond ring stolen off her finger at her Auckland rest home.

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.

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.