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.

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.