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.

Four have been arrested after a string of aggravated robberies over a two hour period overnight.

New Zealand's top police have ignored a judge's recommendation and again denied diversion to an autistic man found taking light fittings in the wake of the Christchurch earthquake.

An unemployed man has been charged with stealing a 300-year-old ship's bell used to call parishioners to worship.