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Crashed driver takes good Samaritans' car
Police are disgusted after a crashed driver stole a car belonging to an elderly couple who had stopped to help him.
Fleeing shoplifters leave three children behind
A mother and a man abandoned three children after the pair were caught shoplifting at Taupo's Pak'n Save supermarket.
Cops on armed robber's trail
Police are following a number of leads in the hunt for an armed bank robber following a front-page newspaper splash.
Neo-Nazi jailed for Auschwitz sign theft
A Swedish neo-Nazi has been jailed for the theft of the infamous 'Arbeit Macht Frei' sign from the Auschwitz Nazi death camp.
Man in court over stolen vehicles
A man appeared in court today charged with burglary and unlawfully taking two vehicles in west Auckland, which may be connected to an arson attack on a residential property.
Thousands taken in Eftpos scam
A con-artist has taken thousands of dollars from Northland shops in a sophisticated Eftpos scam. Police say the scam - involving a fake courier - is likely to have been used elsewhere in New Zealand
<i>Bernard Hickey:</i> Hotchin deserves all the heat
In olden times, the mob would deliver justice via the guillotine and celebrate the deed by parading the guilty person's head on a pike.
Theft makes couple rethink migrating
Dean and Tabatha Forbes from Suffolk said they fell for New Zealand's relaxed way of life and other charms on a brief visit last year.
Bank robberies more brazen, violent
Authorities say a string of brazen and violent bank robberies in Auckland are probably linked, after a shotgun-wielding bank robber wished a terrified customer a Merry Christmas before taking off with about $100,000 cash.