A couple used Kiwi ingenuity and a simple hidden camera to catch a thief who allegedly stole more than $36,000.

A serial parking meter ram-raider has gone to prison for five years but has not been ordered to pay the $415,000 bill for the damage he did.

A shopkeeper was hit on the head with a hammer and had her wrists and ankles bound with lavalavas before a teenager stole money from her till.

A teenager who fired a shot during the robbery of a Christchurch tavern yesterday is bearing the injuries of a struggle with patrons.

A man has been arrested over the theft of more than 20 geckos taken from two separate locations in Northland over the past 10 days.

Car thieves are using Trade Me as a catalogue for crime, tracking down owners of desirable vehicles from number plates.

Police say a customised 1967 Chevrolet Camaro - stolen while its owner watched an All Blacks game at the pub - is too "hot" to stay in New Zealand.

A man was doused in petrol but managed to crawl to safety as his hotel burned to the ground after a robbery this morning.

An arrest has been made in relation to the bomb threat that closed a major Christchurch road yesterday afternoon.

A masked, one-armed man carried the loot bag while his accomplice aimed a rifle and threw staff to the ground during an armed robbery.

Seven native forest geckos have been snatched from their enclosure at a Northland conservation park.