A man who allegedly ordered a taxi as a getaway car after abandoning a stolen vehicle in a police pursuit will appear in Dunedin District Court today.

Two men have been charged with kidnapping, assault with a weapon and aggravated robbery after an incident in Rotorua last week.

Three girls led a gang of teenagers who robbed an Auckland takeaway owner - of icecreams - last night.

An inside job planned by a master criminal saw half a million dollars taken from a clothing company using stolen online banking passwords and forged passports.

The High Court orders an ASB Bank adviser to repay millions of dollars stolen from his employer.

A man has been formally charged after allegedly fighting his partner for car keys on a night of drinking before driving and killing a solo mother.

A student who had her phone stolen has slammed Vodafone after being ordered to repay more than $1700 of calls racked up by the thief.

The ASB is suing an escort to recover some of the $17.8 million stolen by fraudster Stephen Versalko over nine years.

Robbers tied up a woman shop assistant in a toilet and ransacked a New Lynn store last night.

Police have launched an online "shopping cart" so the public can claim stolen items recovered by police raids on second-hand dealers.