If it wasn't for Bernie Madoff, Stephen Versalko could still be stealing millions.

A victim of Stephen Versalko's $17.8 million fraud has spoken of the day she was told he had been "naughty" and had defrauded her and 25 other investors out of millions of dollars.

The scale of the fraud makes Stephen Versalko's case the largest single employment theft in New Zealand history.

Customers who fail to read the fine print could find themselves out of pocket should their PIN numbers be compromised.

Hackers who stole the credit card details of thousands of drivers from payment machines have forced a $4m system upgrade to be fast-tracked.

A young father was stabbed with a steak knife and bitten after he confronted two burglars - both young women - in an incident police say could easily have ended in tragedy.

A 5-year-old and two 6-year-old boys were apprehended by police for sexual assault last year.

A 93-year-old woman who police apprehended for disorderly behaviour was New Zealand's oldest offender last year.

A furious 60-year-old woman and quick-thinking police combined to catch burglars who were raiding her home.

The victim of an alleged hit and run aggravated robbery was left lying on the side of the road with his pleas for help ignored by passing motorists.

A young dancing champ has been robbed of his shoes and lucky charms after thieves targeted his family's car.

The first sign Navtej Singh had that something was terribly wrong was the look of fear spreading across his co-worker's face.