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Wedding invitations stolen as bride-to-be and friends dine
A bride-to-be was robbed of her wedding invitations while she and her bridal party dined only metres away and chatted about the big day.

Scammers use job sites to recruit labour
Local job seekers are being tricked into helping cyber criminals launder money.

South Korean navy catches up to hijacked supertanker
A South Korean navy destroyer has caught up to a supertanker carrying about US$160m of oil believed to have been hijacked by Somali pirates.

Burglar said he wanted a job - police
A Hamilton man now facing burglary charges told businesses he was robbing he was after a job if he was confronted, say police.

Oysters popular among supermarket thieves
Cheapskate backpackers have forced a Queenstown supermarket to introduce a ticketing system for buying Bluff oysters.

Taxi driver robbed at knifepoint for $30
Two men held a knife to a taxi driver's throat before pushing him out of his cab and driving off - for $30 in coins.

Casino gang targets high rollers
A masked gang armed with machine guns and pistols have staged a spectacular robbery at a Swiss casino.

Gunman threatens bank customers
An armed robber ordered customers to the floor while an accomplice fled with a "substantial amount" of cash from a bank yesterday.

Liquor store widow calls for gun ban
A shop assistant was held at gunpoint last night - prompting the widow of a slain liquor store owner to call for imitation firearms to be banned from sale.

Versalko's family reeling from revelation of deceit
The wife of the $18 million ASB fraudster has spoken of her pain as other family lash out at the big-spending criminal.