The Marie Jamieson homicide is the first time in NZ that a long-standing murder case has been solved by identifying a suspect through the DNA of a sibling.

An $8.20 roll of salami was the downfall for the killer of Marie Jamieson, allowing police to crack one of Auckland's most mysterious unsolved murders.

A man has been sent to jail for a parking meter ram-raid that would have netted him $68.50.

Westpac's runaway millionaires are a step closer to keeping the cash after the bank bungled an attempt to recover it.

A couple who slept through a burglary wondered why their two english bulldogs didn't bark, then discovered the dogs had been stolen too.

A robber pointed his rifle at a bank customer before ordering a dozen people to the floor in what police say was an aggressive hold-up.

NZ's biggest benefit fraudster manipulated a web of offshore accounts from prison in a bid to hide the $3.4m he stole from taxpayers.

Five people are in custody after a week-long car theft spree ended with a driver jumping into a river yesterday in Blenheim yesterday.

British funnyman Ricky Gervais has spoken out about how fraudsters stole £200,000 (NZ$460,000) from his bank account.