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.

Stolen credit card details of tens of thousands of New Zealanders may be in the hands of a Russian or Albanian gang, an investigation suggests.

More than 100,000 credit cards may be replaced as a result of thieves hacking into payment machines at a central Auckland carpark.

Thieves have hacked into payment machines at an Auckland carpark and stolen the credit-card details of thousands of people - possibly for years.

NZ climate scientists have criticised alleged hackers for "stealing" emails at the centre of a worldwide internet storm.