A brazen thief who allegedly swiped a hospice charity box has been caught on CCTV.
Police have been called in after the North Haven Hospice box was stolen from Steve Haywood Master Jeweller at Whangarei's Town Basin earlier this month.
Mr Haywood said he was distracted by a woman browsing when a man who came into his store about 11.45am on October 4 stole the cash-filled box.
"It's pretty low to do that ... one of the lowest possible things you could do."
The suspect, who was wearing distinctive shorts and a black hoody with a green design on the back, had entered the shop behind the woman. The man can be seen on security footage taking a clear perspex Hospice box, which contained a $50 note, a $20 note, a few $5 notes and lots of silver and gold coins.