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'Despicable': Swindlers imprisoned for $100k 'blessing scam' holiday
New Zealand needs to send a message that it's not an easy target, the judge said.

Business owner's double life as city's most prolific tagger, 'Blume'
He owned a company worth seven figures by day. By night, he caused over $1m in damage.

Pair arrested after stolen vehicle hits, flips member of public's car in West Akl
Images from the scene show a vehicle on its side, with glass strewn across the road.

'Wouldn’t want to be in his way': Stolen forklift taken on Auckland joyride
'Call the police because he’s putting the public at risk.'

Watch: 'Heinous crime' - UFC star Israel Adesanya throws support behind 'coward punch' bill
Adesanya’s training partner Fau Vake was killed by a "coward punch" in June 2021.

Pigeons vs Prisons: Vertigo pulse system used as Corrections, AT battle bird poo deluge
Bringing Symterra to the skies: Government agencies face off against avian adversaries.

Strangers targeted in unprovoked West Auckland attacks, police search for man
Police said nobody was seriously injured in the attacks.

Arrest warrant issued for rapper who parked his Lamborghini in a disabled space
A Napier rapper who collaborated with Snoop Dogg fails to show up in court.

20-year-old arrested for allegedly scamming elderly victims out of $200k
The scam involved fraudulent emails pretending to be from the victims' banks.

Photos from inside gutted Auckland mosque show scale of damage
Police have security footage of a man allegedly breaking in and setting a mosque alight.

Arrest for mosque fire: 19yo in court on arson, burglary charges over Auckland blaze
Police have security footage of a man allegedly breaking in and settling mosque alight.

Police say fire at Auckland mosque was arson after CCTV shows 1am break in
'This just creates more hatred, more fear,' senior mosque member says.

Auckland mosque fire: Senior member claims it was target of alleged hate crime
The fire gutted the interior of the concrete building.

Home detention for Auckland rugby player whose partner died during kidnapping
“I thought a grown man would run out of tears by now,” the victim's father said.

One person in serious condition after incident in New Lynn, Auckland
Emergency services were called about 4.30pm.

Two Auckland Islamic schools in lockdown after suspicious threat, closed today
Students have been told to stay home today.

'It’s gutting': School wrestling uniforms stolen ahead of major competition
The competition takes place tomorrow - and the 30-strong team wants their gear back.

Fire investigators to return after large blaze ripped through Auckland automotive shop
There were reports of gas cylinders in the interior of the building.

A new era for Piha surf club after 'nasty, gutless' looting in cyclone aftermath
Serial burglar Dylan Hendriks admitted similar offending, but he denied the Piha heist.

Watch: Inside NZ’s biggest fully electric bus depot
Kinetic says about 75% of Auckland's buses will be electric over the next 3-5 years.

Auckland real estate agency fined $7000, censured for 25 audit breaches
Breaches which occurred during a three-year period resulted in a tribunal ruling.