West Auckland couple Gareth and Belcy Hayter, excitedly awaiting the arrival of their first child, have had two bags of baby gear stolen from their car.

North Shore police are appealing to the public for information about two men who used stolen credit cards.

Two youths aged 15 and 16 attacked a liquor store employee who was trying to stop the robbery.

A retirement village set up an elaborate hidden-camera sting to catch one of its workers, after residents complained that they had lost thousands of dollars.

The heist has been been described as "if Oceans 11 had been masterminded by a Bond villain".

A search warrant executed at an Auckland home led to the recovery of gear stolen from a champion swimmer's car while she was at a celebration dinner with her family.

An Auckland swimmer is reeling after having valuable equipment stolen while she was having a celebratory dinner with her mother and sister.

After 35 years a violin worth millions finally makes its way home.

The hunt is on for $1 million after an botch-up during the unloading of 13 cash bags from a Cathay Pacific flight in Hong Kong.

Tom Selleck, the star of Magnum P.I., was pursued for two years by a real-life private investigator over accusations he swiped truck loads of water from the drought-plagued state of California to use on his avocado farm.

An Auckland family have had their Mazda Familia stolen three times in two years have spent hundreds of dollars on impound and repair fees.

Police are on the lookout for a six-metre aluminium Ramco Admiral boat stolen from central Auckland.

Auckland University has stepped up security patrols around its bike parks after a petition was sparked by a wave of thefts.

Police operation targeting vehicle crimes in South Auckland after more than 900 vehicles were stolen in Counties Manukau in the last three months.

An Auckland property manager has been charged with stealing expensive sports cars using "hacker thief" techniques.

Two teenage backpackers who lost everything after thieves broke into their rental van have been reunited with their stolen belongings.

An old olive wood Bible has been stolen from an Auckland family in a brazen daylight burglary - and they are now offering a reward in a desperate bid to have it returned.

Dancing with the Stars judge Candy Lane has turned to social media to try to find the people responsible for breaking into her car in broad daylight.

A hotline set up after a giant stash of stolen goods was uncovered has helped return stolen motorbikes and kitchen appliances to burglary victims.

A huge stash of stolen goods found by police, including scaffolding, dishwashers, fireworks and a 30,000-litre water tank, was so big it took up 12 shipping containers and a few sheds.

A teenage girl who did not pay for $770 of hair extensions pulled the same stunt at another business last year.

Tens of thousands of good Samaritans on social media have helped reunite an Ashburton man with his late wife's stolen jewellery.

A car stolen as its owner was praying at a South Auckland mosque is believed to have crashed in a police chase after unauthorised bank withdrawals gave away its route.

By contacting their stolen mobile phone, a group of Auckland students have sweet-talked their possessions back from a remorseful robber.

ODT reporter Hamish McNeilly has a blunt message for the thief who raided midwife Nicki Cowan's car after she answered an emergency call at 3am.

Two grieving Dunedin mothers are heartbroken after "scumbags" targeted mementoes on their children's graves.

A Commonwealth Games cyclist is devastated after his prized medal was stolen during the burglary of his Auckland home.

Thieves have targeted Hirepool in Auckland and Wellington, stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of hire trucks, trailers and outdoor equipment.

A gift of five bikes has been made to an Auckland school for a second time - after the donated wheels were stolen during the summer holidays.