‘Race against time’ to find stolen Louvre jewels, art detective says
Authorities will likely only have a couple of weeks to recover the jewellery stolen in a brazen daylight…
Police appeal 2 years after Baby Ru killing
On the eve of the two year anniversary of Lower Hutt toddler Baby Ru’s death, police are appealing…
Louvre to remain closed, one day after jewel heist
The Louvre said today it would remain closed a day after historic jewels were stolen from the world’s…
Gold Coast jeweller accused of selling counterfeit luxury bling
Counterfeit Cartier has been discovered among bogus bling allegedly being sold by a Gold Coast jeweller for more…
Stolen car carrying eight youths stopped by spikes on SH1
Eight youths – all too young to drive – have been rounded up after fleeing police in a…
‘Controlling as if they were his property’ – slavery trial starts
An Auckland man controlled two teenagers “as if they were his property”, put them to work and kept…
No-show Sydney photography firm ‘robbed newlyweds of memories’
A wedding photography company has been slapped with a AUS$100,000 (NZ$113,000) payment order after dudding dozens of couples…
Here’s a look at other famous museum heists as thieves hit the Louvre
Thieves reportedly stole nine pieces from the jewellery collection of Napoleon and the Empress in the Louvre, using…
Auckland plasterer jailed over $125k Covid-19 wage subsidy fraud
An Auckland plasterer who defrauded the Covid-19 Wage Subsidy scheme of more than $125,000 has been sentenced to…
Cyclist ‘left for dead’ in hit and run feared he would never walk again
A Christchurch cyclist who was badly injured and “left for dead” in a violent hit-and-run is calling for…
Louvre Museum hit by thieves, priceless jewels stolen in minutes
In a minutes-long strike inside the world’s most-visited museum, thieves rode a basket lift up the Louvre’s facade,…
Burnouts, drug use on Tauranga waterfront
A Tauranga waterfront neighbourhood resident plagued by burnouts and public drug use says new safety changes will have…