Financial controller who spent $289,000 on travel, Uber Eats spared jail
Transactions described in the police summary of facts and a determination of the Institute of Chartered Accountants Disciplinary…
Former Covid response lead Alister Thorby stole $1.8 million from DHBs
As well as a holiday, he’d spent the money on a property in Foxton and multiple vehicles. Now,…
Auckland woman stole $1.4m to buy house after alleged crypto savings vanished
“The theft committed by the employee … has had a profound effect,” the judge said before citing the…
Aberdeen hire Lutz Pfannenstiel who ‘died’ on pitch and stole penguin in New Zealand, as they search for revival
In his autobiography, Pfannenstiel also recounts “borrowing” a penguin from a wildlife colony and keeping it in his…
Armed robber Rawiri Walkley fires shots at member of public after stealing $20k worth of cigarettes
Walkley, with his son-in-law Solo Turner and a 14-year-old, pulled into Grove Place, a cul-de-sac near the Dinsdale…
Scottish ambulance technician accused of stealing aftershave from terminally ill man
“You open up your home to crisis workers in a time of need and the last thing you…
Meth-addled Nathaniel Scott steals relative’s $15k firearms collection
‘He’s betrayed me, my wife and my kids’ In his statement, the relative said Scott’s actions had “greatly…
Australian scientists grapple with ‘despicable’ butterfly heist
Decades on, lepidopterists are still struggling to repair the damage. “He created such a taxonomic mess, it will…
Rotorua gang member Raymond Heta fails to get jail term reduced after his attack left victim paraplegic
The group then punched and kicked the man. When he tried to fend them off, they stabbed him…