Thieves take cables from Grafton substation a year after costly damage
Paul Baragwanath, director of the Kāhui St David’s charitable trust, said thieves had again targeted the Madeira Lane…
Bottle-O Christchurch Airport broken into three times in six weeks
Repeated break-ins at Bottle-O Christchurch Airport have cost the owner stock, glass repairs and insurance excesses. Then, on…
Clifton Yates jailed after stripping Parua Bay home of copper and sentimental belongings
They went through the house, ripping out drywall to reach copper wiring, then loaded kayaks, a dishwasher, roof…
French police hunt Renoir art thieves after lightning museum heist
Masson said the museum alarm and police sirens “forced the burglars to hurry, stealing only four works from…
Thieves steal works worth $18m from Renoir Museum in France, says mayor
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Marith Khao jailed for Sharesies, cards theft and bank scam totalling $74k
He appeared for sentencing in the Hamilton District Court on Wednesday before Judge Glen Marshall, who said Khao…
Railway copper thieves risking death and major train delays, KiwiRail warns
In April, services on the Hutt Valley line were forced to a halt six times as a result…
Rotorua copper theft: Thieves dig up 150m of cables from water site
The site was not operational and the water supply was not affected by the theft. “This is theft…
Fuel thieves hit vegetable stall, mechanic workshop in rural Southland
“I got to work in the morning and could smell the smell of diesel. They’d taken the diesel…
Most-stolen Toyota Aqua: Christchurch driver left carless after fourth theft
On the third occasion, police stopped the vehicle in the township of Lincoln and arrested the youths inside.…
Auckland downhill mountain bike club hit by diesel theft at new park
A forestry company with land on the valley’s other side had clear-felled a plot and offered it for…
Waikato single mum faces $1300 bill after thieves drill fuel tank, steal petrol
Moments after driving off, she began to smell the fumes inside her car. “Literally only five seconds” later,…