Terrible news: the avocado crime gangs are about to strike again

For four years running, at the exact same time of year, New Zealand has been savaged by gangs of avocado thieves. Hayden Donnell sounds the alarm about the country’s most predictable crisis. They come every year like clockwork. As winter starts to bite, and our summer produce hits its peak price point, the thieves rouse … Read more

Buttplug Bandits and the dildo clown thieves: a bizarre true crime story

A wave of theft has hit adult store Peaches and Cream, with rampant clowns and suspected drug addicts pilfering expensive sex toys over the weekend. Don Rowe reports. A cadre of clowns spotted apparently pilfering a 19-inch, double-ended dildo from a store in Auckland last night is just the latest in a series of bizarre … Read more