Crime

Four people have been arrested in connection with a crime spree, including an arson attack on a police station, across Wellington late last month.

Police are looking for two men travelling on Mexican passports after two jewellery robberies in Auckland last month.

A 67-year-old woman was beaten, tied up and robbed by three men in her Northland home on Saturday night, one of a spate of recent aggravated robberies in the region which police say could be connected.

Dunedin police are continuing inquiries into two robberies and an attempted robbery in the city in the past week.

A man armed with a handgun demanded cigarettes and cash from Hamilton store this morning.

Police have confirmed they are investigating an incident involving an 18-year-old female student in Dunedin early on Sunday.

A respected member of the Queenstown aviation community is facing 18 charges in the Queenstown District Court, primarily relating to theft from Heliworks Helicopters Queenstown Ltd - where he was formerly the managing director - totalling more than $40,000.

Police have arrested a 16-year-old youth for the aggravated armed robbery of a Hamilton superette this week.