Shoplifting
Alleged extortion case by supermarket security guard referred to police
A customer said she went through the self check out at the Pak'NSave Manukau last month scanning and paying for items including two bottles of moisturiser. She said a security guard approached her… Audio
A retail crime-fighting app helping tracking repeat offenders
A recent shoplifting allegation put the spotlight on crime-fighting platform Auror, but concerns about the app have been bubbling away for some time Audio
Media cop flak over MP’s startling downfall
The summer holidays are usually a dead zone for domestic political news - but the unseasonal and unexpected downfall of Golriz Ghahraman bucked the trend this month. Media copped criticism from some… Audio
Hamilton's clothing store hit with rampant shoplifting, assault
The Backdoor clothing store in Hamilton's been forced to lock its front door and screen customers because of rampant shoplifting and assaults on staff. Gone are the days of wandering in for a browse… Video, Audio
New fiction from Damien Wilkins
What motivates people to shoplift - even if they can afford the items they whisk into their pockets or bags? And how do people who've loyally worked somewhere for years, even decades, cope when it is… Audio
Retailer wants to take the paint gun approach
A Huntley shop owner wants to fire a water gun laced with dye at people who are stealing from her. We talk to the CEO of the Retailers Association about the cost of shoplifting on business owners. Audio
The Spies
Wellington in 1979: A fairly unlikely bunch of musicians, artists and vagabonds went almost unnoticed in the squats of Wellington's Bosworth Terrace, playing and recording together, loosely grouped… Audio
