9 Dec 2025

The internal journey of the ingested Fabergé egg

From Nights, 8:35 pm on 9 December 2025

A Fabergé locket worth more than $33,500, swallowed by a man during an alleged theft at an Auckland jewellery store, was last week "recovered" by police.

Police had earlier been called to a jewellery shop in Auckland city where a man was accused of picking up the Fabergé James Bond Octopussy Egg pendant and swallowing it.

The story made news around the world, including on CNN and the BBC - and left many of us wondering how the pendant could make such a journey.

Dr Cameron Schauer is a gastroenterologist, interventional endoscopist and a Clinical Senior Lecturer at the University of Auckland.

He joins Emile Donovan.

$33,000 pendant swallowed in jewellery heist 'recovered'

Photo: Supplied / NZ police