At 5.30pm yesterday, Friday 15 November, Police were called to Whakatane Hospital, after an 8-year-old boy died following an assault.
A 25-year-old woman has been...
Thousands are expected to honour Sir Robert Gillies, affectionately known as Bom, at his funeral today at Te Papaiouru marae in Rotorua.
As the last...
At least 12 people have been injured after a bus rolled over in Broadlands near Rotorua early this morning.
Emergency services, including multiple ambulances and...
Former rugby star Matua Parkinson was sentenced today for firearms offences.
Police responded to the sentencing by issuing the following press release, which is published...
The Wellington Lions clinched the NPC 2024 title in an intense, nail-biting final that stretched into extra time, with Callum Harkin’s decisive penalty sealing...
Today Police executed over 30 search warrants across the North Island as part of Operation Highwater, a concentrated operation targeting members and associates of...
A 52-year-old man has appeared in court today, in relation to the murder of three people in Rotorua in September.
Justin Matthew Jeffries appeared in...
In a contentious decision on October 14, the Tauranga City Council voted to comply with a directive from the Director-General of Health, Diana Sarfati,...
Bay of Plenty have beaten Hawke's Bay in Quarterfinal 2 of the Bunnings NPC 2024 at Tauranga Domain today.
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A body has been recovered following a single-vehicle crash into the Waioeka River near Ōpōtiki, police confirmed today.
The incident occurred on Friday, October 4,...
A 50-year-old woman has been charged with murder following the discovery of a deceased man in Gate Pa, Tauranga, on Sunday morning.
Police were called...
A woman who was critically injured during an assault at her home in Western Heights, Rotorua, has died from her injuries, police confirmed.
The assault,...
A homicide investigation is underway following the discovery of a man’s body in Tauranga this morning.
Police were alerted to the scene around 8:45 a.m....
Police have charged a 52-year-old Rotorua man with murder, after a woman was located deceased at an Utuhina address yesterday.
The man was scheduled to...
This morning over 200 concerned citizens attended a council meeting in Tauranga in a show of force against the Director-General of Health Diana Sarfati's...
Tauranga lawyer Kirsten Murfitt has initiated a parliamentary petition calling for the public release of the Pfizer/BioNTech contract for the supply of COVID-19 'vaccines'...
Police updates on crimes and investigations for 18 August 2024.
Five arrested following Bethlehem Burglary, Tauranga
Five people have been arrested following a burglary in Tauranga...
Police updates on crimes and investigations for 17 August 2024.
Man arrested following Whakatu incident
One person has been arrested following a Police operation in Whakatu,...
Tauranga resident Jan Gyenge stopped paying her rates since March 2022 in protest against the reappointment of a commissionm, which she believes undermined democracy...
A minor eruption has occurred onWhite Island, prompting authorities to raise the Volcanic Alert Level to 3 and the Aviation Colour Code to orange.
According...
Vigilantes posing as underage teenagers online are luring men to meet-up spots in Tauranga before forcing them to strip naked and beating them.
The group...
One person has died following a workplace incident at Kaingaroa Forest, Rotorua today.
Emergency services responded to the address off of Tom Rodgers Road around...
Raquel Haina Kiwi, previously labelled one of New Zealand's worst recidivist drink-drivers, has been caught driving under the influence again.
Kiwi, who has over 90...
Rotorua Police want to thank members of the public who reported a vehicle’s erratic driving on State Highway 30 yesterday, Friday 28 June.
'Thanks to...
Police updates on crimes and investigations for 21 June 2024.
Witnesses sought after Kawerau serious assault
Eastern Bay of Plenty Police are asking for the public’s...
Police are now treating the circumstances surrounding the disappearance of Ronny Okeke as suspicious.
On Tuesday, the investigation team were conducting searches in part of...
Michael Hill Jeweller has announced the closure of its Whakatāne store on June 29 due to a string of criminal incidents.
Despite significant investment in...
Former international rugby player Matua Parkinson has confessed to purchasing firearms and illegally selling them to an unlicensed individual, faking a burglary, and submitting...
Police have charged four people following three serious incidents in Rotorua and Taupō last month.
On Wednesday 22 May, Rotorua Police responded to the ram...
The end of Contracted Emergency Housing (CEH) motels in Rotorua is nearing another milestone as the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announces...