The tight-knit community of Katikati in the Bay of Plenty is in mourning following the tragic death of 4-year-old Timothy Tu’uaki Rolleston-Bryan, who was...
A man has been arrested and charged with murder following an ongoing homicide investigation in Kawerau.
A 21-year-old man has been charged with murder following...
Tauranga's 15-year-old Sam Ruthe has made history as the youngest runner to break the four-minute mile, clocking 3m 58.35s at Auckland's Mt Smart Stadium.
Paced...
The Western Bay of Plenty District Council has voted to leave Local Government New Zealand (LGNZ), joining several other councils that have cut ties...
A pilot was rescued after crash-landing a light aircraft at Tauranga Airport on Wednesday evening.
Emergency services responded just before 8 p.m., with multiple Fire...
Three men—Felise Falanai, 32, Nishanth Parakudiyil Prahladan, 24, and Shubham Choudhary, 28—were sentenced to home detention after pleading guilty to receiving commercial sexual services...
Police updates on crimes and investigations for 9 February 2025.
Fatal water incident, Rakaia River
A woman has died following a water incident at the Rakaia...
A young woman working in early childhood education pleaded guilty to possessing nearly 400 videos containing child exploitation material, including the most extreme category...
A man has died after a violent altercation in central Ōpōtiki overnight, and Police have launched a homicide investigation.
Emergency services were notified that a...
In November 2023, Tauranga Police launched a homicide investigation after Harley Shrimpton was killed at a rural property in Poripori Road, Lower Kaimai, Tauranga.
He...
A 20-year-old woman from Te Puke tragically died from hypoxia after inhaling helium at her daughter's first birthday party in September 2022.
Despite existing small-print...
One person has died following a two-vehicle crash in Hei Hei this afternoon.
Police were called to Buchanans Road at around 1.40pm.
Sadly, one person died...
Tauranga-based electric motorcycle company Ubco has gone into receivership, halting operations and terminating all 82 employees just months after securing a deal with Australia...
Police and local councils collaborate to nab offenders in coordinated operations.
Police have praised the efforts of local council CCTV operators in Rotorua and Tauranga...
One person has died following a rescue from a cliff at Hahei Beach, Thames-Coromandel.
Emergency services responded around 8:15pm last night.
One person was located at...
Police can confirm one person has died following a water incident at Pilot Bay Beach, Mt. Maunganui yesterday morning.
Emergency services were notified just before...
A body has been discovered overnight near the mouth of the harbour east of Ōhope Beach.
Formal identification procedures are ongoing, however it is thought...
Fatal crash, Parkvale, Tauranga
Police can confirm one person has died following a crash in Parkvale, Tauranga last night.
Emergency services were called to the two-vehicle...
Police are continuing to disrupt the supply of methamphetamine into Rotorua’s communities.
Late last week, a four-month operation culminated in the arrest of two Black...
Four people have been arrested and approximately 200kg of methamphetamine has been seized following a joint investigation between New Zealand Police and the New...
The two women charged in connection with the death of 8-year-old Rickah’Shae Keefe-Haerewa have been named as 25-year-old Maya Hati and 61-year-old Pauline Timu.
Hati...
Stuart Campbell Edmondson has pleaded not guilty to charges of murder and attempted murder following a fatal shooting on the Coromandel Peninsula’s 309 Road...
Police updates on crimes and investigations for 15 December 2024.
Fatality following water-related incident, Avalon, Lower Hutt
Police can confirm that a child has died in...
Police have filed a murder charge following a search warrant in Whakatane this morning, relating to the death of 8-year-old boy Rickah'Shae Keefe-Haerewa, 8...
In a disturbing case involving an illegal prostitution ring in Rotorua, five men have admitted to engaging commercial sexual services from a 13-year-old girl.
The...