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Electric motorcycle maker Ubco collapses

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...

CCTV leads to arrests in Rotorua and Tauranga youth crime incidents

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...

Fatal incident at Hahei Beach referred to coroner

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...

Death following water-related incident in Pilot Bay

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...

Fatal water related incident, Omaio

One person has died following a water related incident off the coast of Omaio, Ōpōtiki. Police responded to Omaio following reports that a man was...

Mitch Hay Shines as Black Caps cruise to victory over Sri Lanka in second T20

In a stellar display of power-hitting and sharp keeping, Mitch Hay was named Player of the Match as New Zealand cruised to victory over...

Body found in Ōhope

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...

Search for man missing in water after fleeing from Police

Police are searching for a man missing in the water near Ōhope after fleeing from Police last night. At 6pm yesterday Police responded to a...

Fatal crashes – Tauranga and Wharehine

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...

Gang associates charged in methamphetamine operation

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...

Missing Rotorua man found safe and well

The 40-year-old man missing from the Rotorua area has been located safe and well. Police thanks the public for their assistance.

Arrests and charges over meth-filled suitcases

Four people have been arrested and approximately 200kg of methamphetamine has been seized following a joint investigation between New Zealand Police and the New...

Women charged in death of 8-year-old Te Teko boy named

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...

Man pleads not guilty to murder and attempted murder in Coromandel shooting

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...

Tauranga man jailed for brutal domestic violence and murder threats

Joshua Davies, 35, has been sentenced to eight years in prison for a series of brutal assaults and violent threats against two women he...

Whakarewarewa fatal crash: Names released

Police can now release the names of the four people who died in a crash on State Highway 5, Whakarewarewa on Monday 9 December. Three...

Police updates: Whakatane fatal water incident, fatal crashes Pembroke and Pukekawa

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...

One dead, another seriously injured in Coromandel shooting

A shooting in the remote Coromandel has left one person dead and another with serious injuries. Police were called to The 309 Road, near Coromandel...

Murder charge laid in death of Te Teko 8-year-old

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...

Fatal crashes in Waiotahe and Kinleith

Fatal crash SH30, Kinleith One person has died following a crash involving two motorbikes on Ongaroto Road / SH 30, around 2km west of Tram...

Five men plead guilty in Rotorua teen prostitution scandal

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...

Maketū Pies enters voluntary liquidation

Maketū Pies, a noted Kiwi brand and the largest employer in the small Bay of Plenty town, has gone into voluntary liquidation after five...

Homicide inquiry launched after death of 8-year-old boy in Whakatane

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...

Big turnout expected at funeral of last Maori Battalion member

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...

Man sentenced after holding ex-partner captive for two days

A 22-year-old woman was assaulted and held captive for two days by her former partner, Te Ngare Te Ake Ake, after she attempted to...

Bus accident in Broadlands near Rotorua injures 12, three critically

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...

Three serious crashes across the North Island result in multiple arrests

A series of car crashes across the North Island over the past 24 hours has resulted in one fatality, several serious injuries, and multiple...

Police issue statement after Matua Parkinson Sentencing

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...

Wellington NPC champs after dramatic extra-time victory over Bay of Plenty

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...

Significant Police operation targets organised crime around North Island

Today Police executed over 30 search warrants across the North Island as part of Operation Highwater, a concentrated operation targeting members and associates of...

Vanuatu RSE worker found guilty of rape, another not guilty

Two Vanuatu RSE workers, Willie Tokon Tankon and Jonathan Lumu, were tried in the Tauranga District Court for charges of rape and sexual violation...

NZ First passes remit to put fluoridation decision making back to councils

Last weekend (12 Oct), at a packed conference of 275 delegates, New Zealand First overwhelmingly passed a remit to advocate for the repeal of...

Man appears in court in relation to three Rotorua murders

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...

Tauranga Council votes to fluoridate water amid controversy over health concerns

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,...

NPC Quarterfinal 2: Bay of Plenty 19 – 17 Hawke’s Bay

Bay of Plenty have beaten Hawke's Bay in Quarterfinal 2 of the Bunnings NPC 2024 at Tauranga Domain today. https://youtu.be/9v0iOWM1d2g?si=K7qXI6acNcMXH2XV

Body recovered after vehicle crash into Waioeka River near Ōpōtiki

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,...

Rotorua assault victim dies

A man who was critically injured during an assault at his Western Heights home in Rotorua on 23 September has passed away. His wife, who...

Woman charged with murder after man found dead in Tauranga

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...

Rotorua woman dies following September assault, suspect faces second murder charge

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,...

Homicide investigation launched after man’s body found in Tauranga

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....

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