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...
Thousands of protesters gathered in downtown Auckland, with similar demonstrations taking place across Nelson, Whakatāne, Christchurch, and Tākaka, to oppose the coalition Government’s Fast-Track...
41-year-old Richard Sivell of Te Ranga is accused of threatening to kill former Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.
Sivell, who was rearrested in Taupō nearly two...
Five people have been arrested following a disorder in Te Puke overnight.
Police were called to Dunlop Road around 2:45am following reports of a group...
A Tauranga Boys' College teacher, Pinky Green, who resigned in 1988 following allegations of inappropriate behaviour towards a student, had been the focus of...
A man is in custody and facing numerous charges following a serious incident in Eastern Bay of Plenty overnight.
About 10pm, as Police officers approached...
The Olympic gold medallist and world rowing champion is considering joining the Tauranga City Council race.
Considering his family's legacy of civic involvement and inspired...
Swift action by nearby Police officers has resulted in three youths arrested following a burglary in Rotorua this morning.
At around 6:30am Police were alerted...
A Māori mother was left feeling racially discriminated against and embarrassed after being mistakenly identified as a trespasser during a trial of facial recognition...
One person has died following a crash on State Highway 5, Whakarewarewa, south of Rotorua this morning.
The crash, involving two vehicles, was reported to...
A second person has been arrested and charged with murder following the death of Steven Taiatini in Ōpōtiki last year.
Steven Taiatini was fatally struck...
Police investigating a serious assault on The Strand can advise two people have been arrested thanks to information from the public and staff enquiries.
Two...
The legal community is reeling following the deaths of three respected District Court judges within a single week.
Acting warranted Judge Jocelyn Munro of Rotorua,...
A significant Police operation has culled a massive source of funding for Bay of Plenty’s organised crime groups and gangs.
In the recent five-day operation,...
Police updates on crimes and investigations for 17 March 2024.
Serious crash, SH 30 Awakeri
The crash, involving a car and a motorcycle, was reported to...
Do you recognise these people?
Police are working to identify the below group of people who we believe, alongside others, can assist our enquiries into...
A medical clinic in Pāpāmoa, which provides services to 6,000 patients, is downsizing due to a critical shortage of GPs and insufficient government funding,...
Police updates on crimes and investigations for 15 February 2024.
Fatal crash, Moerewa
One person has died following a fatal crash in Moerewa, Far North, on...