Bay of Plenty News

A man has died in Police custody in Tauranga on Tuesday night. The man had been Tasered by Police moments earlier, after he attempted to...

The Government is changing local government laws to ensure only elected councillors can vote on council committee decisions, saying the move will 'strengthen democratic...

A property has been seized following a large Police operation in Kawerau today. Police have supported MBIE in taking possession of a property that has...

Police making enquiries into the death of a diver at Whakatāne Heads are seeking information from two men. The diver’s body was located around 9am...

A body has been located in the search for a missing diver in Whakatāne. The body was located at around 9am near the Whakatāne River...

Two Tauranga men are due to appear in Court following a report of a fuel theft from a construction site. At around 11.35pm on Wednesday,...

A complex Police investigation spanning nearly a year has unearthed alleged corruption and other criminal activity taking place within several corrections facilities. Twenty people have...

Police are appalled with the behaviour of motorists across the Bay of Plenty, and are urging the community to not get behind the wheel...

Police have arrested four people following a public brawl in Kopeopeo, Whakatāne, last month. On Wednesday 15 April, around 12.30pm, Police were called to the...

Police have laid charges in relation to a fatal crash in Rotorua in November 2025. The crash, involving a car and a bus carrying a...

Two people have died, and another is seriously injured after a two-car collision near Rotorua this morning. The crash was reported about 5.30am, near the...

Police are now in a position to name the two boys who died after a bank collapsed along the Tarawera River at Kawerau on...

A series of severe weather warnings and watches have been issued as a front followed by multiple active troughs moves across the country, bringing...

Western Bay of Plenty Police are investigating incidents where people have received a scam phone call from someone claiming to be a police officer. Acting...

Local kaumatua have performed karakia and placed a rahui on the Tarawera River following two tragic deaths from a water-related incident this afternoon in...

Two people have died after a water-related incident in the Tarawera River near Boyce Park late this morning. "Emergency services were called to the scene...

Police are appealing for information following a public brawl in Kopeopeo, Whakatāne this afternoon. At around 12.30pm, Police were called to the intersection of James...

Cyclone Vaianu has crossed the coast near the Maketū Peninsula in the Bay of Plenty, bringing damaging winds and intense rainfall across large parts...

Tauranga has declared a state of emergency as Cyclone Vaianu approaches, with officials warning of coastal flooding, powerful swells and increasing risks to public...

Cyclone Vaianu is forecast to move south across the North Island on Sunday, bringing a dangerous combination of damaging winds, heavy rain, and coastal...

Cyclone Vaianu is forecast to track south across the North Island on Sunday, 12 April, bringing a dangerous combination of heavy rain, damaging winds,...

Police have acted swiftly to locate the males responsible for allegedly mistreating puppies at the Whakatane River last night. Just before 6pm on Monday 30...

A deep sub-tropical low moving across New Zealand is expected to bring widespread heavy rain, strong northeast winds, and hazardous coastal conditions over several...

A deep subtropical low is forecast to bring a significant multi-hazard weather event across New Zealand from late Wednesday through Friday, with the most...

Fatal crash, Winding Creek Road, Southland One person has died in a single-vehicle crash along Winding Creek Road in Southland. Emergency services were called to the...

New Zealand First leader Winston Peters used his 'State of the Nation' address to outline a sweeping energy policy, criticise political opponents, and warn...

Cabinet has agreed the Terms of Reference and membership for a Government Inquiry into the Fatal Landslides in Tauranga, Emergency Management and Recovery Associate...

Supporters are being invited to attend the opening day of his long-awaited Medical Council disciplinary hearing in Rotorua, where the Murupara doctor will face...

Pauline Timu has pleaded guilty to manslaughter over the death of eight-year-old Rickah’Shae Keefe-Haerewa, admitting she failed to provide him with necessaries and protect...

Police investigating a homicide after a body was found in the Wharepai Domain, Tauranga, on Saturday 14 February, can now release the name of...

Bay of Plenty Police are seeking to the public’s help to identify the three people pictured in these images. "We believe they may be able...

A 20-year-old man has been arrested and charged after allegedly entering the restricted Mount Maunganui landslide zone in the early hours of this morning,...

A pair of thieves allegedly responsible for helping themselves to more than $40,000 worth of goods from various stores across Auckland and the Bay...

Police and teams searching for a man missing since January have located and recovered a body from the Waioeka River this morning at about...

The following is a statement on behalf of the family of Susan Knowles, who died in the Mt Maunganui landslide. Sue was a mother, sister,...

Sharon Maccanico has been identified as a victim of the landslide at Mt Maunganui. The following is a statement on behalf of Natallia and Carmine,...

A third victim of last week’s fatal Mt Maunganui campground landslide has been formally identified as 50-year-old Lisa Anne Maclennan, bringing the confirmed death...

The following statement has been released by police on behalf of Nils and Anders, dad and uncle of Mt Maunganui landslide victim Måns Loke...

A new ministerial briefing from CTV Families advocate David Lynch urges NZ Prime Minister to establish a full Royal Commission into the Mt Maunganui...

Police have confirmed the names of the two people who died during a landslide on Welcome Bay Road, Papamoa on Thursday. Ten-year-old Austen Keith Richardson...