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...
A five-day operation targeting commercial burglaries, youth and gang crime in Rotorua has resulted in several arrests.
The operation follows an increase in commercial burglaries...
Motorists are expressing their frustration over significant traffic delays on State Highway 2 into Tauranga, describing the situation as an "absolute joke" and reporting...
Police are continuing to investigate the robbery of a jewellery store at the Bayfair shopping complex on Saturday 27 January.
At around 2.50pm that day,...
Two more Michael Hill stores suffered 'smash-and-grab raids' this weekend, continuing a series of robberies at the chain over the past two years.
The latest...
Shoppers at Bayfair Shopping Centre in Mount Maunganui this afternoon were greeted by the sight of a brazen 'smash-and-grab' robbery at the Michael Hill...
Police updates on crimes and investigations for 23 January 2024.
Name release: Fatal crash on State Highway 60, Mapua
Police can release the name of the...
Today Western Bay of Plenty Police have arrested and charged a 22-year-old man with the murder of Harley Shrimpton.
A further charge of aggravated robbery...
Police updates on crimes and investigation for 9 January 2024.
Fatal crash, Main Road North, Sefton
Police can confirm two people have died following a crash...
Police have released the names of the victims of recent road tragedies around the country.
Serious crash, Peria
The names of the two children who died...
Police updates on crimes and investigations for 2 January 2023.
Update: Incident at Bethells Beach
Police can confirm a person has died following a water-related incident...
Police can now confirm one person has died in a crash on State Highway 29, Lower Kaimai.
The two-vehicle crash happened shortly before 12:15pm yesterday.
A...
State Highway 25 is closed between Hikuai and Whangamatā, while emergency services respond to a serious crash.
The crash involving a car and a motorcycle...
Police maintained a visible presence in Whakatane yesterday and 15 people have been arrested as Police monitored a tangi procession.
Of those arrested, 14 are...
The former owners of 2 North Island restaurants who exploited migrant workers and breached numerous minimum employment standards must pay more than $330,000 in...