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Tauranga serious assault – two teens arrested

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...

Three District Court judges die in one week

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,...

Man charged with murder of Steven Taiatini

A man appeared in court today charged with the murder of an Ōpōtiki man last year. Steven Taiatini was was fatally struck by a vehicle...

Operation Emerald leads to arrests and seizures in Bay of Plenty

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 – Serious crash Awakeri, Patea missing diver

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...

Information sought following serious assault, Tauranga

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...

Rotorua Police seeking public help after two serious incidents

Rotorua Police investigating two separate incidents in the Te Ngae Road area of Rotorua over the past few days are appealing to the public. This...

Two year anniversary of David Holland’s disappearance – statement from David’s mother

11 March 2024 marks the second anniversary of the disappearance of Tauranga man David Holland. David was last seen at his Papamoa Beach home on...

‘Unsustainable’: Large Bay of Plenty medical centre to downsize

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,...

Fatal crash, Tanners Point

Police can confirm one person has died and one person is in critical condition following a crash on State Highway 2 last night in...

Police updates – fatal house fire Opotiki, fatal car crash Moerewa

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...

Police operation targets commercial burglaries in Rotorua

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 and locals frustrated by congestion delays on State Highway 2 into Tauranga

Motorists are expressing their frustration over significant traffic delays on State Highway 2 into Tauranga, describing the situation as an "absolute joke" and reporting...

Cops appeal for video of Bayfair ‘smash and grab’ Michael Hill robbery

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,...

Apprentice builder killed by falling framing – WorkSafe Investigation

The death of a teenager on a Bay of Plenty building site is yet another example of why the construction sector needs to up...

Michael Hill to beef up security following recent robberies

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...

Watch: Brazen thugs target Bayfair Michael Hill store

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 – fatal crashes Mapua, Pukehina and Otara

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...

Harley Shrimpton homicide – man charged with murder

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...

Man responsible for drive-by pellet gun shootings in Rotorua last year arrested

Rotorua Police have arrested and charged a 21-year-old man in relation to an incident in November last year where a child was struck in...

Fatal crash, Murupara

One person has died following a crash involving a car and a motorcycle at the intersection of Rimu Road and Oregon Drive in Murupara...

Tauranga death not being treated as suspicious – police

Police can confirm the death of a woman in Tauranga is not being treated as suspicious. Officers were called to an Aria View property in...

Police updates – fatal crashes Waimarino, Sefton and Taupo

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...

Names of victims of recent road tragedies released

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...

‘Incredible rescue’ after 23 hours in the sea

A man has been saved after spending 23.5 hours in the water at sea off Whangamatā, using the reflection from his wristwatch to catch...

Police updates – Bethells Beach, Rotorua, Domett and Matakatia Bay fatalies

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...

Fatal crash – Kaimai

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...

Serious crash, SH25, Coromandel Peninsula

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...

Fatal crashes – Pyes Pa Road and SH30

Fatal crashes have been reported in the last 24 hours, in two Bay of Plenty locations. Fatal crash, Pyes Pa Road Police can now confirm one...

Guns and weapons seized at Whakatane gang funeral

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...

Restaurant owners who exploited migrant workers must pay over $420,000

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...

Police updates – Whakatane homicide, Lucas Heights incident, Kekerengu fatal crash

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 12 December 2023. Investigation continues following death in Lucas Heights Waitematā Police investigating the death of a man in...

Update: Homicide investigation, Whakatāne

Police are continuing to investigate after the death of a man in Whakatāne Monday night. Initial indications suggest there was a gang-related disorder incident before...

Homicide investigation launched in Whakatane

Police have launched a homicide investigation after a man died in Whakatāne last night. Around 9:40pm on Sunday the man in his 20s was brought...

Bank cards stolen during medical event returned to victim

Police in Tauranga have arrested the person who stole a woman’s purse and bankcards from her husband’s phone case while her husband suffered a...

Homicide investigation launched in Harley Shrimpton case

Police have launched a homicide investigation after the body of missing 28-year-old Harley Shrimpton was located on 5 December. Shrimpton had been missing since 3...

Kawerau man missing

Kawerau Police are appealing for the public’s help to find 74-year-old Matthew Weko. He was last seen on Thursday 30 November at his home on...

Police acknowledge IPCA report into Rotorua arrest

Police acknowledge a report by the Independent Police Conduct Authority which found Police used unjustified and excessive force while arresting a man in Rotorua. On...

Workplace death – Ohauiti

One person has died following a workplace incident on Upper Ohauiti Road, Ohauiti. Emergency services responded to the incident where a quad bike has rolled...

Successful search and rescue exercise, Papamoa Beach – Motiti Island

A major Search and Rescue exercise at Motiti Island and Papamoa Beach has concluded. The exercise was part of NZSAR's Operation Whakarauora Tangata, and saw...

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