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NPC 2025 Round 6: Taranaki 17-43 Bay of Plenty

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Bay of Plenty have beaten Taranaki 17-43 in their Round 6 Bunnings NPC clash today at Yarrow Stadium in New Plymouth. https://youtu.be/JSvqFqce5Sc?si=WGbIh-tsWSavgZbG

Four more arrests made in relation to murder of Rotorua man Zain Taikato Fox

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A further four people have been charged in relation to the murder of a Rotorua man earlier this year. Zain Taikato Fox, aged 20, died...

Police crackdown in Tauranga sees arrests and vehicle impounds

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Bay of Plenty Police have intercepted and disrupted multiple planned anti-social road user gatherings overnight with arrests, impounds, and infringements issued. A significant number of...

NPC 2025 Round 5: North Harbour 7-19 Bay of Plenty

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Bay of Plenty have beaten North Harbour 7-19 in their Bunnings NPC Round 5 clash tonight at North Harbour Stadium. https://youtu.be/YoMuIP9z_4A?si=94S3AVwfaBMHr_Ow

Murder charge laid in relation to Rotorua homicide

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Police have charged a 17-year-old male with murder, following the death of a man in Trigg Ave, Rotorua on Wednesday 20 August. The male appeared...

Firearms licence holders charged, dealer’s licence suspended after suspected black market trade

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Firearms headed for the black market have been the focus of a police operation in Bay of Plenty and Gisborne, which has seen three...

Police updates: Hamilton assault, Rotorua homicide name release, Lower Hutt incident

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Police updates on crimes and investigations for 23 August 2025. Hamilton Police seeking information on serious assault Hamilton Police are seeking information on a serious assault...

Pāpāmoa parents voice fears over release of child-sex offender near schools and childcare centres

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The release of a convicted child-sex offender into Pāpāmoa has alarmed parents, who question Corrections’ decision to place him in a densely populated area...

Host father sentenced for indecent assault on overseas exchange student

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A Bay of Plenty host father, Napoleon Eketone, was sentenced in the Tauranga District Court after pleading guilty to indecently assaulting a teenage overseas...

NPC 2025 Round 4: Bay of Plenty 25-30 Southland

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Southland have beaten Bay of Plenty 25-30 in their Round 4 Bunnings NPC clash at Rotorua International Stadium. https://youtu.be/zgt_vB_9DPA?si=5S13IMmqRk9cbeyo

12 charged with murder of Zain Taikato Fox

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Police have today charged 12 people for the murder of a Rotorua man last month – seven of them in a small Bay of...

Rotorua homicide – more arrests made

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Four people are due in court today in relation to a homicide in Rotorua yesterday. "Emergency services were called to an assault on Trigg Avenue...

Coroner warns of deadly risks as unlicensed rider jailed for Rotorua mobility scooter death

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A coroner has criticised New Zealand’s “persistent and troubling tolerance” for unlicensed drivers following the death of 88-year-old Edward Duffy, who was struck by...

NPC 2025 Round 3: Bay of Plenty 7-21 Canterbury

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Canterbury have beaten Bay of Plenty 7-21 in their Round 3 Bunnings NPC clash today at Tauranga Domain. https://youtu.be/uDREjCIkuQQ?si=GpgroKK2ouHbg1js

Tauranga parking machines vandalised ahead of paid parking rollout

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Four parking machines in Tauranga have been vandalised in the past 10 days, with damage repairs expected to cost about $2,000 each. Frustrated locals used...

Woman charged in relation to death in Awakeri

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A homicide investigation has been launched following the death of a woman in Awakeri yesterday afternoon. Emergency services were called to a property on State...

One dead after stabbing in Bay of Plenty

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A person has died following an alleged stabbing in the Bay of Plenty village of Awakeri on Monday afternoon. Police were called to a property...

NPC 2025 Round 2: Counties Manukau 22-39 Bay of Plenty

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Bay of Plenty have beaten Counties Manukau 22-39 in their Round 2 Bunnings NPC clash today at Navigation Homes Stadium in Pukekohe. https://youtu.be/YLxyAkxmvqs?si=Wfgi9YpJf5kF-hUj

Human remains located near Ōpōtiki

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An investigation is under way following the discovery of human remains at a beach in Waihau Bay, Ōpōtiki earlier today. Police were notified at around...

Coroner finds police actions escalated fatal Rotorua shooting

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Coroner Mike Robb has found that the 2016 police shooting of Shargin Stephens in Rotorua was preventable and that the actions of a probationary...

Inquest into Malachi Subecz’s death exposes systemic failures and a mother’s regret

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At the coroner’s inquest into the 2021 murder of five-year-old Malachi Subecz, his mother Jasmine Cotter delivered an emotional and vulnerable testimony, shedding new...

Police updates – Fatal crashes Wairarapa and Poroporo

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Police updates on crimes and investigations for 26 July 2025. Name release - Fatal crash, Poroporo Police can now release the name of the man who...

Significant charges follow routine traffic stop in Tauranga

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A man is facing significant charges after Police in Tauranga sniffed out an arrest at a routine traffic stop. Police stopped a car on Welcome...

Sexual predator jailed for rape while on bail

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Court delays in Rotorua and Tauranga, averaging 711 and 777 days for serious cases against a national average of 706 days, allowed sexual predator...

Wanted: Redmond Huirua

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Police are trying to locate Redmond Huirua, who has a warrant for his arrest. Huirua, 34 years old, is wanted for wounds with intent to...

Rotorua court sentences pair in teen prostitution scandal

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A Rotorua teen prostitution ring uncovered by police in 2023 has led to the sentencing of Stephen Graham Shaw, a 70-year-old farmer, and Malissa...

Customs seize 150 kgs of cocaine in Tauranga

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Customs officers based at the Port of Tauranga have seized an estimated 150 kilograms of cocaine, worth up to NZ$58.2 million from a shipping...

Sisters in Country & Marian Burns unveil NZ Concerts and Exclusive “Harmony Road” Australian Tour – Your chance to travel with the girls!

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Get ready for an afternoon of unparalleled country music as the acclaimed duo Sisters in Country, featuring New Zealand music legends Jodi Vaughan and...

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