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Whakatane Boxing Day incident – police ask for public’s help

Police are appealing for the public’s help after an incident near Gorge Road in Whakatane in the early morning of Boxing Day 2022 in...

Police seeking vehicle following serious assault in Te Puke

Bay of Plenty Police investigating the serious assault of a woman in Te Puke are asking for the public's help to locate a vehicle...

Whangamata water-related death

Police can confirm a man has died at Whangamata last night. Emergency services responded to a report of a man missing in the water, near...

Further arrests made in Mitchell Te Kani homicide investigation

Five additional people have been arrested in relation to the death of Mitchell Te Kani in Tauranga in May 2022. The men have all been...

Appeal for information following firearms incident, Opotiki

Police are asking for the public's help after an incident in Opotiki on Saturday that left a man injured. Emergency services were alerted to the...

Australian tourists rescued from Lake Tarawera

Two Australian tourists avoided a cold and wet night on the shores of Lake Tarawera thanks to the rescue efforts of Police Search and...

Third arrest made in Mitchell Te Kani homicide investigation

A 25-year-old man has been arrested and charged with the murder of 51-year-old Mitchell Te Kani in Tauranga last year. The man appeared in the...

Second person charged in relation to Te Puke death

Bay of Plenty Police have today charged a second person in relation to the death of a man in Te Puke on 27 December. Takumanu...

Road reopened following fatal crash in Athenree Gorge

Police can confirm that one person has died following a serious crash on SH2 at Athenree Gorge near Waihi Beach at 3.45pm today. A further...

Police seek witnesses to Lake Rotoiti head-on collision

Police are appealing for witnesses to a serious head-on collision on State Highway 30, near Rotorua yesterday 29 December. Two vehicles collided at about 4.45pm...

Woman charged with murder after man’s death in Te Puke

Bay of Plenty Police are investigating the death of a man in Te Puke overnight. Shortly after midnight, Police were called to the corner of...

Water incident deaths in Opotiki, Kaitoke and Pukekohe

Person dies following water incident, Pukekohe Police can advise a person has died following a water incident at an address in Pukekohe last night. Emergency services...

Miracle rescue off the rocks in the Bay of Plenty

At about 8pm last night, Police received reports of 14-year-old boy who had failed to return from collecting shellfish off the rocks at Opape...

Have you seen Lofty?

Lofty was last seen early on 7 December in Murupara in Whakatane District. He was wearing an orange and black hoodie, grey track pants and...

Whakatane drug runner Ben David Howe sentenced

Police uncovered evidence during a search at Howe's parents house. Howe was sentenced to 6 years and 7 months prison for the offending on Monday...

Police updates – Lake Coleridge fatal crash, Bay of Plenty ‘Operation Presence’ and ‘Geocaches’

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 12 December 2022. Fatal crash, Lake Coleridge One person has died following a single-vehicle crash on Harper Road, Lake...

Senior Mongrel Mob member arrested on drugs charges – Operation Richter

Police have arrested a senior Mongrel Mob member on 18 drug-related charges following months of investigation as part of Operation Richter. The man, 46, was...

Former UK pro rugby player Chris Budgen found not guilty of 1991 Rotorua rape

A jury in Rotorua has unanimously found the former Exeter Chief and Northampton Saint not guilty today. Warning: This article contains references to sexual offending. The...

DNA evidence sees man on trial for 1991 Rotorua rape

The accused, Chris Budgen now aged 49, is on trial for the alleged crime. Warning: This article contains references to sexual offending. The victim was on...

Police updates – Tauranga and Takanini fatal crashes, Feilding burglary

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 4 December 2022. One person has died following a serious crash in Tauranga yesterday morning The two-vehicle crash on...

Vandals cut 150 kiwifruit vines on Te Teko orchard

Te Teko Police are currently investigating an incident in which 150 Gold Kiwifruit vines were cut at an orchard in Te Teko, sometime between...

Police updates – Jacks Bay death, Hastings bar incident, Spencer Park fatality

Updates on crimes and investigations for 14 November 2022. Person dies following incident at Spencer Park Police can confirm a person has died at Spencer Park...

Police updates – Fatal crashes Hornby, Manukau, New Plymouth, Manukau Harbour missing person

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 12 November 2022. Name release - Fatal crash, Pound Road Police can now confirm the name of the person...

Son of prominent church leaders gets home detention for sexually abusing two underaged girls

Name suppression lapsed for 19 year old Alessandro Milgate-Vassalini on Thursday. Milgate-Vassalini is the son of Curate Church leaders Joel and Katie Milgate. On Thursday he...

Arrest made in Korrey Whyman homicide

Police have this morning arrested a man for the murder of Korrey Whyman in Rotorua in September. Korrey, from Kawerau, was shot inside a vehicle...

Rotorua BNZ hold-up: Man arrested

A man has been taken into custody following an incident at a BNZ bank in Amohau Street, Rotorua this afternoon. Emergency services were called to...

Police updates – Fatal crashes Opotiki, Winton, Mitimiti, Kerikeri, Ngaruawahia fire

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 8 November 2022. Update: Serious crash, Winton Police can confirm one person has died in a three-vehicle crash at...

Police updates – Manukau Harbour incident, Lake Okataina crash, New Lynn gun incident arrest

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 7 November 2022. UPDATE – Fatal crash, Lake Ōkataina Police can confirm that one person has died following a...

Body found, Lake Rotorua

Rotorua Police have today located a body in Lake Rotorua. Police were alerted about 2.45pm by a member of the public who saw something of...

Police updates – fatal crashes in Kaimai Ranges, Ngahinapouri and US Tourist death

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 1 November 2022. Name release, fatal crash, SH 29, Kaimai Ranges Police can now name the person who died...

One-legged child sex abuser Shiloh David Cresswell jailed for 18 years

Cresswell's depraved crimes were committed against a total of 11 boys and girls aged between 5 and 16. 44 year old Cresswell appeared in the...

Fatal crash – Lake Rotoma

Police can confirm that one person has died following a crash involving a single vehicle at Lake Rotoma this afternoon. Police responded to a report...

Missing kayaker, Lake Rotorua

Police Search and Rescue continue to search for a missing kayaker on Lake Rotorua this morning after he was reported overdue yesterday afternoon. The man,...

Fatal crash overnight – SH 35 near Waihau Bay in Bay of Plenty

One person has died following a crash on State Highway 35 last night. The single vehicle crash happened around 10:35pm about 6km north of Waihau...

Eight arrested in Rotorua drug bust

Eight people have been arrested following a three month operation focusing on the manufacture and supply of methamphetamine in Rotorua. In addition to the arrests,...

Crown’s appeal against rapist Jayden Meyer home detention sentence dismissed

Meyer was sentenced earlier this year to 9 months home detention for the rape of four teenage girls. Meyer was 16 at the time of...

Police updates – fatal crashes Ashburton and Opotiki

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 16 October 2022. UPDATE- Fatal crash, SH 35, Opotiki One person has died following a single vehicle crash on...

Police identify vehicle used in fatal shooting of Korrey Whyman

Police have now identified the vehicle used in the fatal shooting of 28-year-old Korrey Whyman. Police launched a homicide investigation late last month after an...

Crown appeals sentence of convicted rapist Jayden Desmond Meyer

Meyer was convicted of raping four 15 year old girls in 2020 and 2021, when he was aged 16. Tauranga District Court judge Christopher Harding...

Police updates – South Wairarapa fire, Waimarama fatal crash

Police updates on crime and investigations for 11 October 2022. Fire, South Wairarapa Police are assisting Fire and Emergency New Zealand following reports of multiple fires...

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