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Significant Police operation targets organised crime around North Island

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Today Police executed over 30 search warrants across the North Island as part of Operation Highwater, a concentrated operation targeting members and associates of...

Vanuatu RSE worker found guilty of rape, another not guilty

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Two Vanuatu RSE workers, Willie Tokon Tankon and Jonathan Lumu, were tried in the Tauranga District Court for charges of rape and sexual violation...

NZ First passes remit to put fluoridation decision making back to councils

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Last weekend (12 Oct), at a packed conference of 275 delegates, New Zealand First overwhelmingly passed a remit to advocate for the repeal of...

Man appears in court in relation to three Rotorua murders

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A 52-year-old man has appeared in court today, in relation to the murder of three people in Rotorua in September. Justin Matthew Jeffries appeared in...

Tauranga Council votes to fluoridate water amid controversy over health concerns

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In a contentious decision on October 14, the Tauranga City Council voted to comply with a directive from the Director-General of Health, Diana Sarfati,...

NPC Quarterfinal 2: Bay of Plenty 19 – 17 Hawke’s Bay

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Bay of Plenty have beaten Hawke's Bay in Quarterfinal 2 of the Bunnings NPC 2024 at Tauranga Domain today. https://youtu.be/9v0iOWM1d2g?si=K7qXI6acNcMXH2XV

Body recovered after vehicle crash into Waioeka River near Ōpōtiki

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A body has been recovered following a single-vehicle crash into the Waioeka River near Ōpōtiki, police confirmed today. The incident occurred on Friday, October 4,...

Rotorua assault victim dies

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A man who was critically injured during an assault at his Western Heights home in Rotorua on 23 September has passed away. His wife, who...

Woman charged with murder after man found dead in Tauranga

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A 50-year-old woman has been charged with murder following the discovery of a deceased man in Gate Pa, Tauranga, on Sunday morning. Police were called...

Rotorua woman dies following September assault, suspect faces second murder charge

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A woman who was critically injured during an assault at her home in Western Heights, Rotorua, has died from her injuries, police confirmed. The assault,...

Homicide investigation launched after man’s body found in Tauranga

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A homicide investigation is underway following the discovery of a man’s body in Tauranga this morning. Police were alerted to the scene around 8:45 a.m....

Man charged in Rotorua homicide investigation

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Police have charged a 52-year-old Rotorua man with murder, after a woman was located deceased at an Utuhina address yesterday. The man was scheduled to...

Tauranga Council to seek extension to fluoridation mandate following public meeting

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This morning over 200 concerned citizens attended a council meeting in Tauranga in a show of force against the Director-General of Health Diana Sarfati's...

Petition demands release of Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 ‘vaccine’ contract

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Tauranga lawyer Kirsten Murfitt has initiated a parliamentary petition calling for the public release of the Pfizer/BioNTech contract for the supply of COVID-19 'vaccines'...

Appeal for driver of car to come forward after pedestrian critically injured in Whakatane

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Police are appealing for the driver of a car potentially involved in a collision with a pedestrian overnight to come forward. A male pedestrian was...

Police updates – Tiniroto post mortem, Clutha capsize, multiple arrests in Tauranga

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Police updates on crimes and investigations for 18 August 2024. Five arrested following Bethlehem Burglary, Tauranga Five people have been arrested following a burglary in Tauranga...

Police updates: Fatal crashes Hawke’s Bay & Te Kamo, Whakatu offender arrested

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Police updates on crimes and investigations for 17 August 2024. Man arrested following Whakatu incident One person has been arrested following a Police operation in Whakatu,...

Tauranga woman refuses to pay rates over “lack of democracy”

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Tauranga resident Jan Gyenge stopped paying her rates since March 2022 in protest against the reappointment of a commissionm, which she believes undermined democracy...

Man charged in relation to fatal crash at Tanners Point

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A 35-year-old man has been charged in relation to the death of a man in a fatal crash on State Highway 2, Katikati in...

Minor eruption on White Island prompts increased alert level

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A minor eruption has occurred onWhite Island, prompting authorities to raise the Volcanic Alert Level to 3 and the Aviation Colour Code to orange. According...

Vigilantes target gay men in Tauranga with violent sting operations

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Vigilantes posing as underage teenagers online are luring men to meet-up spots in Tauranga before forcing them to strip naked and beating them. The group...

Fatal Workplace incident in Kaingaroa Forest

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One person has died following a workplace incident at Kaingaroa Forest, Rotorua today. Emergency services responded to the address off of Tom Rodgers Road around...

‘Need for a strong deterrence’: Teen sentenced to 6 years for violent smash-and-grab robbery

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Cyress Martin, an 18-year-old with a lengthy criminal record, has been sentenced to six years in prison for his role in a violent smash-and-grab...

Serial drink-driver sentenced to Home Detention after new offenses

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Raquel Haina Kiwi, previously labelled one of New Zealand's worst recidivist drink-drivers, has been caught driving under the influence again. Kiwi, who has over 90...

Dangerously impaired driver five times over legal limit charged

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Rotorua Police want to thank members of the public who reported a vehicle’s erratic driving on State Highway 30 yesterday, Friday 28 June. 'Thanks to...

Youths charged following Kawerau assault on Friday night

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Four young people have been charged following an assault outside a Kawerau business, Friday 21 June. Police were called to a gas station on the...

Police updates – Ghuznee Street accident, Kawerau serious assault

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Police updates on crimes and investigations for 21 June 2024. Witnesses sought after Kawerau serious assault Eastern Bay of Plenty Police are asking for the public’s...

Two arrested on violence charges in Rotorua

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Two men are before the courts on violence charges after search warrants in Rotorua which saw a firearm seized. The arrests spring from an incident...

Police locate body in search for Ronny Okeke

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Police are now treating the circumstances surrounding the disappearance of Ronny Okeke as suspicious. On Tuesday, the investigation team were conducting searches in part of...

Michael Hill Jeweller to close Whakatāne store due to ongoing crime

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Michael Hill Jeweller has announced the closure of its Whakatāne store on June 29 due to a string of criminal incidents. Despite significant investment in...

Former rugby star Matua Parkinson admits gun offenses, blames actions on head injuries

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Former international rugby player Matua Parkinson has confessed to purchasing firearms and illegally selling them to an unlicensed individual, faking a burglary, and submitting...

Four charged over Rotorua and Taupō offending

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Police have charged four people following three serious incidents in Rotorua and Taupō last month. On Wednesday 22 May, Rotorua Police responded to the ram...

Contracted emergency housing motels in Rotorua to end

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The end of Contracted Emergency Housing (CEH) motels in Rotorua is nearing another milestone as the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announces...

Protests against ‘Fast-Track Approvals Bill’ today

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Thousands of protesters gathered in downtown Auckland, with similar demonstrations taking place across Nelson, Whakatāne, Christchurch, and Tākaka, to oppose the coalition Government’s Fast-Track...

Man accused of threatening to kill Ardern to stand trial

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41-year-old Richard Sivell of Te Ranga is accused of threatening to kill former Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. Sivell, who was rearrested in Taupō nearly two...

Guilty verdict in Tauranga work party sexual violation trial

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A woman broke down in tears as her abuser was found guilty of sexual violation by unlawful sexual connection in the Tauranga District Court. The...

Fatal crash, SH35 Ōpōtiki

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Police can confirm one person has died following a crash in Omaio, Ōpōtiki last night. The single vehicle crash on State Highway 35 was reported...

Further information sought in relation to Te Puke disorder overnight

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Five people have been arrested following a disorder in Te Puke overnight. Police were called to Dunlop Road around 2:45am following reports of a group...

Multiple complaints against Tauranga Boys’ College teacher span decades, prompt calls for independent inquiry

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A Tauranga Boys' College teacher, Pinky Green, who resigned in 1988 following allegations of inappropriate behaviour towards a student, had been the focus of...