Crime

Buyer beware: Shipping container scam circulating

Police are warning people to keep their wits about them when buying shipping containers. A new scam is circulating offering shipping containers for sale on... Read More

NZ caught up in worldwide phishing sting

New Zealand Police have joined international authorities to bust open a significant cybercrime operation, which targeted thousands of people worldwide. Under... Read More

Coffee cup thrown at Tauranga café worker

One Tauranga hospitality worker reportedly got a black eye after a customer threw a large ceramic mug at her face. This is just among some of the assaults... Read More

Vape story burglary: Police nab three

Police have arrested three youths ater a burglary at a vape store in Rotorua. Officers were called to a store on Tarawera Road in Lynmore following reports... Read More

Youth crime: Military-style academies forge ahead

Plans are progressing for Youth Offender Military Academies as the Government works on ways to reduce youth crime. Tauranga has seen numerous ram raids in... Read More

Begging ban call after tourists ‘accosted'

Beggars 'physically accosted” 10 Aussie tourists at a cafe last week, claims a Rotorua councillor arguing it is time to 'seriously consider” a begging... Read More

Tributes flow for Mount Maunganui dad

Tributes are being posted on social media for a man who was found dead in Mount Maunganui on Monday. He was 37-year-old John Rawiri Piripi Pitihira. 'On... Read More

Police name man who died after running into sea

Police can now release the name of the man who died after running into the sea at Mt Maunganui earlier this week. He was John Rawiri Piripi Pitihira, aged... Read More

Shooter stuffed meth in undies, hid from police

After shooting a man in the back as he drove away from his rural Waikato property, Wade Cresswell stashed some firearms, stuffed methamphetamine in his undies... Read More

Man charged after officer injured

Police have charged an 18-year-old man following a fleeing driver incident that left a police officer with facial injuries at the weekend. The incident occurred... Read More

Sudden death: Two facing burglary charges

Tauranga Police have charged two men with burglary after an early morning incident in which a man died while trying to avoid arrest, says acting district commander... Read More

BOP crime spree: Five people arrested

Five people are facing a variety of charges following what police say is a crime spree, including a police car being rammed in Tauranga. In a statement release... Read More