A major police investigation targeting organised crime prevented a planned shooting at a gang tangi and the attempted murder of a rival gang member, police... Read More

The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that police did not use excessive force while detaining a youth (Mr Z) in Whangamatā on Saturday, December... Read More

The Government is listening to New Zealanders and Cabinet has agreed to recommend modifications to the Sentencing (Reinstating Three Strikes) Amendment Bill,... Read More

A $9.2 million fund to assist community conservation groups is an opportunity for local conservationists to apply for support to enhance biodiversity in our... Read More

Tauranga councillors will reconsider a controversial cul-de-sac in central Tauranga a landlord says has taken thousands of dollars off her property's value. The... Read More

The daughter of a man who died at Rotorua Hospital believes her dad's death after a 'huge fall” on a ward was preventable and the result of an overburdened... Read More

Rotorua Police have today charged a man in relation to the death of Michael William Bennett. Bennett was fatally shot while hunting in the Te Urewera Ranges... Read More

Police are speaking to media after a series of raids at gang locations across the North Island. Search warrants have been executed in the Eastern Bay... Read More

A building once part of the Waikato's bustling milk processing network now tells its own historic story. The former dairy factory at Manawarū, between Te... Read More

Legendary New Zealand band Supergroove is reuniting for a series of rare performances next year. The funk-rock group, who formed in Auckland at the turn... Read More

The Aerocool Rescue Helicopter has once again demonstrated its vital role in the Bay of Plenty region, successfully completing 44 life-saving missions throughout... Read More

A proposal for how to address growth and guide the future of the Eastern Bay of Plenty sub-region is now out for community feedback. Our Places - Eastern... Read More