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Armed police flood WBOP after reported shooting

7.30PM: Police have lifted all cordons, residents are now able to head home. 6:28PM: A local resident is handing out water to the residents stuck outside the... Read More

Police name BOP man killed in Taita

Police are continuing to make enquiries into the homicide of a 56-year-old Bay of Plenty man in Taita. 'Police can now name the victim - Davis Phillips,... Read More

Suspicious circumstances surrounding woman‘s death

Taupō Police are investigating the death of a 33-year-old woman at a rural property north of Taupō. The woman was located at the property on Saturday, January... Read More

Missing Tauranga man’s family ‘just want him home’

Family of a man who has been missing for a week are appealing for any information that will lead to his whereabouts. Nayah Mitchell says her brother Julian Varley... Read More

Coronavirus considered unlikely in Te Puke death

A person who died unexpectedly in Te Puke on Sunday had recently travelled to China. Where someone dies unexpectedly follow up investigations usually take place,... Read More

Katikati rises up over ‘horror highway’

The public debate over what's been infamously dubbed the ‘horror highway' has been fired up again. A petition is running in Katikati urging ‘real... Read More

Wily Clarke collects plenty of surf gold

Rachel Clarke's carefully honed lifesaving instincts promise to make 2020 a huge year, both on and off the beach. The 29-year-old Mairangi Bay surf lifesaver... Read More

Body discovered in burnt out car

A body has been discovered in the burnt out remains of a vehicle. Police responding to a vehicle on fire near Morrinsville this morning, located the body inside... Read More

SH29A weekend roundabout closures planned

State Highway 29A, between the Baypark and Te Maunga roundabouts, will be closed for two weekends to allow for stone column ground improvement work as part of... Read More

Australian heatwave to impact New Zealand

With the exception of a few regions, most parts of New Zealand will be kicking off February even hotter than how they left January. WeatherWatch.co.nz forecasters... Read More

Two car crash reported on Waihi Road

UPDATED 8.28AM: The city-bound lane of Waihi Road is blocked following a crash this morning. A reporter at the scene says firefighters are working to free one... Read More

Connolly stops podium on both days at Woodville

If there was a special prize for the rider with the most wins in one weekend, it would probably have to go to Tauranga's Brodie Connolly. The 16-year-old... Read More