09:28am Fri 16 Jan, 2026
A murder charge has now been laid after the death of a man in Tauranga last month. The man was found dead at a Fraser St address on Sunday, December 14,... Read More
09:51am Wed 14 Jan, 2026
Police investigating a serious crash involving a 14-year-old girl in Welcome Bay are appealing for information from the public, including dashcam footage from... Read More
06:00pm Tue 13 Jan, 2026
Bay of Plenty Police are seeing a concerning increase of nitrous oxide use while driving. Police are aware of some people illegitimately using small sliver... Read More
06:00am Tue 13 Jan, 2026
A 'huge” party in Tauranga that left a 14-year-old girl in hospital is being described as out of the ordinary for the street. Emergency services were... Read More
06:00pm Mon 12 Jan, 2026
When police raided several Auckland homes in April, they found four 3D printers that were being used to manufacture guns - two of which were in operation... Read More
04:05pm Mon 12 Jan, 2026
Police continue to investigate the deaths of two people at an address on Old Coach Road in Pukehina. In a statement today, police confirmed that the death... Read More
12:00pm Sun 11 Jan, 2026
A failed drug test was one of a handful of vehicle infringements by Rotorua Lakes Council staff in the past year. The news comes as the council looks... Read More
09:15am Sun 11 Jan, 2026
A 14-year-old girl is seriously injured in Starship Hospital after being hit by a car outside an 'out-of-control” party in Tauranga. Police... Read More
04:00pm Sat 10 Jan, 2026
A Tauranga woman has suffered a brain bleed after falling from the boot of a moving car that two children were 'bonnet surfing” on, police allege. The... Read More
06:00pm Fri 09 Jan, 2026
The Rotorua Daily Post covered more than 100 court cases in the Rotorua District Court, High Court and through the New Zealand Parole Board in 2025. They... Read More
01:00pm Fri 09 Jan, 2026
A neighbour of a live-in parolee rehabilitation facility in Rotorua says she feels so unsafe in her generational family home that she avoids spending time... Read More
12:00pm Fri 09 Jan, 2026
Customs officers at the Port of Tauranga spent their Boxing Day opening boxes, including several containing about 18kg of methamphetamine and cocaine, with an... Read More