Crime

Mother recalls final call with murdered son

The mother of a Malachi Subecz, who was murdered by a caregiver, has broken down in tears in court while recalling her final conversation with her son. Jasmine... Read More

Kimber sentenced for manslaughter of couple

DISTRESSING CONTENT WARNING The rider of a Harley Davidson motorcycle who hit and killed two pedestrians had 70 driving infringements, as well as 11 previous... Read More

Bikers 'tearing up' parks frustrate neighbours

A 'plague of hoons” on motorbikes riding illegally in Tauranga parks has neighbours fed up and worried about people's safety after near misses. Buddy... Read More

Pair plead not guilty in Paige Johnson case

Two men charged over the alleged hit-and-run death of Rotorua deaf and blind man Paige Johnson have denied a range of charges. Riki Ronald Edward Lum, from... Read More

White supremacist group remains on watchlist

A violent neo-Nazi hate group with international reach has been relisted as a terrorist entity by the New Zealand Government, amid ongoing efforts to prevent... Read More

'Hardly surviving': Sales fall after dairy raid

A Tauranga dairy owner is feeling panicked as his sales plummet after a ram raid. Police called Varinder Singh on July 1 at 1.30am to say that his store had... Read More

Police seize gun, $20k, and cocaine in drug raid

A pump action shotgun, cash and more than half a kilogram of cocaine were seized in a police operation targeting drug suppliers in Matamata-Piako. The gun... Read More

How a routine stop exposed a snapchat rapist

Warning: This story deals with details of sexual assault and may be distressing. A 13-year-old Rotorua girl befriended by a man claiming to be 16 on Snapchat... Read More

Gang clash: Mongrel Mob members get home detention

Thirteen Mongrel Mob members in cars swarmed around a rival gang vehicle at a Rotorua roundabout in broad daylight and attacked. Some had weapons, some... Read More

Teen who ran over mother's partner twice named

A teenager who ran down his mother's partner with a car and killed him can now be named as Rereamanu Ronaki-Wihapi. Ronaki-Wihapi is serving a 17-year... Read More

New policing team on the beat in Rotorua CBD

Rotorua Mayor Tania Tapsell, Police Minister Mark Mitchell, area commander Inspector Herby Ngawhika, Bay of Plenty District Commander Superintendent Tim Anderson,... Read More

BoP shooting, suspect still wanted

Police say a shooting in Murupara happened at a private dwelling and no arrests have been made yet. A man was shot in the leg on Saturday and taken to... Read More