03:00pm Mon 14 Jul, 2025
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
06:30am Mon 14 Jul, 2025
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
06:00am Mon 14 Jul, 2025
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
12:00pm Sun 13 Jul, 2025
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
08:00pm Fri 11 Jul, 2025
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
05:00pm Fri 11 Jul, 2025
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
07:31am Thu 10 Jul, 2025
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
05:00pm Wed 09 Jul, 2025
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
09:00am Wed 09 Jul, 2025
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
06:30am Wed 09 Jul, 2025
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
05:00pm Tue 08 Jul, 2025
Rotorua Mayor Tania Tapsell, Police Minister Mark Mitchell, area commander Inspector Herby Ngawhika, Bay of Plenty District Commander Superintendent Tim Anderson,... Read More
01:57pm Tue 08 Jul, 2025
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