11:20am Tue 11 Feb, 2025
They were friends. But one thought the other was messaging his girlfriend. Now one is dead and the other is standing trial for his manslaughter. Nathan... Read More
06:52am Mon 10 Feb, 2025
A man who regularly took photos of illegally parked cars and sent them to the council says a woman 'grabbed” him by the neck and knocked him unconscious... Read More
01:00pm Wed 05 Feb, 2025
A Mongrel Mob rapper who shot a man in the face in a road rage incident after picking up his children from a Rotorua primary school has been jailed for more... Read More
11:15am Wed 05 Feb, 2025
A man accused of murdering a pig hunter and attempting to murder another has pleaded not guilty and will face trial in two years. Stu Edmondson appeared via... Read More
07:00am Wed 05 Feb, 2025
Warning: This story deals with the death of a child and may be distressing. Two women accused of killing 8-year-old Te Teko boy Rickah'Shae Keefe-Haerewa... Read More
05:00pm Tue 04 Feb, 2025
A Mongrel Mob member and another man have been arrested following the death of a man on Church Street, Ōpōtiki, on Saturday morning. A 31-year-old patched... Read More
10:00am Mon 03 Feb, 2025
A doctor concerned about an elderly man who defied orders not to drive wrote to transport officials who then took away his licence. Benny Cole* had... Read More
11:55am Sun 02 Feb, 2025
After a devasting break-in at Ōropi School over New Year's, principal Andrew King said the response from the Ōropi community has been 'heart-warming”. 'It's... Read More
04:00pm Sat 01 Feb, 2025
Warning: This story deals with details of the sexual assault of children and may be distressing. A young woman who worked in early childhood told police... Read More
12:50pm Sat 01 Feb, 2025
A man has died following a violent altercation in central Ōpōtiki overnight, prompting Police to launch a homicide investigation. Emergency services were... Read More
07:30am Sat 01 Feb, 2025
A person is due to appear in court following their arrest in Ōpōtiki and seizure of items by police. "Police in Ōpōtiki have again interrupted the sale... Read More
08:00pm Fri 31 Jan, 2025
A man has been cleared of making Snapchat videos while having sex with a woman he met on Tinder after his lawyer argued she was too drunk to remember... Read More