Crime

Court for man charged with Rotorua murders

A 52-year-old man has appeared in court today in relation to the deaths of three people in Rotorua in September. Justin Matthew Jeffries appeared in Rotorua... Read More

Crown closes case in Tauranga murder trial

Mongrel Mob members purposefully swarmed a property to seek retribution, not to share their Long White vodka drinks, the Crown has emphasised to a jury as... Read More

Name released for one alleged Tauranga vigilante

An Auckland man accused of committing serious assaults and posting videos of the alleged attacks online can now be named. He was one of three men arrested in... Read More

Rotorua rapper found guilty in shooting trial

A Rotorua man found guilty of shooting a stranger in the face out the window of his car after collecting his children from primary school is a rapper who... Read More

Jury to decide: Rape or regretted one-night stand

Warning: This story deals with details of alleged sexual violence, which some readers may find upsetting. A man of any nationality, culture or language... Read More

Arrests after stores targeted by thieves

Five youths have been arrested after several Waikato stores were burgled and damaged this week. Police allege the youths, travelling in a stolen vehicle,... Read More

How a drug-dealer's wife laundered cash

A woman convicted of laundering more than $430,000 in drug money spent tens of thousands on 'lifestyle” expenses, including overseas holidays,... Read More

Government extends fight against cybercrime

Legislation that will help protect New Zealanders from cybercrime has passed first reading in Parliament today, Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith said. '11... Read More

Trial begins for man who denies shooting driver

A man who had just picked up his children from school chased a driver he didn't know along Rotorua's Te Ngae Rd and shot him in the face through the car... Read More

House fire connected to gang-related shooting

A Bay of Plenty house fire is believed to be connected to an earlier shooting that critically injured a person, police say. Police went to a Te Tawa Rd address... Read More

Programme making better young drivers

A new set of 16-year-olds with fresh learner licences head out on to New Zealand roads each year. That's why the Bay of Plenty Rotary Clubs brought to the... Read More

BOP father incited young son & friend to have sex

Warning: This story deals with the sexual abuse of children, the details of which may be distressing to readers. A father encouraged his 5-year-old son... Read More