Speeding offences across Western Bay of Plenty have surged more than fivefold in four years, according to recently released police data. The figures show... Read More

Police have issued infringement notices after two large rugby league supporter convoys travelled through Tauranga and Mount Maunganui on Sunday evening. The... Read More

Content warning: This story contains a graphic image A teenager has admitted attacking a man with a hammer in an eastern Bay of Plenty pub, after being arrested... Read More

New Zealanders are being urged to take extra care with one-time passcodes after a victim of a sophisticated scam lost $4800 when fraudsters used the code to... Read More

Police investigating the death of a woman in the Bay of Plenty are appealing for information from the public. The woman was found dead at a Kawerau property... Read More

Two people have been taken into custody after a vehicle linked to an alleged theft crashed into water in Tauranga. Police said officers spotted the vehicle... Read More

Police have launched a homicide investigation after a woman's body was found at a Kawerau property. The discovery followed a crash involving a car and... Read More

A disgruntled ratepayer who sparked a bomb scare at Whakatāne District Council after abandoning a suitcase inside its office doors last year has been fined,... Read More

When police searched Ben Mayo's house, they found hundreds of pre-packed and vacuum-sealed bags of magic mushrooms, weighing almost 12kg, in his wardrobe,... Read More

Firearms and a washing machine with a bullet hidden inside are among the items recovered in a series of searches in the Bay of Plenty. Eastern Bay of Plenty... Read More

An Ōpōtiki man involved in an unprovoked assault on a man who rode past him on a bike is taking steps to improve his life, including handing in his gang patch. In... Read More

Warning: This story deals with details of a violent death and may be distressing. Police may never have found Harley Shrimpton's body had it not been... Read More