Crime

Fatal crash: Driver was doing more than 130km/h

A teen driver was travelling at more than 130km/h with his mate in the passenger seat when he lost control, hit a bank, and rolled the car. Johdeci Te... Read More

Delayed care: First-time mum loses IV baby

A first-time mother whose newborn died after a delayed delivery wants a 'safer Aotearoa for future mothers and pēpi”. The woman, who was 29... Read More

Katikati dog attack: Two charged after boy's death

Two people appeared in court today charged in relation to the death of a Katikati boy attacked by dogs last year. The man and woman appeared together... Read More

Gang leader admits shooting plot, drug dealing

When a senior member of Black Power's Mangu Kaha sub-chapter died, a tangi was planned in the heart of Mongrel Mob territory. The Mob's East Bay Barbarians... Read More

Football goals vandalised ahead of new season

Katikati Football Club has been left devastated, angry and heartbroken after newly purchased goal structures at Moore Park were damaged overnight last Friday. Katikati... Read More

Police boost patrols before funeral procession

Police will have a visible presence across the region today and Saturday as a gang tangi travels from Rotorua to Ōpōtiki. A large number of gang members... Read More

Grandmother to support accused owner in court

A grandmother says she will stand up in court to support the person accused of owning a dog that killed her 4-year-old grandson. Timothy Tu'uaki Rolleston-Bryan... Read More

Parole Board details how killer lost prison job

Wiremu Curtis, one of two brothers jailed for murdering Rotorua toddler Nia Glassie, lost his prison laundry job after he bullied and threatened a worker,... Read More

Mother of missing doctor calls for fresh search

Heartbroken and exhausted by years of uncertainty, Karen Holland is issuing a desperate plea for answers as the fourth anniversary of her son's disappearance... Read More

BOP retailer charged over illegal nangs sales

A Rotorua vendor who allegedly continued selling nitrous oxide canisters, commonly known as nangs, despite repeated warnings is facing up to two years in... Read More

'Meth-addled' pair's $70k crime wave

Two men in the grips of a meth addiction led police on a high-speed pursuit after stealing cars, a caravan and threatening an elderly man at knife-point... Read More

Man bashes sister over head with baked beans

A 60-year-old man 'violently” bashed his older sister over the head multiple times with a bag full of baked beans cans after the pair began arguing. Michael... Read More