Crime

Police treat Tauranga domain case as homicide

The death of a man in Tauranga on Saturday is now being treated as a homicide. Detective Senior Sergeant Natalie Flowerdew-Brown said the man's body was... Read More

Man charged after alleged Mauao cordon breach

Police have arrested and charged a man following an alleged breach at the Mount Maunganui landslide site cordon early this morning. Police were notified around... Read More

Superintendent Will Loughrin takes charge of BOP

The Bay of Plenty's new police boss promises he's not had Botox, he's just relatively young to be a leader. Superintendent Will Loughrin has become the... Read More

Police probe gang-related assault in BOP town

Police are investigating a gang-related assault outside The Warehouse in Whakatāne. A group of youths allegedly targeted for wearing a red hat. Senior... Read More

Coroner rules teen driver's death was preventable

A teen driver was on his learner's licence, driving late at night while on an illegal hunting trip, when he decided to flee a security team. It was... Read More

Mum seeks hero who saved daughter at BP

A Tauranga mother is searching for the man who came to her daughter's rescue after being threatened by an enraged man at a petrol station. Chelsea, 16,... Read More

Coromandel child sex offender jailed for 18 years

Warning: This story contains details of sexual offending against children and may be upsetting. 'Monstrous” and 'abhorrent” sexual offending... Read More

'Unspeakable cruelty': Malachi Subecz's death

Warning: This story deals with child abuse and may be distressing. In the last six months of Malachi Rain Subecz's life, 'everything possible went... Read More

Body found in hunt for missing Bay of Plenty man

A body has been recovered from the Waioweka River in the search for a missing Bay of Plenty man. David Roe, 52, had been missing since January 23 after... Read More

'Concerns’ for woman not seen for six months

Police have 'grave concerns” for a woman who has not been seen for six months and are considering the possibility she may have been the victim of foul... Read More

Homicide: Tributes flow for Rotorua nanny

Family and friends of the Rotorua woman whose death has launched a homicide investigation say she had a 'heart of gold” who opened her home to children. The... Read More

Man arrested in Pāpāmoa by armed police

Armed police have arrested a man in Pāpāmoa after he allegedly presented a firearm at a person ton Saturday afternoon. Police said they were notified... Read More