01:31pm Thu 05 Feb, 2026
A Pāpāmoa woman missing in the Kaimai Range has been found safe and well, police say. Nicola O'Connor's house bus was found on Rapurapu Track in the... Read More
07:46am Thu 05 Feb, 2026
Police are seeking the public's help to find missing Pāpāmoa woman Nicola O'Connor. Detective Senior Sergeant Kristine Clarke said her house bus was... Read More
04:00pm Wed 04 Feb, 2026
A security guard tried to sell what he claimed was cocaine in a video posted to Instagram while wearing his work uniform. But, when his security licence... Read More
11:05am Wed 04 Feb, 2026
The Toyota Aqua has topped Aotearoa's annual most-stolen car list for the fourth consecutive year. Thefts of the hybrid hatchback made up 8% of all stolen... Read More
03:59pm Fri 30 Jan, 2026
A Ni-Vanuatu migrant worker has pleaded not guilty to murdering a woman on a kiwifruit orchard in the Bay of Plenty. The 50-year-old man, who has interim... Read More
07:57am Fri 30 Jan, 2026
A man has been charged with murder after the death of a woman in the Bay of Plenty town of Pukehina. About 3pm on January 1, police were notified that a woman... Read More
07:30am Fri 30 Jan, 2026
A former bakery owner is alleged to have deliberately run down a 'rough little guy”, who often slept on the tables in front of their store, after... Read More
01:24pm Wed 21 Jan, 2026
Police are making inquiries after an incident at a Tauranga business. Officers were called to a store in Merivale around 12pm. Police said two men entered... Read More
06:30am Tue 20 Jan, 2026
Bay of Plenty Police investigating a serious crash involving a pedestrian in Welcome Bay continue to appeal for information from the public. On Saturday,... Read More
10:05am Mon 19 Jan, 2026
Pāpāmoa Neighbourhood Support co-ordinator Bruce Banks is making a plea for more people to get involved in helping make their neighbourhoods safer. Banks... Read More
06:00am Mon 19 Jan, 2026
Tauranga North community constable Christopher Connolly says dedicated police units, community partnerships and public vigilance are playing a key role in addressing... Read More
09:28am Fri 16 Jan, 2026
A murder charge has now been laid after the death of a man in Tauranga last month. The man was found dead at a Fraser St address on Sunday, December 14,... Read More