Crime

Prostitution ring: Farmer and prostitute sentenced

Warning: Distressing content Two people involved in a Rotorua teen prostitution ring that has been described as 'social dysfunction at its worst” have... Read More

Rotorua police launch foot patrols

Police have launched Rotorua's first beat team to patrol the city centre on foot as a way to crack down on retail crime. The team is made up of five constables... Read More

Gang president denies ordering 'hotbox' attack

The president of the Tribesmen Aotearoa gang says he didn't want a fellow member to be killed, and didn't order a 'hotbox” attack to take place. Mark... Read More

Stolen vehicle recovered from Tauranga waterway

UPDATE: Police have recovered a stolen vehicle from a Tauranga waterway. A police spokesperson said they initially recieved reports of a vehicle in a body... Read More

Gang president allegedly ordered fatal attack

When a Tribesmen gang leader found out one of his members had been stealing money from the gang's bank account, he allegedly said the thief 'needed to be... Read More

Govt toughens trespassing law

The maximum length of time someone can be trespassed from a business, as well as the maximum fines, are set to increase, under proposed changes announced by... Read More

Man who rammed cop car given jail and $10k bill

When Kale Wright approached an inner-city police checkpoint in a stolen car he drove straight through it before speeding off on the wrong side of the road. Wright,... Read More

Truck driver describes seeing cyclist he'd hit

As truck driver Kelly Shearer turned the corner from Mount Maunganui's Hewletts Rd on to Tasman Quay, he felt a bump, which he thought was a pothole. As... Read More

Officer breached conduct with off-duty queries

A police officer made around 1700 checks of a person on the police database while off-duty for non-work-related reasons, claiming they believed doing... Read More

Customs seizes 150kg of cocaine bricks in Tauranga

Cocaine worth an estimated $58.2 million has been found at the Port of Tauranga in a shipping container from Jamaica. Customs officers based at the port seized... Read More

Diving company finds car, brings closure to family

The owners of a dive company that discovered a car submerged in the Waikato River with a dead body in it have provided insight into the procedural steps... Read More

Police investigate two Tauranga ram-raids

Police are investigating two ram raids in Tauranga overnight reportedly involving the same vehicle. A spokeswoman said police received a report of a burglary... Read More