A teenage girl's self-harming led to disclosures of an alleged sexual assault by a teen boy she'd become friends with. The teen, who is now a young... Read More

A man is facing court after a quick-thinking member of the public phoned 111 about his manner of driving in the Galatea/Murupara area, police said. 'On Sunday,... Read More

A culturally grounded support service developed by Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Ranginui iwi to assist people navigating the criminal justice system at Tauranga District... Read More

A passionate investigator, a champion for victims, and the man who expanded New Zealand's vocabulary of crime and criminals - former Detective Inspector Graham... Read More

A woman reported missing in Rotorua has been found safe. Police said in a social media post this morning they had concerns for a 79-year-old woman missing... Read More

Graham Bell, a veteran former detective inspector and the former host of Police Ten 7, has died. Bell, 78, died yesterday after a battle with cancer,... Read More

A man trying to flee police struck a police dog with such force that it ripped out one of the dog's reinforced metal teeth. Owen Heke denied striking... Read More

Police have found a body in the search for a 62-year-old missing Tauranga man. Cecil was reported missing by whānau last week after last being seen in... Read More

A duffle bag containing 21 bricks of cocaine, worth an estimated $7.3 million, has been seized from a shipping container at the Port of Tauranga. A Customs... Read More

An international Kiwi sportsman was caught drink-driving after he strayed from his usual course of paying for a ride after a night's drinking. A judge... Read More

Witness statements at the coronial inquiry into the Whakaari-White Island disaster begin today. The volcano in Bay of Plenty erupted on December 9, 2019,... Read More

Police and whānau are appealing for sightings of 62-year-old Cecil, reported missing in Tauranga. He was last seen about a week ago in the Ohauiti/Hairini... Read More