Anonymous tip-offs from the Whangamatā community have helped police disrupt the supply of methamphetamine into the town. Following the tip, police executed... Read More

With the festive season upon us, scammers are ramping up their activities, police warn. There has been an increase nationwide in reports of people falling... Read More

A Christmas Eve swimming and fishing trip turned to a bloody disaster in 2022, when two women were struck by a spinning boat propeller. Both were seriously... Read More

Half of New Zealand's small and medium sized businesses have responded to a scam attempt in the last year while nearly 50% admit they struggle to prioritise... Read More

Parents who care for their severely disabled adult children have been recognised as homeworkers and are entitled to receive the minimum wage after a... Read More

A large police presence is being reported in the Western Bay of Plenty. Several readers have contacted SunLive to say they have seen several police vehicles... Read More

Warning: This story includes details of the sexual abuse of a child and may be distressing. A young man who was trusted to be among his young cousins... Read More

Cocaine with a street value of nearly $16 million has been seized from a container at the Port of Tauranga. Customs officers discovered 45 kilograms of the... Read More

A Rotorua man accused of causing a crash that killed four people and injured two others is to defend the charges at a judge-alone trial in March. Dante Te... Read More

Deputy Prime Minister David Seymour is backing the petition of bereaved mother Sonya Oakes who is calling for tougher sentences and fewer discounts for those... Read More

Footage has emerged on social media that appears to show a drive-by shooting of a Bay of Plenty house. Police cordoned off part of Atuaroa Ave in Te Puke... Read More

A South Waikato woman woke to the sound of a gunshot this morning while staying in Te Puke. The woman said it had been a 'bloody hectic morning” waking... Read More