Crime

Seasonal workers on trial in Tauranga for rape

Warning: This story deals with details of alleged sexual violence, which some readers may find upsetting. A woman has recalled the moment she says... Read More

Tokoroa Turkish kebab shop ripped off staff

A Tokoroa kebab and pizza shop owner grossly underpaid migrant workers doing 66-hour weeks then made them pay back part of their salaries claiming he could no... Read More

Man jailed for setting fire to ex’s house

A jilted lover with a penchant for damaging property belonging to his exes has been imprisoned for arson. Scott McIntosh initially denied burning... Read More

Steely operation lands half a tonne of meth

A joint Customs and Police operation has swooped on New Zealand's second largest importation of methamphetamine, concealed in steel beams. Both agencies descended... Read More

Police remain focused on locating missing children

Thursday's sighting of Tom Phillips has opened a positive line of enquiry that's now being looked into by the investigation team, said Detective Inspector Andrew... Read More

Police conduct enquiries after Marokopa sightings

Waikato police are continuing to make enquiries after a sighting of missing Marakopa man Tom Phillips and his three children was reported on Thursday evening. 'Investigators... Read More

Tauranga homicide: Woman charged with murder

A woman has been charged with murder in relation to a Tauranga homicide investigation. The investigation was launched after a man was found dead on Sunday... Read More

Name revealed in McLaren Falls shooting

The man who shot and killed an unarmed stranger who turned up at his property, wrongly assuming the man had come to 'finish him off”, can now be... Read More

Homicide investigation launched in Tauranga

A homicide investigation is under way after the body of a man was located in Tauranga this morning. Police were called about 8.45am to a walkway in Gate Pa,... Read More

Rotorua assault victim dies

A woman who was critically injured in an assault at her Western Heights, Rotorua home in September has died. Police said the woman and her husband were seriously... Read More

Kawerau woman coerced into forced adoption

After Kawerau woman Kaaren Dunn gave birth to her daughter at age 19 in 1965, she was coerced into agreeing to adopt her out. Now, the 78-year-old wants the... Read More

Smishing scam smashed in joint operation

A search warrant carried out on Friday, August 23, resulted in the arrest of a 19-year-old man and the seizure of a smishing device. The device is an SMS... Read More