Crime

Predicting a warm up in crime

With temperatures starting to rise and summer fast approaching, Papamoa Police Station Sergeant Jason Perry predicts there will be a rise in crime to match... Read More

Aggravated robbery: Police appeal for information

Waikato Police are seeking information and continuing to investigate following an aggravated robbery at The Base Shopping Centre in Te Rapa, Hamilton late on Sunday... Read More

Daylight robbery: jewellery store smashed

Dozens of shoppers watched on in horror as a group of robbers smashed their way into display cases in a jewellery store display at a shopping centre in Hamilton. The... Read More

Woman shot on state highway

Police are investigating after a woman was left with a serious gunshot wound near Rotorua overnight. Police say the incident on State Highway 33 in Mourea happened... Read More

Security guard assaulted following burglary

Police are investigating a burglary at a retail complex in Hamilton earlier this morning. At around 5:45am, a group of offenders arrived in a vehicle outside... Read More

Operation Madras - $20,000 reward offered

Police are today announcing a reward of up to $20,000 for information about the disappearance of Christchurch man Richard Hinkley. Richard was last seen at his... Read More

Community a vital partner in preventing crime

'The community is a vital partner in preventing crime.” This was the message at the annual general meeting of Western Bay of Plenty Neighbourhood Support... Read More

A royal first

For the first time in 70 years a New Zealand Police Officer has sworn allegiance to the King. Constable Polly Yeh was late to attest and graduate with Wing 357,... Read More

Desert Rd homicide: third accused can now be named

The third man charged with murdering a man found buried off the Desert Rd can now be named as Gaoxiang Yu. Police were not aware Ricky Wang was even missing when... Read More

Bus driver thanks local heroes following assault

A Tauranga bus driver is extending his thanks to members of the public who helped him after allegedly suffering an assault 'about three weeks ago”. Bryan... Read More

Murder accused enters not guilty plea

The man charged with the murder of a woman in Cambridge last month can now be named. Name suppression lapsed and was not renewed for Aaron Nicholas Wilson, 42,... Read More

Murder: Alleged scissor offender appears in court

A 48-year-old Hamilton man has appeared in court charged with murder, after allegedly stabbing a man who tried to break up a fight with a pair of scissors. Police... Read More