Crime

Force used during Rotorua arrest justified - IPCA

The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found that police were justified in using a police dog to arrest a man between Rotorua and Taupō on April 24, 2021. Police... Read More

Cambridge school lockdown: Youth found with BB gun

A youth with a BB gun has been found in Cambridge after schools were locked down due to concerns about a man with a weapon. Police were called to Swayne Rd at... Read More

Convicted rapist: Request to block internet denied

A Tauranga District Court judge has declined an application by the Corrections Department to block internet access for convicted rapist Jayden Meyer. It comes... Read More

Cryptocurrency fraud victim‘s $90k loss amplified

A customer who lost a sum 'well into six figures” to scammers pretending to be trying to help is just one of a growing number that BNZ has dealt with over... Read More

Cambridge schools in lockdown at police request

Schools in Cambridge have gone into lockdown at the request of the police. Cambridge High School, Cambridge Middle School and Cambridge East have notified parents. Police... Read More

Man charged with murder of Hamilton man

A 48-year-old man has been charged with murder in relation to the death of another man in Hamilton on Saturday. Police were called to a Roy Street address in... Read More

One in custody following Hamilton fatality

A person has been taken in to custody following a death in Hamilton. "Police can confirm that a person has died following an incident in Roy Street, Nawton, Hamilton... Read More

Public safety to benefit from new CCTV locations

Four new locations, including two near schools, will benefit from added security thanks to the latest round of Western Bay's CCTV fund. For the last two years,... Read More

Sniffing out crime in Tauranga

Tauranga Constables Scott Higby and Dave Balck and their police dogs ‘Chip' and ‘Oslo' are key tactical operations, when it comes to tracking people... Read More

Armed police arrest at Tauranga Court

Armed police have arrested a person outside the Tauranga District Court today. A reporter at the scene says she stepped out of the courthouse to see police had... Read More

Tauranga murder accused behind bars

Two men facing murder charges in relation to the 2018 killing of David Kuka in Tauranga will remain behind bars. David Kuka was fatally shot at an address... Read More

Further arrests in 2018 Tauranga homicide case

Two more people have been arrested in relation to a homicide in Tauranga in 2018. David Kuka was fatally shot at an address in Wilrose Place, Tauranga on February... Read More