04:00pm Sat 06 Aug, 2022
A puppy which was taken by a car thief when they stole its owner's vehicle has been reunited with its family after being spotted by children wandering in a field. Billy,... Read More
11:55am Sat 06 Aug, 2022
A Bay of Plenty man is distraught after his car was stolen with his young dog still inside. Lawnmower Barry Riley was busy mowing the lawns of Tauranga's Academy... Read More
06:05pm Thu 04 Aug, 2022
Police have arrested a group of offenders who were disturbed breaking into a car in an attempt to steal it on Tuesday August 2, thanks to help from the public.... Read More
08:00am Thu 04 Aug, 2022
Getting around Tauranga and Western Bay of Plenty, it's not unusual to have the thought stray into your mind 'why doesn't council do something about that?”... Read More
02:10pm Wed 03 Aug, 2022
Police are investigating the unexplained death of a woman near Matamata. Emergency services were called to a house at 2.15am at Okauia, 10km to the east of the... Read More
01:29pm Wed 03 Aug, 2022
Police have arrested a 19-year-old in relation to damage caused at Hautapu Cemetery this week. The Waipā cemetery was damaged with deep skid marks and... Read More
08:30am Wed 03 Aug, 2022
Late shifts in Ōpōtiki are never dull, but this one turned into more of a ‘hoot' than usual. In between dealing with two traffic matters where drivers... Read More
06:30am Wed 03 Aug, 2022
National's new MP for Tauranga Sam Uffindell has submitted his first Member's Bill, which aims to prevent gang convoys in the city. He submitted the bill just... Read More
10:45am Tue 02 Aug, 2022
The man sentenced to life in prison for the 1989 murder of Monica Cantwell in Mount Maunganui will be released on parole this month. Charles John Coulam was convicted... Read More
06:45am Tue 02 Aug, 2022
Drones spotted buzzing over prisons are probably trying to drop contraband, a Corrections official says. There have been 10 reported sightings over or near New... Read More
08:00pm Sun 31 Jul, 2022
Police are urgently needing to locate 51-year-old Haydn Gage. "He is required to give evidence as a witness in an ongoing Auckland High Court murder trial," says... Read More
12:34pm Fri 29 Jul, 2022
A Tauranga man has once again refrained from entering a plea for the alleged arson of a building at Tauranga's Historic Village. Zachariah Phillips appeared in... Read More