02:40pm Wed 13 Jul, 2022
Update, 3.30pm: One person has been taken into custody following an incident on Fraser Street. "Police received a report of someone on the bus exhibiting anti-social... Read More
10:47am Wed 13 Jul, 2022
Police will have expanded powers for dealing with gang violence including a new intimidation offence, but stronger search and seize powers will still need a... Read More
11:45am Mon 11 Jul, 2022
Supermarket chains and customers are on high alert as a new scam involving the popular Prezzy Card leaves some out of pocket. Particularly in the Waikato's Matamata-Piako... Read More
07:00pm Fri 08 Jul, 2022
Police are launching its Lumi drug scanning tool to frontline Police nationwide, following a six-month pilot. The Lumi drug scan device can immediately identify... Read More
03:03pm Fri 08 Jul, 2022
The first forfeiture from the major police operation targeting methamphetamine supply in Kawerau has been completed. Operation Notus, the award winning six month... Read More
02:45pm Thu 07 Jul, 2022
There are reports of a large police presence in Omanawa this afternoon. A caller to 0800 SUNLIVE says that there are about '11 police cars' in total.... Read More
01:51pm Thu 07 Jul, 2022
Two people accused of torching a building in Tauranga's Historic Village have appeared in court today. Alexander James Burgess, 33, and Zachariah Phillips, 29,... Read More
11:45am Thu 07 Jul, 2022
A man accused of crimes spanning two nights in the Bay of Plenty is facing a raft of charges, Senior Sergeant Tristan Murray says police have arrested a... Read More
11:15am Thu 07 Jul, 2022
The name suppression lift for a woman jailed for abusing her daughter, leading to her death, is a timely reminder for the need for improved child monitoring in... Read More
10:18am Thu 07 Jul, 2022
Muslim community leaders and police are in talks about security ahead of the biggest religious days of the year. The Federation of Islamic Associations is worried... Read More
08:06am Thu 07 Jul, 2022
Two people have been arrested in relation to a fire at Tauranga's Historic Village. A building on the outskirts of the village was razed by fire on June 16.... Read More
03:24pm Wed 06 Jul, 2022
The Muslim community is worried after a mosque in Tauranga was burgled and two cars were set on fire in the week leading up to one of the biggest religious days... Read More