03:18pm Wed 06 Jul, 2022
Bay of Plenty Police investigating the death of Eli Johnson in Whakamarama want to speak to the occupants of a vehicle in the area at the time. Eli, 27, died... Read More
11:20am Wed 06 Jul, 2022
Interim name suppression has been granted for the third person arrested in relation to the murder of a Bay of Plenty man. A 34-year-old man appeared in Tauranga... Read More
07:33am Wed 06 Jul, 2022
Police are investigating a ram-raid style burglary in Tauranga. Officers were called to a pharmacy on Courtney Road in Gate Pa around 5am. 'It appears a person... Read More
07:00am Wed 06 Jul, 2022
Police have arrested seven people and seized a myriad of methamphetamine, firearms, ammunition, and tens of thousands of dollars in cash. This comes after a number... Read More
06:30am Wed 06 Jul, 2022
Police have arrested a third man for the murder of 48-year-old Mark Hohua in Whakatāne. Mark died in hospital early on June 19 from injuries sustained the previous... Read More
11:15am Tue 05 Jul, 2022
UPDATED 11.37AM: Four people have been arrested following a disorder incident in Taupo. "About 10.30am, a vehicle involved in the disorder was seen by police... Read More
10:10am Tue 05 Jul, 2022
Encrypted phones, covert boat trips, a clandestine meeting in a Phuket restaurant, and a yacht lost at sea with $4 million worth of cocaine on board. Two Waikato... Read More
07:30am Sat 02 Jul, 2022
A 25-year-old man from Waimana and a 32-year old man from Taneatua have been arrested for the murder of 48-year-old Mark Hohua in Whakatāne last week. The pair... Read More
05:48pm Fri 01 Jul, 2022
Police investigating the death of 51-year-old Mitchell Te Kani in Tauranga on Saturday, May 14, are appealing for sightings of a red Honda Odyssey, with the... Read More
05:40pm Fri 01 Jul, 2022
Police have arrested a 20-year-old man in relation to a hit and run on Matirerau Street in Whakatāne on Tuesday, June 21. "The man will appear in Whakatāne... Read More
03:58pm Fri 01 Jul, 2022
Eastern Bay of Plenty police have today terminated an operation targeting the supply of methamphetamine in Ōpōtiki. "The search warrant was executed as part... Read More
10:10am Fri 01 Jul, 2022
Three members of a drug ring that attempted to smuggle $20m worth of cocaine into New Zealand have successfully reduced their sentences by arguing it wasn't as... Read More