06:45am Fri 01 Jul, 2022
WARNING: This story includes details of child abuse and may be distressing for some readers. The murder of five-year-old Malachi Subecz in Tauranga happened... Read More
12:55pm Thu 30 Jun, 2022
Police have confirmed one has died following a fatal crash on Amohau Street, Rotorua. The street is now open according to the NZ Transport Agency. "One person... Read More
12:36pm Thu 30 Jun, 2022
The woman entrusted with the care of five-year-old Malachi Subecz has been sentenced to life imprisonment for his murder, with a minimum non-parole period of 17... Read More
11:57am Tue 28 Jun, 2022
UPDATE 12.38PM: A man reported missing from Tauranga earlier has now been located. Simi Pirihi was reported missing from an Edgecumbe Road address after last... Read More
11:45am Tue 28 Jun, 2022
Adrian Phillips may have been experiencing a bout of disassociation and 'concrete thinking” when he gunned down a man he apparently perceived as an enemy,... Read More
11:43am Tue 28 Jun, 2022
The man killed in a suspected homicide in Whakatāne has been named. Mark Hohua, 48, was taken to Whakatāne Hospital shortly before 11.30am on Saturday, June... Read More
11:15am Tue 28 Jun, 2022
The drug that killed more than 100,000 Americans last year is now thought to be behind 12 overdoses in Wairarapa. Fentanyl has been described by the United Nations... Read More
06:45am Mon 27 Jun, 2022
A dozen people have been hospitalised over the weekend due to suspected fentanyl overdoses, all in the Wairarapa region. The drug information website High Alert... Read More
01:04pm Thu 23 Jun, 2022
Four people have been arrested in a stolen vehicle following an aggravated robbery. The incident occurred when an alleged offender was interrupted while interfering... Read More
08:00am Thu 23 Jun, 2022
A man arrested in connection to an alleged shooting in the Waikato is behind bars. Wade Lawrence Cresswell is facing charges of causing grievous bodily harm with... Read More
04:00pm Wed 22 Jun, 2022
Two different accounts of the same alleged dog attack have emerged during the trial of a Tauranga woman and her large Rottweiler. Helen Fraser faced a charge... Read More
12:54pm Wed 22 Jun, 2022
Two people have been charged with murder following the death of Tauranga man Mitchell Te Kani. A 40-year-old man and 40-year old woman have been charged with... Read More