Crime
06:45am Fri 17 Jun, 2022
A charity-funded sign to help the most vulnerable people in the Tauranga community has been defaced by a man wearing a ‘MAGA' shirt. CCTV camera footage... Read More
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11:14am Thu 16 Jun, 2022
A Givealittle page has been set up following a suspicious fire at the Rainbow Youth Tauranga Drop in centre at the Historic Village. A blaze broke out in the... Read More
10:45am Wed 15 Jun, 2022
An apparent confession of a man who had moments before being arrested and charged with murder have been played to a High Court jury. Adrian Reginald George Phillips,... Read More
09:35am Wed 15 Jun, 2022
Police are increasing their presence in Taupiri following a shooting near a school. One person suffered moderate injuries after a man opened fire on a car... Read More
08:30am Wed 15 Jun, 2022
A 'pretend paramedic” whose private ambulance firm ordered 10 times more fentanyl than the local St John - and double the amount of morphine - has been sentenced... Read More
07:00am Wed 15 Jun, 2022
Tauranga households concerned about crime and home invasions in their neighbourhoods are being invited to join Western Bay of Plenty Neighbourhood Support to help... Read More
02:20pm Tue 14 Jun, 2022
Six or seven gunshots rang out near a Waikato school in what police are describing as a serious incident on Tuesday morning. A Taupiri resident, who doesn't want... Read More
11:20am Tue 14 Jun, 2022
Police can now release the name of the man who died at a Whakamārama property on Sunday night. He was 27-year-old Eli Johnson of Whakamārama. A forensic scene... Read More
07:30am Tue 14 Jun, 2022
**WARNING: This article contains some graphic content. One of the first police officers on the scene of an alleged murder on a winding Coromandel Peninsula highway... Read More
11:45am Mon 13 Jun, 2022
The four-month trial for 11 parties charged with health and safety breaches leading up to the Whakaari / White Island eruption will be held in the Environment... Read More
09:10am Mon 13 Jun, 2022
A Tauranga Destiny Church pastor who breached a Covid-19 public health order by organising two protest rallies has admitted his offending and been discharged without... Read More
08:30am Mon 13 Jun, 2022
UPDATE 9.54am: A homicide investigation is under way following the death of a man in Whakamārama. Emergency services were called to an Old Highway property at... Read More
29-Sep 16:00
State highway works for October
29-Sep 15:00
BOP Steamers thrash Northland 53-13
29-Sep 14:00
One seriously injured following SH2 crash
29-Sep 13:00
Blessed are the animals in Tauranga
29-Sep 12:00
School welcomes Chapel Street safety upgrade
29-Sep 11:00
Potential third medical school moves to next phase
29-Sep 11:00
Tournament supports Blue September cancer fund
29-Sep 10:50
Shelter belt fire on SH33, Paengaroa
29-Sep 10:00
Visit to son allows the grand memories to return
29-Sep 09:00
A game for the mind and a bridge to friendship
29-Sep 08:00
Japanese choir to perform in Tauranga
29-Sep 07:30
$3.2M in community funding announced
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