Crime

Tauranga school‘s speakers stolen for third time

A school in Tauranga has been left with thousands of dollars of repairs after thieves damaged property in order to steal school speakers. Tauranga Primary School... Read More

BOP playdate takes sinister turn

A weekly playdate involving two Whakatane mothers and their children took a sinister turn in a public toilet. A post on the Whakatane Matters Facebook page tells... Read More

Police ask public for information on Pāpāmoa fire

Police are asking the public to help provide information about a fire that has torn through a business in Pāpāmoa. Barber Shack in Gravatt Road has had to close... Read More

Police seeking Tukotahi King?

Have you seen Tukotahi King? Police are seeking King, 30, who has a warrant out for his arrest. Anyone who sees King should not approach him and instead call... Read More

Arrest after aggravated pharmacy robbery

Police have arrested a 45-year-old man following the aggravated robbery of a Hamilton pharmacy and burglary of a Hamilton gas station and earlier this week. At... Read More

Homicide enquiry: neighbour says arguing unusual

A resident who lives near a house at the centre of a homicide investigation in Hamilton says it was a surprise to hear arguing from the home. Emergency services... Read More

Thames Police shooting inquest continues

An expert psychiatrist who delivered 'stinging criticism” of an industry colleague's care of a mentally unwell man later shot by police has been given a... Read More

Police shooting: inquiry looks at psychiatric care

Whether a Waikato District Health Board psychiatrist was remiss in his care of a mentally unwell man shot by police in a suburban street in Thames has become the... Read More

Homicide investigation launched in Hamilton

Police have launched a homicide investigation following the death of a man at a Hamilton property. Emergency services were called to the address around... Read More

Homicide: Police seek info on alleged offender

Police investigating the murder of Abdul Kareem are seeking information from the public regarding the movements of the alleged offender. "Our enquiries indicate... Read More

Fake ‘diplomat’ duped police with bogus plates

One of a pair of fake diplomats with "extreme views" and a cache of semi-automatic weapons uncovered in a police probe has escaped a jail sentence after citing... Read More

Man accused of refugee‘s murder remains in custody

A man charged with the murder of Abdul Kareem​, whose body was pulled from a river in Waikato on Tuesday, has appeared in court. Kareem, aged 40 from the Auckland... Read More