Crime

Record drug seizure in Tauranga worth $280m

New Zealand Customs has seized more than 700 kilograms of cocaine worth around $280m from a shipping container in Tauranga. This seizure breaks the previous... Read More

BOP officer injured, teens in court

Two Taranaki teenagers will appear in court on April 1 after an incident in the Bay of Plenty in which two police cars were rammed and an officer injured. At about... Read More

Commercial burglaries: youths arrested

Police investigating a recent spate of commercial break-ins and burglaries have charged a youth with five commercial burglaries. Police were alerted to reports... Read More

DNA leads to sentencing for 2006 rape

A woman who was raped on a Raglan walking track blames herself for the fact the same man targeted another tourist in a Paeroa cemetery 14 years later. Darryl... Read More

Two arrested after police officer hit by car

A police officer has been left with serious injuries after being struck by a car in Whakatane this morning. Two teens have been arrested in relation to the incident... Read More

Search continues for missing Tauranga man

Colleagues of a Tauranga man who was last heard from on Friday are hoping for a positive outcome. David Holland was reported missing from his Papamoa Beach home... Read More

Police making enquiries following Matua explosion

Police are investigating the cause of an explosion that has damaged a car and nearby properties in Matua on Saturday night. A SunLive reader living in Matua reports... Read More

Fake bank notes being investigated by BOP Police

Police are encouraging people in the Bay of Plenty to check the currency they receive following fake notes being presented at various business recently. "If you... Read More

Early guilty pleas for family harm offenders

Victim Video Statements have nearly doubled the likelihood of an early guilty plea in court. VVS's have been in use for family harm cases since 2017, but... Read More

Silver vehicle sought in homicide investigation

Taupō Police are seeking information about a silver sedan in relation to homicide investigation Operation Dell. Operation Dell was launched following the death... Read More

Missing swimmer: dive squad called in

A search and rescue operation is underway for a missing swimmer. Emergency services were called about 6.30pm on Thursday after the man failed to resurface after... Read More

IPCA: Unlawful arrest in Rotorua

The arrest of a man in Rotorua in 2019 has been ruled unlawful by independent investigators. The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found police unlawfully... Read More