Legislation that will help protect New Zealanders from cybercrime has passed first reading in Parliament today, Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith said. '11... Read More

A man who had just picked up his children from school chased a driver he didn't know along Rotorua's Te Ngae Rd and shot him in the face through the car... Read More

A Bay of Plenty house fire is believed to be connected to an earlier shooting that critically injured a person, police say. Police went to a Te Tawa Rd address... Read More

A new set of 16-year-olds with fresh learner licences head out on to New Zealand roads each year. That's why the Bay of Plenty Rotary Clubs brought to the... Read More

Warning: This story deals with the sexual abuse of children, the details of which may be distressing to readers. A father encouraged his 5-year-old son... Read More

Warning: This story deals with details of alleged sexual violence, which some readers may find upsetting. A woman's memory of the night she alleges she... Read More

The NZ Herald's popular true crime podcast Chasing Ghosts is back for a thrilling new season with The Puppeteer, focusing on serial catfisher and online predator... Read More

A year ago Rotorua Lakes Council opened an Inner-City Community Safety Hub with police, announced following public after-school attacks on teen girls near a... Read More

A police investigation has shut down a criminal syndicate's operation, allegedly importing and distributing a concoction of illegal substances across parts of... Read More

Police have located the body of a person who died following a single vehicle crash into a Bay of Plenty river. Emergency Services responded to the Waioeka... Read More

A man critically injured in an assault at his Western Heights, Rotorua home in September has died. The man and his wife were seriously assaulted on September... Read More

Warning: This story deals with details of alleged sexual violence, which some readers may find upsetting. A woman has recalled the moment she says... Read More