Reported crime in Rotorua's inner city has dropped, a top cop says - a trend one hospitality stalwart calls a 'wonderful trajectory”. It comes about... Read More

Two men are before the courts on violence charges after search warrants in Rotorua which saw a firearm seized. The arrests spring from an incident on Tuesday,... Read More

Police have issued an arrest warrant and international border alert for a Kiwi man accused of laundering nearly $250,000 for off-shore scammers. One of... Read More

The mother of a man who was killed in a hit-and-run and left on a grass verge overnight after police failed to send an officer out until morning says she's still... Read More

Police have secured the upper hand over an alleged scammer's bid to dupe Kiwis out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. Now, officers are urging victims to... Read More

A tradie accused of defrauding 28 people of $87,000 for failing to complete work he'd promoted on social media wants to have his charges thrown because the... Read More

A man has been charged after police unravelled multiple alleged Facebook Marketplace scams that ripped off victims. Detective Senior Sergeant Craig Bolton... Read More

Seven suspects have learned that they can't outrun the Eagle helicopter. Police say the Eagle helicopter spent two nights last week in the Waikato district... Read More

A man busted piloting his boat back from an unsuccessful 120kg cocaine pick-up from a ship in the Port of Tauranga told police he was out on the water at... Read More

A High Court judge has given an official the power to take 'whatever steps necessary” to dispose of three 'idyllic” Bay of Plenty properties occupied... Read More

Police are working to locate a woman who has been missing since last night. Pauline, 67, is believed to have driven her 2016 Mazda 3 Hatchback to the Wairere... Read More

Former international rugby star Matua Parkinson has admitted purchasing guns to on-sell to someone without a licence, faking a burglary and then making a... Read More