To mark Elder Abuse Awareness Day June 15, here is a rundown of useful facts and figures about this growing problem. Elder abuse is a single or repeated act,... Read More

A man is due to appear in Hamilton District Court today, Saturday June 15 on a charge of murder. Detective Inspector Graham Pitkethley says Police arrested... Read More

Customs and the Royal New Zealand Navy recently seized a 7kg shipment of cocaine attached with a magnet to the side of a ship's hull. The joint operation... Read More

A phone scam is re-emerging with cold calling swindlers claiming to be Police officers. New Zealand Police are advising the public to be vigilant, after a... Read More

A mother-of-eight who was accused of hurting a child in her care reacted by putting the girl on a plane and sending her overseas before police were able... Read More

Rotorua is experiencing a marked reduction in crime since implementing a community safety strategy in the inner city, says the city's mayor. "There's... Read More

Two people are facing manslaughter charges following two 2023 fatal crashes in the Bay of Plenty. Over the last nine months, investigations into the two separate... Read More

WARNING: This story refers to child sexual abuse. For help and crisis information, see below. When she met Geoffrey Muir on Tinder, she never imagined that... Read More

Ram raids are down more than 80 percent for the month of April compared to last year, according to provisional police data. Police have identified 12... Read More

A Hamilton high school is advising people to call the police if they feel threatened by its students. In a Facebook post on Tuesday, Mangakōtukutuku College... Read More

After making his way down a muddy bulldozer track Detective Sergeant Alan Kingsbury pushed through a small opening in dense bush and down a steep track to... Read More

A scam victim who lost $300,000 to criminals was 'horrified” to learn highly sensitive details about her case were mistakenly sent to a third party in... Read More