Stolen pounamu ranks as the commodity second most traded for drugs, after cash, according to a West Coast hapū. Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Waewae Chair Francois... Read More

Taupō Police have arrested and charged four youths in relation to an aggravated robbery at a jewellery store earlier today. The aggravated robbery occurred... Read More

Police have made 13 arrests in what they call a 'significant investigation into methamphetamine dealing by an organised criminal group in Rotorua”. The... Read More

If you're a fan of New Zealand Police dogs, chances are you're familiar with the work of Sergeant Jane Dunn. Away from her day job as the first national forensic... Read More

A North Island horse trainer who admitted ill-treatment of four horses - including kicking one twice in the genitals - has won a bid to avoid any convictions... Read More

Warning: This story deals with details of sexual violence and may be distressing. 'I wished he had killed me, that would have been so much easier.” The... Read More

A man will fight charges of murder and attempted murder after an alleged shooting on a remote road on the Coromandel Peninsula. Kevin Mabbott, 41,... Read More

A Whangamatā man has admitted he carelessly fired a rifle and caused the death of a man while hunting near Murupara in December last year. Sean Joseph... Read More

Tauranga's popular maunga Mauao will be closed on Tuesday while vandalism damage to the cultural compass is repaired. The large pounamu touchstone on top... Read More

The man shot and killed in Coromandel was a father of five and his grieving mother has paid tribute to her 'ratbag, free-spirited” son. Kevin Mabbott,... Read More

Warning: This story deals with descriptions of family violence and may be distressing. 'You'll end up in the boot of my f***en car ... End up on the... Read More

An alleged fraudster who is believed to have conned multiple victims out of up to $200,000 worth of cash, goods and services has been arrested and will appear... Read More