Police are investigating after a man was found critically injured in Bethlehem overnight. Police said they were called to the State Highway 2/Te Paeroa Rd... Read More

A man with a serious drug addiction went on a $33,000 crime spree using his former employers' accounts at stores and stolen fuel cards to buy more... Read More

The judge called it a 'disastrous decision” costing the lives of two community-minded people. The offender called it a 'pure accident” that... Read More

Vandals have targeted Waihī‘s refuse station in a 'senseless attack”. Hauraki District Council said the Waihī Refuse Transfer Station was... Read More

There are plenty of ways to smuggle drugs, cigarettes, firearms, and other illicit substances into New Zealand, including hiding them in a container or... Read More

CCTV operators in Rotorua and Tauranga were crucial in apprehending five youths after an attempted burglary early on Thursday. Rotorua area prevention manager... Read More

Warning: This story deals with details of sexual offending against a child and may be distressing. 'Your crime against my child has had a profound impact... Read More

When a girl revealed she was being sexually abused by her mother's partner, she was essentially disowned by adults who claimed she was lying. Her... Read More

Police have arrested and charged a 28-year-old with murder after a man died in Thames this week. Police were called to an address on Rolleston St about... Read More

A man who escaped police custody on Monday, fleeing from a police van outside court, has handed himself in. Samir Derek Belhajjam, 30, went to the Taupō... Read More

Thames residents have described hearing foul language and threats in the vicinity of an address at the centre of a homicide investigation. Police launched... Read More

The man who escaped police custody outside the Taupō District Court has a history of sleeping rough and stealing boats, say police. Samir Derek Belhajjam,... Read More