Crime

The ulti-mutt collaboration

Police dog trainers and handlers picked up some new tricks for training their canine colleagues at one of the largest working dog seminars New Zealand has seen.... Read More

Keeping the EV running and Pāpāmoa safe

From spotting open garages as prime targets for opportunist thieves, to finding missing young and elderly family members, Pāpāmoa Community Patrol do all sorts... Read More

Firearm and cannabis seized, Whakatāne

A man has been arrested and a firearm seized following a routine vehicle stop in Whakatāne on Thursday night, says Whakatāne response manager senior sergeant... Read More

Buyer beware: Shipping container scam circulating

Police are warning people to keep their wits about them when buying shipping containers. A new scam is circulating offering shipping containers for sale on... Read More

NZ caught up in worldwide phishing sting

New Zealand Police have joined international authorities to bust open a significant cybercrime operation, which targeted thousands of people worldwide. Under... Read More

Coffee cup thrown at Tauranga café worker

One Tauranga hospitality worker reportedly got a black eye after a customer threw a large ceramic mug at her face. This is just among some of the assaults... Read More

Vape story burglary: Police nab three

Police have arrested three youths ater a burglary at a vape store in Rotorua. Officers were called to a store on Tarawera Road in Lynmore following reports... Read More

Youth crime: Military-style academies forge ahead

Plans are progressing for Youth Offender Military Academies as the Government works on ways to reduce youth crime. Tauranga has seen numerous ram raids in... Read More

Begging ban call after tourists ‘accosted'

Beggars 'physically accosted” 10 Aussie tourists at a cafe last week, claims a Rotorua councillor arguing it is time to 'seriously consider” a begging... Read More

Tributes flow for Mount Maunganui dad

Tributes are being posted on social media for a man who was found dead in Mount Maunganui on Monday. He was 37-year-old John Rawiri Piripi Pitihira. 'On... Read More

Police name man who died after running into sea

Police can now release the name of the man who died after running into the sea at Mt Maunganui earlier this week. He was John Rawiri Piripi Pitihira, aged... Read More

Shooter stuffed meth in undies, hid from police

After shooting a man in the back as he drove away from his rural Waikato property, Wade Cresswell stashed some firearms, stuffed methamphetamine in his undies... Read More