08:00pm Wed 10 Apr, 2024
It was a slow-moving investigation until a breakthrough put police on to the trail of a stolen tortoise. The 17-year-old male leopard tortoise, along with... Read More
07:00pm Wed 10 Apr, 2024
The Firearms Safety Authority is undertaking its second survey with the public and firearms licence holders to measure public confidence in the firearms licensing... Read More
04:00pm Wed 10 Apr, 2024
A tip-off by a member of the public led officers to a commercial-size cannabis grow on an unsuspecting farmer's property. It all began when a person out walking... Read More
06:00pm Tue 09 Apr, 2024
A year on from the pilot of Digital Notebook in Central District, New Zealand Police say the nationwide rollout of their new intelligence, evidence and investigative... Read More
06:00pm Mon 08 Apr, 2024
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has announced further steps to get New Zealand back on track, launching nine ambitious Government Targets to help improve the... Read More
04:00pm Sun 07 Apr, 2024
Enquiries are ongoing after a rock came through the front window of a bus narrowly missing a bus driver. At around 1.50pm on Friday, the bus - containing... Read More
03:04pm Fri 05 Apr, 2024
Police have arrested four young people following an aggravated robbery at a petrol station on Johnbrook Crescent, Taupō over Easter weekend, says detective... Read More
02:54pm Fri 05 Apr, 2024
Waikato Police investigating two aggravated robberies of a commercial premises in Matamata have made an arrest. A 19-year-old man is facing multiple charges,... Read More
07:00pm Thu 04 Apr, 2024
Since its inception, it's safe to say the Three Strikes law has faced its fair share of criticism. Academics have condemned it for promoting penal populism... Read More
06:00pm Thu 04 Apr, 2024
Significant growth in drug checking availability and uptake is helping to prevent harm in more parts of the community, the NZ Drug Foundation Te Puna Whakaiti... Read More
02:14pm Thu 04 Apr, 2024
Police cordons on Arawa St in Rotorua's CBD are now lifted after a police incident. A person in a Free Palestine T-shirt earlier spent hours on the roof of... Read More
08:00am Thu 04 Apr, 2024
Two of three men charged over an alleged stabbing incident at a roundabout on Te Ngae Rd this month have appeared in the Rotorua District Court. Te Pou Rangirangi... Read More