Rotorua MP Todd McClay says he has no qualms about calling in police reinforcements to deal with gangs. New special search powers are now available to police,... Read More

A man has had a conviction for obstructing a police officer overturned due to the impact it would have on his mana. Joshua Green, also known as Joshua... Read More

UPDATE 4:40: Police can confirm one person is in custody after the Tauranga Hospital incident. Police are no longer in attendance. Tauranga Hospital has... Read More

Three people have been arrested following a disorder involving two groups of people outside the Whakatāne District Court. Two men - aged 18 and 26 - are... Read More

A 36-year-old woman has recorded a breath alcohol level of 2178 micrograms - nearly nine times the limit for an infringement notice and more than five times... Read More

Police have announced a $100,000 reward for information in relation to the disappearance of Jessica Boyce in March 2019. Jessica, aged 27, disappeared from... Read More

A joint taskforce has stopped close to 200 kilograms of methamphetamine from reaching New Zealand and Australian borders. A joint international task force,... Read More

A man is due in court today charged with the murder of an Ōpōtiki man last year. Steven Taiatini was fatally struck by a vehicle on Saint John Street in... Read More

A significant police operation has culled a massive source of funding for Bay of Plenty's organised crime groups and gangs. In the recent five-day operation,... Read More

Police are currently attending the scene of a two-vehicle collision where one of the parties became aggressive. Police were notified of this two-vehicle collision... Read More

An 82-year-old man, on a summer tramp with a friend on a popular walking track in the Coromandel bush passes a woman with a brown and white terrier dog. He... Read More

Two alleged drug couriers are facing charges after being Customs seized a total of 63kg of illegal drugs in separate smuggling attempts. The two incidents... Read More