Crime

New Tasers coming to a police officer near you

New Tasers, which can shoot 10 probes before needing to be reloaded, are starting to be rolled-out. Police across the Southern District are the first in the... Read More

Police investigating arson at school playground

Police are investigating after an arson at Kawerau South School overnight. Part of the wooden structure of the school's playground has been destroyed... Read More

Arrests made following recent violent incidents

Hawke's Bay Police have made two arrests following an aggravated robbery at Te Mata Peak and a ram raid at a premises in Clive last week. Police were notified... Read More

Prison reforms: Government ditches targets

The government confirmed on Thursday it is scrapping an already expired prison reduction target and will no longer fund the cultural reports used in sentencing. It... Read More

Man due to appear in court on multiple charges

A man charged with the murder of Harley Shrimpton is due to appear again in court in April on multiple charges. 'He has been remanded in custody due to reappear... Read More

Ram raid in Otūmoetai

Construction contractors are repairing damage to the entrance of Liquorland Otūmoetai in Bureta, Tauranga, following a ram raid and burglary at the premises... Read More

Government law and order crackdown begins

The coalition Government is making good on its promise to restore law and order by removing government funding for Section 27 reports and abolishing the previous... Read More

One arrested so far for Bayfair jewellery robbery

Police investigating the robbery of a jewellery store by six people at the Bayfair shopping complex in January have charged a man with aggravated robbery. "An... Read More

Robbery at Brookfield Superette

Police are making enquiries following the robbery of a superette dairy in Brookfield on Tuesday. Police were notified of a group of three youths that entered... Read More

Incident in Pāpāmoa

No further action is required today by Police, following an incident in Pāpāmoa on Saturday evening. A SunLive reader reports there was screaming heard... Read More

Police making enquiries about disorderly behaviour

Police are making enquiries following an incident in Tauriko on Saturday afternoon. Police say they have received reports of a group of what is believed to... Read More

Tauranga teacher found guilty of child assault

A Tauranga primary school teacher found guilty of assaulting a child, will be sentenced in April. Jane Hanuere Sowerby, 55, appeared in Tauranga District... Read More