04:02pm Wed 13 Dec, 2023
Police are making enquiries following a robbery in Te Puke on Wednesday afternoon. "We received reports of a person stealing goods from a store on Jocelyn... Read More
05:00pm Tue 12 Dec, 2023
A post-mortem is being conducted today on the victim of Sunday's homicide in Whakatāne. Police can now name the victim. He was 27-year-old Tuterangi... Read More
01:00pm Tue 12 Dec, 2023
Police are appealing for information in relation to a stabbing on State Highway 27, Springdale, Matamata-Piako District on Sunday, December 10. The stabbing... Read More
07:00am Tue 12 Dec, 2023
A witness has described how a man was lying unconscious on the ground, holding his organs, after being stabbed at a car meet. Two people have been stabbed... Read More
06:30am Tue 12 Dec, 2023
Police are continuing to investigate after the death of a man in Whakatāne on Sunday night. Initial indications suggest there was a gang-related disorder... Read More
08:00pm Mon 11 Dec, 2023
On average, Police receives an average of 460 reports of events every hour of every day, says Police Deputy Chief Executive Pieri Munro. "Of those, 22 reports... Read More
11:52am Mon 11 Dec, 2023
Police have launched a homicide investigation after a man died in Whakatāne last night. Around 9.40pm on Sunday, the man in his 20s was brought to hospital... Read More
11:15am Mon 11 Dec, 2023
The number of impaired drivers police in the Bay of Plenty have been catching is alarming. And it's just not acceptable, says Bay of Plenty road policing manager... Read More
07:00am Mon 11 Dec, 2023
Police following up on criminal offending, including two stabbings and disorder during illegal street racing on the weekend, are asking anyone with information... Read More
07:00am Sun 10 Dec, 2023
The family of Harley Shrimpton are still in shock following Police locating his body this week. A funeral service for Harley attended by his family and friends... Read More
02:00pm Sat 09 Dec, 2023
Sentencing judges need to stop going lightly on those convicted of illegal hunting and the killing or stealing of livestock, says Federated Farmers rural policing... Read More
01:15pm Sat 09 Dec, 2023
A man is to appear in court on Monday after being arrested for stealing bank cards from a motorist who was suffering a medical event. Police in Tauranga have... Read More