Crime

Dog days are coming

A pawfect Christmas gift is on its way. The Police Dog Trust's annual calendar - starring some of the New Zealand Police's canine talent - is open for pre-orders... Read More

Man facing dangerous driving charges

A man is facing a raft of driving related charges after allegedly driving into parked cars and road signs in Tauranga. Police say they took a 49-year-old... Read More

Operation to quell gang tensions

An operation has been launched in Tairawhiti designed to help quell current gang tensions and keep the community safe. Police will be focusing on disrupting... Read More

Man arrested after quick call from public

A Cambridge man seen driving erratically by a member of the public is due in court next month on numerous drugs, weapons and driving offences. Police were... Read More

Tauranga school lockdown after police incident

A Tauranga school went into lockdown this afternoon following an incident involving police. Parents of students at Greenpark School have contacted SunLive... Read More

Assault shared on social media, youths arrested

Two youths have been arrested following an assault that was filmed and shared on social media. The asasult happened near a restaurant on Queen Street in Cambridge... Read More

New dog teams leading the way

Four new police patrol dog teams are now trained up and ready to go after graduating from the New Zealand Police Dog Training Centre in Trentham this week. Four... Read More

Aggravated robbery: Three youths facing charges

Three youths are due to appear in court today after allegedly targeting service station in Paeroa and Matamata. The three, aged between 15 and 18 years old,... Read More

Road rage: Roadworkers shot at with BB gun

Roadworkers were shot at with a BB gun, shouted at and threatened during two 'disgraceful” road rage incidents in Rotorua earlier this week, says Waka... Read More

E-scooters: Facebook fraudster tricks man

A man who stole four e-scooters off a footpath and spray-painted them black managed to sell them as ex-rentals on Facebook Marketplace. Now police are warning... Read More

Trio facing charges of child prostitution

Police have arrested a third person in connection to allegations they ran an illegal commercial sex service involving underage girls - and supplied them with... Read More

Mount murder: Elderly couple named

An 80-year-old man accused of killing his wife, aged 78, in a retirement village in Mount Maunganui on Sunday night can be named. John Alfred Salter appeared... Read More