Crime

Wages: Woman sentenced to home detention

A woman has been sentenced to three months' community detention for fraudulently claiming about $7000 in Covid-19 wage subsidies. Yasmin Rose Patten appeared... Read More

Remembering Kirsa – 40 years on

This month marks the 40th anniversary of one of New Zealand's most enduring murder mysteries - the disappearance of Napier schoolgirl Kirsa Jensen. Fourteen-year-old... Read More

Rotorua mayor plans new community safety hub

Rotorua is not getting an urgent boost to the number of police officers despite the mayor's plea following brutal attacks on two teenage girls in the central... Read More

Kiwi jailed for involvement in cartel cocaine plot

The New Zealand drug syndicate leader in talks with one of Mexico's most violent and feared cartels to smuggle 200kg of cocaine through the Port of Tauranga has... Read More

Library attack: Mayor calls for more police

Rotorua's mayor says the city is in desperate need of extra police and has renewed her call for reinforcements after a girl was attacked outside the library. It's... Read More

Two-vehicle crash in Welcome Bay

Emergency services are at the scene of a two-vehicle collision on Awanui Place, Welcome Bay. A police spokesperson says the crash occurred at around 2.20pm. A... Read More

Illegal material scam re-emerges

Police are aware that an email scam has re-emerged, that references Police and other justice sector partners. The email claims authorities have done a search... Read More

Man removed from building register for two years

A builder and designer has been stripped from the Licensed Building Practitioner register, after previously being convicted of forgery and working while unlicenced. He... Read More

Arrests made after gun-point attempted robbery

Counties Manukau Police have arrested and charged four men following an attempted robbery at a store in Taupo. On Wednesday, July 26, Police were called to... Read More

'Expect the unexpected'

Rotorua's Police Dog Handler Tyson Ripia has proved he's not just a formidable opponent for suspects on the run - swapping the streets of Rotorua for the CrossFit... Read More

Arrests made following aggravated robbery in Taupō

Counties Manukau Police have arrested and charged four men following an attempted robbery at a store in Taupo. "On Wednesday 26 July, Police were called to... Read More

Whakaari/White Island owners unable to answer

One of the owners of Whakaari / White Island says in an audio interview played in court that whether their company owed a duty to the victims of the eruption... Read More