Crime

Jewellery store‘s eighth smash & grab in two years

A Bay of Plenty retailer whose stores have been the target of violent robberies eight times in the last two years feels let down by the justice system, and wants... Read More

Police seek information in Rotorua cold case

Bay of Plenty Police investigating the 2002 attempted murder of Rotorua man Karl Anders Nyman are seeking others to come forward with any information they may... Read More

Drink driving deaths on NZ roads double since 2013

Deaths involving drink-driving in Aotearoa have doubled since 2013 - reaching a 10-year peak last year. In 2022, 163 deaths were recorded, 111 of which were people... Read More

Fraud and deception crime nearly doubles - survey

Fraud and deception crimes are rising sharply, almost doubling in the year ending November, according to a new report. The New Zealand Crime and Victims Survey,... Read More

Desert Rd homicide: Crown and defence close cases

The last man standing in the Desert Rd murder case is Zhicheng (Michael) Gu. The Crown, his co-defendants and other associates all say he stabbed and killed a... Read More

Whakatāne homicide: Man and 14-year-old arrested

Whakatāne Police have arrested a further two people in connection with the investigation into the murder of Claude Te Rangiatahua Takao. A homicide investigation... Read More

Second arrest as police probe BOP mother‘s murder

A second person has been arrested for the murder of a woman in the Bay of Plenty in September 2022. Korrey Whyman was shot inside a vehicle as it travelled on... Read More

Alleged fleeing driver in police custody

A person has been taken into custody after a fleeing driver incident in Mount Maunganui. Shortly after 7.30pm on Monday, police received a report of a stolen... Read More

Three youths arrested for aggravated robberies

Three youths are due to appear in youth court on Monday following being arrested in relation to three aggravated robberies in Hamilton on Saturday night. At 6.05pm,... Read More

Firearms registry to stop gangs getting guns

With law-abiding firearms licence holders filling in the new digital Firearms Registry, it will make it much harder for gangs and criminals to acquire guns, says... Read More

New digital Firearms Registry launches

The new digital Firearms Registry has begun operating today, delivering another milestone in the improvement of firearms safety and oversight in New Zealand, says... Read More

Suspicious car fire in Parkvale

Police are making enquiries following a suspicious car fire in Tauranga early Friday morning. Fire Emergency NZ services were called to the scene of a fire in... Read More