11:45am Thu 17 Oct, 2024
A Rotorua man found guilty of shooting a stranger in the face out the window of his car after collecting his children from primary school is a rapper who... Read More
10:10am Thu 17 Oct, 2024
Warning: This story deals with details of alleged sexual violence, which some readers may find upsetting. A man of any nationality, culture or language... Read More
03:00pm Wed 16 Oct, 2024
Five youths have been arrested after several Waikato stores were burgled and damaged this week. Police allege the youths, travelling in a stolen vehicle,... Read More
08:00am Wed 16 Oct, 2024
A woman convicted of laundering more than $430,000 in drug money spent tens of thousands on 'lifestyle” expenses, including overseas holidays,... Read More
08:00pm Tue 15 Oct, 2024
Legislation that will help protect New Zealanders from cybercrime has passed first reading in Parliament today, Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith said. '11... Read More
02:00pm Tue 15 Oct, 2024
A man who had just picked up his children from school chased a driver he didn't know along Rotorua's Te Ngae Rd and shot him in the face through the car... Read More
11:15am Tue 15 Oct, 2024
A Bay of Plenty house fire is believed to be connected to an earlier shooting that critically injured a person, police say. Police went to a Te Tawa Rd address... Read More
07:00am Tue 15 Oct, 2024
A new set of 16-year-olds with fresh learner licences head out on to New Zealand roads each year. That's why the Bay of Plenty Rotary Clubs brought to the... Read More
06:30am Mon 14 Oct, 2024
Warning: This story deals with the sexual abuse of children, the details of which may be distressing to readers. A father encouraged his 5-year-old son... Read More
09:00am Sun 13 Oct, 2024
Warning: This story deals with details of alleged sexual violence, which some readers may find upsetting. A woman's memory of the night she alleges she... Read More
04:00pm Fri 11 Oct, 2024
The NZ Herald's popular true crime podcast Chasing Ghosts is back for a thrilling new season with The Puppeteer, focusing on serial catfisher and online predator... Read More
11:15am Fri 11 Oct, 2024
A year ago Rotorua Lakes Council opened an Inner-City Community Safety Hub with police, announced following public after-school attacks on teen girls near a... Read More