Crime

Newtown fire: Fifth victim recovered

Police have recovered the fifth victim located at Loafers Lodge in Newtown following this week's fire. "As with the bodies of four other victims already recovered,... Read More

Whakatāne: charges laid in relation to injured man

Police have laid charges in relation to the man found with serious injuries in a car park on Garaway Street, Whakatāne, in the early hours of Friday morning. A... Read More

Operation Dirt arrests made

Further arrests and charges are likely as part of Operation Dirt, following arrests made this week in eastern Bay of Plenty. Police arrested three people on Thursday... Read More

Newtown fire: four victims now removed from scene

Police can confirm that four victims have now been recovered from Loafers Lodge in Newtown. "Two were recovered today [Friday], in addition to the two recovered... Read More

Eight people involved in organised crime arrested

Eight people have been arrested and are facing a variety of charges related to the activities of an organised criminal group. "Yesterday [Thursday] the Waikato... Read More

‘It gets under your skin’

Like so many others, Detective Senior Sergeant John Wilson joined Police thinking he'd be saving lives. In SAR, he finds himself doing exactly that. For more... Read More

Newtown fire: man charged with two counts of arson

Wellington Police have arrested a man in relation to the fire at Loafers Lodge in Newtown on Monday night. The man has been charged with two counts of arson and... Read More

Pāua poacher sentenced to 10 months home detention

A pāua poacher who was under a court ordered ban from fishing has been placed on 10 months home detention for pāua fishing repeatedly. Teotulo Tuala, 64, was... Read More

Stolen bronze sculpture recovered

A 70kg sculpture of early tourism pioneer Camille Malfroy, which was removed from the Government Gardens in Rotorua in February, has been found by Police. "Thanks... Read More

Man found critically injured in BOP car park

Police are appealing for information about after a man was found critically injured in a Bay of Plenty car park. A man was located with serious injuries in a... Read More

A myriad of drugs and firearms seized in raids

A myriad of illegal drugs have been seized and three men are facing the Court as Police execute a series of search warrants targeting a drug syndicate smuggling... Read More

Juror issues hamper BOP sex trial

The trial for the entertainment industry figure facing a raft of sex charges has been adjourned again after the failure to find 12 people to sit on the jury. Justice... Read More