Crime doesn't pay when you're trying to hide it from a tall policeman, as one local cannabis grower and thief has discovered. Pāpāmoa Community Constable Adrian... Read More

Police are appealing to the public as work continues to locate three remand prisoners who escaped custody in Auckland. Zane Hepi, 24, Billy Fepulea'i, 43, and... Read More

Police are acknowledging the sentencing of six individuals following the successful termination of Operation Schultz, a year-long operation targeting the theft... Read More

National Party leader Christopher Luxon says the cost of living is the main issue facing the Bay of Plenty and wider New Zealand. Speaking to SunLive, the Leader... Read More

Lofty Maki has been missing for two months, but his family and Bay of Plenty Police still search for answers. Whānau last saw him on Tuesday 6 December 2022;... Read More

Police say they believe there is a good chance authorities will make arrests over a record cocaine seizure in the Pacific Ocean. More than three tonnes of the... Read More

The two men convicted of killing a publican at the Red Fox Tavern in 1987 were advantaged by the more than 30-year delay between the murder and the trial, a Crown... Read More

A registered child sex offender promised a 14-year-old boy $6000 from a 'wealthy female friend” if he made videos of himself masturbating. That offender,... Read More

Two shop owners whose stores have been targeted by thieves in the last week say they no longer feel safe working in a dairy. Dimpal Kumar, owner of Matua dairy... Read More

Today is Safer Internet Day - New Zealand Police is taking the opportunity to educate the public about sextortion, especially targeting our younger males. 'Sextortion... Read More

Gun owners could have to pay police to attend if their firearms are stolen in a burglary under a new proposal. The suggestion comes as police review firearms... Read More

Police are very pleased with the proceedings of Waitangi Day 2023. Despite the grey skies, there was a large turnout of attendees at this Monday morning's... Read More