Crime

Brawls and noise angering Mount residents

Mount Maunganui residents are reporting a growing annoyance for noisy vehicles and engines revving loudly late at night on local streets, as well as feeling intimidated... Read More

Waikato: Meter-reader injured, vehicle stolen

A meter-reader who was attacked and had his car stolen was helped by passing motorists as he lay bloodied in a Kihikihi street, a resident says. Emergency services... Read More

Second person charged in relation to Te Puke death

Bay of Plenty Police have today charged a second person in relation to the death of a man in Te Puke on December 27. "Takumanu Paul, aged 44, died after being... Read More

Pāpāmoa East surf lifesaving tower vandalised

Pāpāmoa lifeguards were dismayed to discover on Monday morning that their Pāpāmoa East tower has been broken into and vandalised. On arriving for lifesaving... Read More

NFTs among $1.9m assets seized by Police

Police have announced that cryptocurrency and NFTs are among the more than $1.9 million in assets seized following the arrest of two men allegedly importing and... Read More

Children missing since Christmas Eve found

Two children who have been missing since Christmas Eve have been found in Auckland, according to a police spokesperson. Lily, 10, and Pearl, 8, were taken on... Read More

Mum accused of taking daughters hoped to meet PM

A mother who is accused of taking her two daughters in breach of a parenting order travelled to Wellington in hopes of meeting Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. Lily,... Read More

Police disappointed by number of drink-drivers

Police continue to urge motorists to make a conscious decision to not drive after drinking. Twenty-nine drivers were processed for excess breath alcohol at checkpoints... Read More

NZ: $242m worth of cocaine seized over last decade

Cocaine worth an estimated $242 million on the street has been seized in New Zealand over the past decade and, with use doubling in recent times, the motivation... Read More

Witnesses sought after Lake Rotoiti serious crash

Police are appealing for witnesses to a serious head-on collision on State Highway 30, near Rotorua yesterday. "Two vehicles collided at about 4.45pm near, Hauparu... Read More

Thieves thwarted by eagle-eyed community

Thieves have been outsmarted by an eagle-eyed community member and Police who have recovered a large haul of stolen property in a Pāpāmoa reserve. 'Recently... Read More

Ram raid at Arataki liquor store

Police are conducting enquires into a ram raid that took place overnight at Arataki. "At around 4.40am this morning, a group of offenders have used a vehicle... Read More