A Katikati technology store owner lost $74,000 of stock from an overnight burglary last weekend - and he did not have insurance. The burglary comes two months... Read More

Two people have been attacked by a group of loose dogs in Pāpāmoa. Police received reports about 3pm of loose dogs in the Pāpāmoa Beach area. They... Read More

If you're 18 or older and looking for a way to get involved, make new friends, and help your community, Mount Maunganui Community Patrol wants you. 'We're... Read More

By Whakatāne Beacon The trial of a 71-year-old Ōhope man who triggered a bomb scare at Whakatāne District Council last year began in the Whakatāne District... Read More

A recent massive brawl in Tauranga's Welcome Bay was not an isolated incident in the street, a resident says. There were also 'fights, drinking and vandalism”... Read More

The third man charged with the murder of 29-year-old Te Puke father Tristan Oakes has appeared in court. Te Waiari Kapereira Mana Watson, 24, appeared in... Read More

By Sam Sherwood of RNZ Inside a scathing 135-page report into how police responded to accusations of sexual offending by former Deputy Commissioner Jevon... Read More

Warning: This story deals with allegations of the sexual assault of a child and may be distressing. A teenage boy has denied sexually violating his friend's... Read More

A third person has been charged with the murder of Tristan Oakes in the Bay of Plenty town of Te Puke. The 29-year-old was found critically injured from a... Read More

A man who shot and killed his friend during a night time hunting trip - and later told police the victim had shot himself - had earlier smoked cannabis. Three... Read More

Warning: This story deals with allegations of the sexual assault of a child and may be distressing. A primary-aged girl has described being sexually violated... Read More

Electric dirt bikes are creating serious concerns for police, with the vehicles featuring in a growing number of crashes and cases of illegal riding. In most... Read More