09:28am Tue 24 Dec, 2024
A father who worried his son was driving his friend's car illegally, disabled it so it couldn't be driven. The car had been loaned to the young driver,... Read More
08:31am Tue 24 Dec, 2024
A prisoner who escaped from Corrections staff at Waikato Hospital in Hamilton was wearing handcuffs and a GPS monitor. Corrections and police are still... Read More
07:07am Tue 24 Dec, 2024
Two Black Power associates are facing drug-related charges following the end of a four-month police operation. Detective Sergeant Jonathon Brady says the... Read More
05:00pm Mon 23 Dec, 2024
An 'elderly aunt” has lost nearly $10,000 trying to rent a Christmas holiday home from a fake Booking.com listing. Her family are among multiple... Read More
06:45am Mon 23 Dec, 2024
With Christmas fast approaching, police are encouraging people to be aware of online phishing scams. The holiday season can already be a stressful time, and... Read More
05:00pm Sun 22 Dec, 2024
A toy gun, live ammunition, methamphetamine, knuckle dusters, nunchaku, three bags of cannabis and a small set of scales are just some of the things people going... Read More
08:00pm Sat 21 Dec, 2024
Police and Customs have seized about 200kg of methamphetamine after the huge haul was discovered at the Port of Tauranga. The four men arrested all had associations... Read More
04:00pm Fri 20 Dec, 2024
Up to 40 'pet” pigs are set to be moved from the Coromandel Peninsula to a sanctuary in Wellington after their long-time carer was charged with murder. The... Read More
10:45am Fri 20 Dec, 2024
Hundreds of wild pigs roaming on a Coromandel Peninsula property face an 'uncertain and dangerous” future following the arrest of their long-time caregiver... Read More
06:36am Fri 20 Dec, 2024
The two women charged in relation to the death of 8-year-old Te Teko boy Rickah'Shae Keefe-Haerewa can now be named. They are 25-year-old Maya Hati... Read More
08:00pm Thu 19 Dec, 2024
Police have backtracked on replacing their old road spikes - which have injured dozens of officers - despite testing new, safer spikes. But because so few... Read More
07:00pm Thu 19 Dec, 2024
Stolen pounamu ranks as the commodity second most traded for drugs, after cash, according to a West Coast hapū. Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Waewae Chair Francois... Read More