A Tauranga man assaulted by a woman he confronted over 'dangerous” parking says he can't sleep on his left side, due to pain in his face, and has... Read More

'The word ‘sorry' would have gone a long way,” a judge has told a woman whose driving on the way home from Rhythm and Vines caused a crash... Read More

Police are working to recover a body in the water near Chapel St in Tauranga. It comes after people reported a heavy police presence in the area this morning,... Read More

Police are asking for help finding a man missing from Rotorua. Hemi, 29, was reported missing from Ōwhata on Saturday evening, police said today. He was... Read More

A person has been assaulted at a Tauranga business this morning. Police were called to an address on Cameron Rd at 5.20am. A police spokesperson said an... Read More

Police have a person in custody after an hours-long armed operation in the Bay of Plenty town of Katikati. Two schools, an early childhood centre and a medical... Read More

As the three men charged with the murder of Tristan 'Eru” Oakes in Te Puke stood in the dock today, Oakes' whānau stood in the public gallery, looking... Read More

A 19-year-old man has been arrested and remanded in custody in the Bay of Plenty on nine separate driving related charges. The charges come in the wake of... Read More

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