Police Commissioner Andrew Coster has this week confirmed further details around the allocation of the 500 additional officers following funding from Budget... Read More

A Tauranga man caught with hundreds of images and videos depicting 'horrific” child sexual abuse has been sentenced to seven months' home detention. The... Read More

Police arrested two men on the South-Western motorway, following a fleeing driver incident that began near Matamata this morning. A stolen vehicle had earlier... Read More

NZ Police say they have dealt a "considerable blow" to the Comanchero Motorcycle gang after 137 charges were laid following a three year investigation. 'Police... Read More

A gift parcel scam operating overseas has made its way to Greerton in Tauranga. Last weekend, police issued a warning via social media of an overseas rise... Read More

A body found in a burnt-out car between Tokoroa and Taupō last week has yet to be formally identified, police say. The body was found in the front seat... Read More

'One shot would have been plenty.” These were the words of a lawyer representing the family of Shargin Stephens at the inquest into Stephens' death.... Read More

A woman who was rushed to hospital after she collapsed with chest pain and shortness of breath was sent home with a prescription for indigestion after... Read More

Police are warning the public to be aware that a gift parcel scam operating overseas could also find its way to New Zealand. "Police are aware of a recent... Read More

There have been 10 burglaries in the district over the past couple of weeks. Three of these have been in Te Puke with the others in Maketū and Pukehina... Read More

The whānau and supporters of alleged murder victim Mitchell Te Kani could be heard choking back tears as his 111 calls were played to a jury in the... Read More

Few people have a better understanding of what it means to be safe and feel safe than former refugees. Police staff work with new arrivals from their earliest... Read More