A cousin of murdered 5-year-old Malachi Subecz says she was 'terrified” when he was handed over to the woman who would eventually kill him. Megan... Read More

DISTRESSING CONTENT WARNING A man forced two children to watch as he cut off puppies' heads with an axe. Brian Herbert Waru also hung the pet dog,... Read More

Warning: This story deals with details of sexual violence and may be distressing. A sexual predator who groomed a Rotorua 13-year-old on Snapchat then raped... Read More

The mother of a Malachi Subecz, who was murdered by a caregiver, has broken down in tears in court while recalling her final conversation with her son. Jasmine... Read More

DISTRESSING CONTENT WARNING The rider of a Harley Davidson motorcycle who hit and killed two pedestrians had 70 driving infringements, as well as 11 previous... Read More

A 'plague of hoons” on motorbikes riding illegally in Tauranga parks has neighbours fed up and worried about people's safety after near misses. Buddy... Read More

Two men charged over the alleged hit-and-run death of Rotorua deaf and blind man Paige Johnson have denied a range of charges. Riki Ronald Edward Lum, from... Read More

A violent neo-Nazi hate group with international reach has been relisted as a terrorist entity by the New Zealand Government, amid ongoing efforts to prevent... Read More

A Tauranga dairy owner is feeling panicked as his sales plummet after a ram raid. Police called Varinder Singh on July 1 at 1.30am to say that his store had... Read More

A pump action shotgun, cash and more than half a kilogram of cocaine were seized in a police operation targeting drug suppliers in Matamata-Piako. The gun... Read More

Warning: This story deals with details of sexual assault and may be distressing. A 13-year-old Rotorua girl befriended by a man claiming to be 16 on Snapchat... Read More

Thirteen Mongrel Mob members in cars swarmed around a rival gang vehicle at a Rotorua roundabout in broad daylight and attacked. Some had weapons, some... Read More