Armed police have been seen in Matua, Tauranga. An NZME reporter says police were in the area of Tilby Drive and Fergusson Park about 4.30pm. There was... Read More

Reports are emerging in several police districts where people have received a scam phone call from someone claiming to be a police officer. Inspector Matt... Read More

A hospital paediatrician who assessed a toddler, five months before she died from an unrelated incident, said her injuries were more akin to a 'strangulation”... Read More

Health NZ is responding to the discovery of methamphetamine contaminated lollies this week. "Following confirmation by the Drug Foundation on Tuesday that... Read More

The owner of a Rotorua motorbike shop says he feels 'shattered” and is 'still shaking” after 11 people in three cars ram-raided his store, stole... Read More

The father of a toddler - who died after suffering 'catastrophic” stomp-type injuries - has been accused of causing her death by a defence lawyer... Read More

Warning: Disturbing content An 'unrepentant” Mangakino farmer has been jailed and banned from farming animals after being found with hundreds of starving... Read More

People are being warned not to consume Rinda brand pineapple lollies after a potentially lethal amount of methamphetamine was found in a lolly wrapped in the... Read More

Warning: This story contains content that may disturb some readers A teenage stepmother was allegedly at 'breaking point” before she snapped... Read More

When a four-year-old girl started 'crying and screaming” over a Covid test, one of her mothers allegedly became 'enraged”. Now, that 34-year-old... Read More

Parcel-by-parcel, a joint international investigation has pieced together the operations of a major drug smuggling syndicate over the course of two years. Under... Read More

Road contractors are cleaning up mounds of illegally dumped rubbish every week at Katikati's Wharawhara Rd rest area. Two to three trailer-loads of rubbish... Read More