A teenager who ran down his mother's partner with a car and killed him can now be named as Rereamanu Ronaki-Wihapi. Ronaki-Wihapi is serving a 17-year... Read More

Rotorua Mayor Tania Tapsell, Police Minister Mark Mitchell, area commander Inspector Herby Ngawhika, Bay of Plenty District Commander Superintendent Tim Anderson,... Read More

Police say a shooting in Murupara happened at a private dwelling and no arrests have been made yet. A man was shot in the leg on Saturday and taken to... Read More

Warning: This story deals with details of sexual assault and may be distressing. A man 'violently” raped his ex-wife and mother of his child,... Read More

Police are looking for a man they describe as a 'risk to the public”. Redmond Huirua, 34, has a warrant for his arrest for wounding with intent... Read More

Within hours of Trevor and Rosemary Newbrook's home being broken into, burgled and burnt down, William Tidd was at Rotorua pawn shops trying to hock off... Read More

Warning: Distressing content Two people involved in a Rotorua teen prostitution ring that has been described as 'social dysfunction at its worst” have... Read More

Police have launched Rotorua's first beat team to patrol the city centre on foot as a way to crack down on retail crime. The team is made up of five constables... Read More

The president of the Tribesmen Aotearoa gang says he didn't want a fellow member to be killed, and didn't order a 'hotbox” attack to take place. Mark... Read More

UPDATE: Police have recovered a stolen vehicle from a Tauranga waterway. A police spokesperson said they initially recieved reports of a vehicle in a body... Read More

When a Tribesmen gang leader found out one of his members had been stealing money from the gang's bank account, he allegedly said the thief 'needed to be... Read More

The maximum length of time someone can be trespassed from a business, as well as the maximum fines, are set to increase, under proposed changes announced by... Read More