Police are disappointed by a significant increase in drug use across New Zealand revealed in the latest quarter of wastewater testing. Testing was conducted... Read More

Customs has warned drug smugglers this summer after arresting a 29-year-old Canadian at Auckland International Airport for attempting to smuggle methamphetamine... Read More

The vandalism of the star compass atop Tauranga's iconic landmark Mauao is 'gutless racism”, an iwi leader says. The pounamu touchstone on top of the... Read More

A Tauranga man accused of committing serious assaults and posting videos of the alleged attacks online can now be named. Name suppression lapsed for Patrick... Read More

Two new police dog handlers are heading to the Bay of Plenty after graduating from the Police Dog Training Centre at Trentham, Upper Hutt. Senior Constable... Read More

A police officer should not have pursued a fleeing motorcyclist who soon after crashed and died, the Independent Police Conduct Authority has found. The... Read More

Police have recovered $10,000 of stolen property, including pools, tools, clothing, and electronics in Tauranga. The Western Bay of Plenty's Retail Crime... Read More

Te Tari Pūreke - the Firearms Safety Authority is re-developing firearms safety education and engagement, including the courses offered as part of the licensing... Read More

A man who claimed he came to New Zealand not to avoid a criminal trial, but to 'escape living in constant fear” of his partner's family, will be sent... Read More

A woman has been charged with murder in relation to the death of an 8-year-old boy in the Bay of Plenty region last month. Police were called to Whakatāne... Read More

Police have arrested one person and are appealing for information to locate others following a armed robbery at a Rotorua liquor store. At 9.40pm last night,... Read More

A builder made a false insurance claim on a $1.3 million policy after heavy rain caused damage to a site he was working on and for which he had failed to... Read More