Alcohol impairment, impatience and fatigue remain major concerns for Bay of Plenty Police as New Year celebrations ramp up. Bay of Plenty district road policing... Read More

A Tauranga man is 'lucky to be alive” after crashing his car through a fence while allegedly more than six times over the legal alcohol limit, says the... Read More

As bargain hunters head online, police are urging the public to stay vigilant when buying and selling goods through social media platforms. Authorities say... Read More

'Speeding, impatience and inattention by drivers on roads are killers,” says the head of the Western Bay of Plenty road policing team. Senior Sergeant... Read More

A teen stepmum who inflicted such severe fatal abdominal injuries on a toddler that it split the girl's pancreas has won a bid to have the Supreme Court... Read More

A car is stolen every hour in New Zealand, according to new analysis from financial research site MoneyHub, which has examined 4373 vehicle thefts reported to... Read More

A vehicle burst into flames in Tauranga after its driver allegedly fled from police and later crashed. Police say the incident began around 2.40pm on Monday,... Read More

The actions of a group of young men who posted "video montages" of assaults on gay men they had lured through Grindr have been described as "a hate crime". They... Read More

A cost-saving initiative is helping police make the most of its resources by reusing parts from written-off police vehicles to repair others in the fleet. Instead... Read More

Police were called to an incident on Dive Cr in Tauranga on Saturday following reports of disorder. Officers were called about 3.15pm after reports of a man... Read More

A judge has described the actions of a man who repeatedly hit his dog with a large square shovel, and later assaulted his daughter, as "callous and cruel... Read More

One person has been arrested after a serious incident at Mount Maunganui on Saturday. A police spokesperson said reports were received that a person was being... Read More