Thieves have been targeting sheet metal from outbuildings and copper wires from frost fans as orchard thefts increase in Bay of Plenty. Sergeant Mike... Read More

Immigration Compliance and Investigations, and Risk and Verification teams, have been working to disrupt illegal activity by organised crime groups in New... Read More

A 78-year-old woman's search for a canine companion took a disappointing turn when she fell victim to an online scam. However, her loss could have been much... Read More

A prolific Tauranga shoplifter has been jailed after being convicted of 37 shoplifting charges, police say. Police Commissioner Richard Chambers said in a... Read More

Armed police responding to the report of a person with a gun at Mount Maunganui ended up seizing a toy. Police were called to a carpark near the beach at... Read More

A New Zealand-led naval task force has made its highest value drug bust of the year, seizing $1 billion worth of drugs in the Middle East. Among the seized... Read More

Two women charged over the death of 8-year-old Rickah'Shae Keefe-Haerewa face new charges that cover further alleged child abuse. Maya Hati, 25, and... Read More

A woman who conspired with her brother to get him out of prison after learning of their grandmother's death went to such lengths that she 'catfished”... Read More

Customs has seized 130kg of cocaine at the Port of Tauranga, smuggled inside a shipping container sent from Italy. Customs' maritime manager, Robert Smith,... Read More

A prominent figure in the Bay of Plenty Māori community accused of family violence offences has denied the allegations. The defendant, who cannot be... Read More

Warning: This story deals with allegations of sexual assault and may be distressing. A drunken, but consensual act after an evening of flirtation... Read More

Warning: Disturbing content A 75-year-old farmer convicted of animal cruelty has until tomorrow to surrender to prison after losing his appeal against... Read More