Warning: This story contains details of substance abuse. A day of fun and a planned sleepover for two best friends ended in tragedy after they decided... Read More

Tristan Eruera Oakes, known as Eru, 29, was farewelled by his whānau and friends last week following his death in Tauranga Hospital on October 26. He had... Read More

A pregnant Waikato mother of five, jailed after siphoning nearly $500,000 out of her employer's bank account over two years, is fighting her sentence. Ariana... Read More

Warning: This story contains details of sexual offending against children and may be upsetting. A man who claimed he had child exploitation material for... Read More

At least two newly elected councillors in the Eastern Bay of Plenty will be accessing newly available support to have security systems installed in their homes... Read More

By Sam Sherwood of RNZ Police say there was 'no pressure” on staff to meet alcohol breath test targets and have ruled out reviewing how they are applied,... Read More

New Zealanders lost significantly more money from online credit card scams in October, compared to previous months. Losses reported to Netsafe in October... Read More

A young Tauranga family with a newborn said they were terrified as hundreds of youths partied and brawled in their street on Saturday night. What began as... Read More

Warning: This story deals with the physical abuse of a baby and may be distressing. When a mother went away for the weekend, leaving her 8-week-old... Read More

Police are making inquiries following a disorder in Welcome Bay overnight. At around 9.40pm on Saturday, Police received multiple reports of a large group... Read More

Two men from Te Puke have appeared in court charged with murdering Tristan Eruera Oakes in the Bay of Plenty town. Oakes, 29, was found critically injured... Read More

A vehicle has crashed into an ANZ bank in Tauranga, damaging part of a roof. Emergency services were called to 11th Ave about 1.20pm after a report of a crash... Read More