Crime

Canadian hockey coach admits causing SH5 crash

A 'deeply remorseful” Canadian sports coach has admitted causing the head-on crash that seriously injured schoolgirl hockey players on Sunday. Renee... Read More

Man charged for alleged police station break-in

A 55-year-old man has been charged after allegedly breaking into Murupara Police Station. The man allegedly forced entry into the unmanned police station... Read More

Real consequences for crime restored

Kiwis can now feel safer knowing serious criminals will spend longer in prison with the Government's sentencing reforms passing final reading in Parliament on... Read More

Victim's sister condemns gang who killed brother

A group of Mongrel Mob gang members who stormed a Tauranga property triggering actions that led to the death of a 51-year-old man, had no regard for the... Read More

Veteran police officer honoured for 49-year career

The year was 1976. McDonald's opened its first branch in Porirua, Abba released the single Dancing Queen, and the Whanganui Computer was introduced. And a... Read More

Man taken into custody following Murupara incident

A man is in custody after allegedly forcing his way into the Murupara police station this morning, sparking an armed police response. Bay of Plenty Police... Read More

Murupara road reopen after police station incident

Cordons outside Murupara Police Station have been taken down following an incident attended by armed police this morning. Armed and uniformed police calmly... Read More

Eight children drown in one summer

Eight children who drowned during one summer were the focus of a recent coroner's report that highlighted the need for close supervision when children are... Read More

Driver in SH5 crash faces 11 charges in court

A driver facing 11 charges over a serious crash on the Napier-Taupō Road on Sunday morning has appeared in court in Tauranga. The State Highway 5 crash involved... Read More

Hunger striking prisoner hospitalised

Corrections has confirmed that hunger-striking prison inmate Dean Wickliffe has been transferred to Waikato Hospital. The parole board has also brought his... Read More

Man broke into Tauranga home to steal undies

A man who broke into the home of a man he met online grabbed a handful of his underpants before quickly jumping into a wardrobe to hide after he was interrupted... Read More

BOP hunting death: Tributes flow for victim

Tributes are flowing for a man who died on a hunting trip last week. Stuart Stobie, of Kawerau, died suddenly on Friday morning in Minginui, Bay of Plenty. Daughter... Read More