There are plenty of ways to smuggle drugs, cigarettes, firearms, and other illicit substances into New Zealand, including hiding them in a container or... Read More

CCTV operators in Rotorua and Tauranga were crucial in apprehending five youths after an attempted burglary early on Thursday. Rotorua area prevention manager... Read More

Warning: This story deals with details of sexual offending against a child and may be distressing. 'Your crime against my child has had a profound impact... Read More

When a girl revealed she was being sexually abused by her mother's partner, she was essentially disowned by adults who claimed she was lying. Her... Read More

Police have arrested and charged a 28-year-old with murder after a man died in Thames this week. Police were called to an address on Rolleston St about... Read More

A man who escaped police custody on Monday, fleeing from a police van outside court, has handed himself in. Samir Derek Belhajjam, 30, went to the Taupō... Read More

Thames residents have described hearing foul language and threats in the vicinity of an address at the centre of a homicide investigation. Police launched... Read More

The man who escaped police custody outside the Taupō District Court has a history of sleeping rough and stealing boats, say police. Samir Derek Belhajjam,... Read More

A homicide investigation has been launched after the death of a man in Thames. Police were called to an altercation at a residential address on Rolleston... Read More

Warning: Distressing content. It's been more than 17 years since Nia Glassie died a slow and painful death following torture and abuse. Yesterday, one... Read More

Police are working to locate Samir Derek Belhajjam, 30, who has escaped custody in Taupō this afternoon. "He fled from a Police transport vehicle at the... Read More

Warning: This story discusses sexual assault and may be distressing One of New Zealand's most notorious rapists, whom police once described as a 'filthy... Read More